In Mexico there are Lorenzo Torres Chávez (3 Aug 1915) and María Torres Chávez (12 Aug 1919), who are respectively approaching their 110th and 106th birthdays next month.

Lorenzo Torres Chávez.

Hi

I’m trying to find out whether Kirsten Schwalbe and her brother Bertel Hansen might be among the oldest living siblings in the world. Do you know of any other siblings whose combined ages exceed theirs?

Kirsten is currently 111 years old (born 10 March 1914) and Bertel is 103 (born 28 October 1921).

I’m aware of the Mexican siblings Lorenzo and María, but I would love to hear about any other examples with a combined age as high — or higher.

I’m a journalist in Denmark and visited Kirsten and Bertel two years ago — both are still going strong:
Nok Danmarks ældste søskendepar: Kirsten og Bertel er 211 år tilsammen | TV MIDTVEST

Kirsten especially is doing remarkably well:
KIRSTEN (@kirsten111aar) • Instagram-billeder og -videoer

Best regards

Welcome to the forum, @frederikhelms! I'll check with my contacts to see if they're aware of any oldest living sibling pairs.

Oldest Living Twins in Italy: https://www.secoloditalia.it/2025/08/le-gemelle-piu-longeve-del-mondo-nella-terra-di-sinner-a-bressanone-le-sorelle-gebhard-compiono102-anni/

They lives in Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige Region at 102 y.o.

Posted by: @ale76

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Today's update for Italy
(RIP Mr. G. Valente)

In Italy we had these 4 siblings centenarians (D'Ari's sisters):
Carmela D'Ari (19 April 1901 - 10 December 2002): 101 years and 235 days;
Maria D'Ari (28 September 1902 - 28 March 2004): 101 years and 181 days;
Ortensia D'Ari (27 August 1914 - 16 May 2023): 108 years e 262 days;
Letizia D'Ari (27 August 1917 - 9 October 2019): 102 years and 43 days.

Total 413 years 356 days

 

In Italy we have these 4 siblings centenarians (Valente's brothers):

Margherita Valente (28 August 1910 - c. 15 September 2020): 100 years e c. 18 days;
Giuseppe Valente (18 June 1916 - 5 January 2025): 108 years and 201 days;
Rosa Valente (17 September 1921 - 20 December 2022): 101 years e 94 days;
Alberto Valente (23 August 1923 - Living): 101 years and 138 days.

Total 411 years c. 85 days

 

Italy had these 2 siblings supercentenarians (Addari's sisters):
Giovanna Addari (24 June 1910 - 22 July 2020): 110 years and 28 days;
Amelia Addari (25 March 1912 - 20 July 2024): 112 years and 117 days.

Total 222 years 145 days

 

Italy also had these 2 siblings centenarians (Cammalleri's sisters):
Diega Cammalleri (23 October 1905 - 15 June 2019): 113 years and 235 days;
Filippa Cammalleri (25 December 1911 - 6 July 2018): 106 years and 206 days.

Total 220 years 76 days

 

Fannie Greenberg's (1895-2007) brother, Max Adler, was 104 when he died. He was born on 25 April 1909 and died on 10 October 2013.

Birth record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMH8-X7P?lang=en

Obituary: https://nationalpost.remembering.ca/obituary/max-adler-1065368737

Two 215+ sibling duos not mentioned on any forum:

Lois M. Mooney (née Fuller) (1911-2018); 107 years, 63 days
Ruth Law (née Fuller) (1915-2024); 108 years, 219 days
Combined age: 215 years, 282 days

Isabelle Madson (née Enderson) (1886-1995); 108 years, 161 days
Isaac S. Enderson (1906-2013); 106 years, 280 days
Combined age: 215 years, 76 days

Note: Isabelle and Isaac had a a 99-year-old brother, Jacob (1903-2003), meaning a combined age of 314.5 years for the three siblings. Their mother Balinda Enderson (1863-1963) lived to be 99, while their maternal grandparents Jacob (1831-1929) and Ingeborg Svinelid (1833-1936) to 98 and 103, respectively. Isabelle had a 98-year-old son, Orville (1913-2012), which means four consecutive generations have reached 98+ years in the family.

