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09/08/2026 8:09 pm
Isa Ferreira da Costa Araújo, Rio de Janeiro’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 112
Isa Ferreira da Costa Araújo, a resident of Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, passed away on 6 August, at the age of 112 years, 110 days.
Isa Ferreira da Costa Araújo was born in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 April 1914.
At the time of her passing, she was the sixth-oldest (validated) living person in Brazil. She was also the oldest living resident of Rio de Janeiro.
Rest in peace.
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09/08/2026 8:22 pm
Descanse em paz, Sra. Ferreira da Costa Araújo.
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
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05/09/2026 1:38 pm
She was the 15th oldest living person in Latin America and the 112th oldest in history.
She is the 33rd oldest Brazilian person in history.
Clelia Valentina dos Santos is currently the oldest living person in Rio de Janeiro; she was born on March 24, 1915.
She is the second-oldest person born in 1914 to have died so far.
She is the 964th oldest person in history, tied with:
Mathilde Dupray F 31 Oct 1903 18 Feb 2016 112 years, 110 days France
She is the 107th oldest person from South America in history.
She was the 55th oldest living person in the world.
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