Mr. Raimundo Barros Ferreira of Fortaleza, Ceará (BRA) sadly passed away on 24 October 2026, aged 109.
He was born in Passaré, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, on 3 February 1917. In 1939, he married Nair Lopes Barros (19 September 1921 – 18 May 2022). They had 8 children, and the family later grew to include 25 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild. He was married for nearly 83 years, until his wife’s passing.
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His age was validated by LongeviQuest on 12 April 2025.
Rest in peace.
Descanse em paz, Sr. Barros Ferreira.
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."
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