From Latin America:

Miguel Leopoldo de Lima Filho (1886-1994); 108 years, 12 days

Maria Carmelina de Lima Albuquerque (1891-1997); 105 years, 245 days

Combined: 213 years, 257 days

Francisco Valeriano Banegas (1912-2021); 109 years, 140 days

Francisca Valeriano Banegas (1914-2017); 102 years, 247 days

María Magdalena Valeriano Banegas (1918-2022); 103 years, 299 days

Combined: 315 years, 321 days

https://longeviquest.com/2026/05/worlds-oldest-living-sibling-trio-with-combined-age-of-316-years/

World’s Oldest Living Sibling Trio With Combined Age of 316 Years

The story of Zoraide (104), Levita (108), and Zulina (103) is, above all, a testimony to the beauty of sisterhood and the love that flourishes across generations. With a combined age of 316 years, the three sisters are currently the World’s Oldest Known Living Trio of Siblings.

Daughters of Manoel de Deus Nunes and Jovelina de Deus Nunes, the three sisters were born in Cedro de São João — at the time a district of Propriá — in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, and belonged to a large family of eight siblings: Edimar (1915–2001), Levita (1917), Onias (1919–2005), Donaura (1920–1995), Zoraide (1921), Zulina (1923), Antônio (1924–1993), and Avelon (1925–1925). Raised in an environment marked by family unity, discipline, hard work, and solidarity, the sisters built different life paths, yet remained deeply connected through bonds of care and affection.

The article was co-written by LongeviQuest’s Brazilian researchers, Iara Souza and Gabriel Ainsworth. Special thanks to Zuleide Nunes dos Santos, Zulina’s daughter, for her invaluable assistance in providing extensive biographical details and photographs.

Their parents, Manoel de Deus Nunes and Jovelina de Deus Nunes.

LEVITA DE DEUS NUNES

Levita de Deus Nunes was born on 7 June 1917 and was the couple’s second child as well as the eldest daughter. From a very young age, she assumed responsibilities within the household, becoming her parents’ right hand and an essential figure in raising her younger siblings. While her parents worked in the fields, it was Levita who managed the home, organized the household routine, and cared for the family.

This spirit of care accompanied her throughout her entire life. In Sergipe and later in Rio de Janeiro, Levita became a true second mother to her nieces and nephews, allowing her sisters to work and seek better living conditions. Around 1953, she moved to Rio de Janeiro to support Zulina during the difficult process of adapting to the new city.

Levita as a young woman.

At the age 30 in Aracaju.

Although she never officially married in a civil ceremony, Levita devoted her entire life to her family. She inherited from her mother a talent for handmade crafts and transformed crochet, knitting, and sewing into activities that combined livelihood, leisure, and personal expression.

Later in life, she experienced a remarkable chapter when she joined Rede Globo Television. For about 15 years, she worked behind the scenes at the network, participating in the audience groups of historic comedy programs such as those hosted by Chico Anysio, in addition to appearing as an extra in soap operas. This experience also represented her financial independence, securing formal employment registration and, later, retirement through Brazil’s social security system.

evita (left) in 1988, with her mother Jovelina, who would live to the age of 100.

Throughout her life, she built both emotional and material wealth grounded in generosity. After receiving an apartment in the Copacabana neighborhood from her second partner, she decided to sell it in order to purchase a house in the Olaria neighborhood, where she welcomed her widowed mother and her brother Antônio, keeping the family united under her care.

Today, at 108 years old and approaching her 109th birthday, Levita remains bedridden but intellectually active, preserving the reading habit that has always brought her pleasure and companionship. She is now surrounded by the affection of her nephews and nieces — especially Zulina’s children — who repay the love and dedication she gave throughout decades.

On her 100th birthday in June 2017.

On her 101st birthday in June 2018.

Levita enjoys reading as a pastime.

Levita on her 108th birthday, with her niece Maristela.

ZORAIDE DE DEUS MOTA

Zoraide de Deus Mota was born on 24 November 1921. Unlike the more traditional path expected of women of her generation, she chose education and professional achievement as her life’s mission. She graduated as a primary school teacher from the Escola Normal de Aracaju and began her professional journey in São Cristóvão, Sergipe.

In 1944, she moved to Rio de Janeiro in search of new opportunities, having been motivated by her vocation for healthcare. The move was also influenced by cousins already living in the former Brazilian capital who believed in the transformative power of education.

Zoraide at the age of 25, Teachers’ college graduation ceremony.

As a nurse.

In Rio de Janeiro, Zoraide enrolled at the prestigious Anna Nery School of Nursing, where she studied as a resident student and completed her nursing education. Over the years, she built a respected and solid career, working in several hospitals until her retirement.

On 6 February 1950, she married Enéas Alves da Mota, with whom she had five children. Although the marriage later ended in separation, followed by an official divorce in 1975, Zoraide remained steadfast in both her professional and family life, balancing motherhood with her nursing career.

