Ms. Mariana de Jesus Soares Barbosa of Ponta Grossa, municipality of Paraty, Rio de Janeiro (BRA) sadly passed away on 21 April 2026, aged 108.
She was born on 27 July 1917.
https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/mariana-de-jesus-soares-barbosa/
Her age was validated by LongeviQuest on 9 August 2025.
Rest in peace.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
Persone viventi più longeve in Italia – Supercentenari d'Italia (supercentenariditalia.it)
Descanse em paz, Sra. Soares Barbosa.
ESO Correspondent for Portugal (since 2026)
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When the young commander of the guard declared his love for her, she rejected him simply because his frivolity startled her. "See how simple he is," she told Amaranta. "He says that he’s dying because of me, as if I were a bad case of colic."
-One Hundred Years of Solitude