Zoraide (left) in 1988, and her younger sister Zulina.

Throughout her life, she endured profound losses, including the deaths of two of her children — one while still young and another later in adulthood (her eldest son). Even so, she remained a symbol of strength, balance, and dedication to family.

Today, at 104 years old, she lives in the Tijuca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro alongside her daughter Ângela. Her legacy remains alive in the following generations, which include professionals in medicine, law, and other academic fields. Her family includes 9 grandchildren — among them a granddaughter living in Germany — and 13 great-grandchildren. Zoraide remains a symbol of female pioneering, independence, courage, and the appreciation of education.

Zoraide on her 100th birthday in 2021, with her niece Zuleide.

Zoraide (left) on her 104th birthday in 2025, with her sister Zulina.

ZULINA DE DEUS NUNES

Zulina de Deus Nunes was born on 4 March 1923. She grew up in an environment deeply connected to the traditional values of the countryside of Sergipe and, from an early age, learned domestic and artisanal skills that would later become fundamental to her survival and independence: sewing, cross-stitch embroidery, and refined handmade crafts.

On 17 July 1945, she married José Benvindo dos Santos, an employee of the former Federal Railway Network. During their marriage, she took responsibility for managing the household and raising their six children while her husband worked traveling the railway route between Aracaju and Salvador.

Zulina in 1952, with three of her children.

In 1952, Zulina with two of her children when they arrived in Rio de Janeiro.

However, their marriage ended, and she faced one of the most difficult moments of her life. Alone, with small children and no financial stability, she decided to migrate to Rio de Janeiro around 1952 in search of a better future for her family. She took with her her two eldest children and a suitcase full of embroidery and towels made by her own hands — her only working tool at that moment.

The four younger children temporarily remained in Sergipe under the care of their grandparents and Levita until Zulina was able to establish herself in the new city. Upon arriving in Rio de Janeiro, she found fundamental support in Zoraide, who offered her shelter and assistance during the first month.

In 2005, Zulina and Levita visiting their 100-year-old aunt.

She quickly managed to rent her own home and reunite the family once again. Levita also moved in to help with household management, allowing Zulina to work daily selling her embroidery and sewing throughout the city streets.

Even though she never held formal employment with a registered labor contract, she transformed handicraft into a tool for social advancement: all six of her children earned university degrees.

Today, at 103 years old, Zulina continues to impress with her vitality and independence. She still performs household activities, cooks, and maintains an active routine. She became the matriarch of a large family that includes 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren, leaving behind a legacy of faith, perseverance, hard work, and absolute dedication to family.

In 2024, Zulina with her youngest great-granddaughter.

In 2024, Zulina traveling on a cruise.

Conclusion

More than simply living through a century, Levita, Zoraide, and Zulina crossed time while remaining deeply united. Through changes of city, family losses, financial hardships, wars, pandemics, and social transformations, they preserved the values learned during childhood in the countryside of Sergipe: the importance of family, solidarity, and caring for one another.

Over the decades, their lives became inseparably intertwined. Levita devoted her life to caring for the family and her nieces and nephews; Zoraide opened paths through education and nursing, welcoming her siblings in Rio de Janeiro; while Zulina transformed manual work into sustenance and opportunity for her children. Each, in her own way, became essential support for the others — offering shelter, protection, encouragement, and love during life’s most difficult moments.

Today, at 108, 104, and 103 years old, they represent not only an extraordinary story of longevity, but also a rare example of family unity that withstood the test of time.

All-Time Record

Although the sisters currently hold the title of the world’s oldest known living trio of siblings, they have not yet surpassed the all-time record. That distinction was likely achieved in 2009 by the American sisters Maggie Renfro (1895–2010), Carrie Lee Miller (1902–2010), and Rosie Lee Warren (1906–2009). At the time of Warren’s death in December 2009, the sisters’ combined age stood at an extraordinary 325 years.

Zoraide, Zulina, and Levita, in November 2021.

Zoraide (right) on her 103rd birthday in November 2024, with Zulina (aged 101).

Levita (seated) on her 108th birthday; with her sisters Zulina (left) and Zoraide (right), along with Zoraide’s granddaughter.

Ms. Virginia Del Brocco, the younger sister of Marie Rosa, the oldest living person in Canada, sadly passed away on 8 May 2026 at age 103.

https://obituaries.mississauga.com/obituary/virginia-del-brocco-1093786811

VIRGINIA DEL BROCCO Obituary