Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 29th August 2022)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Rojas)

Rank

Name

Birth

Death

Sex Birth place

Death place

Age (years, days)   Credit

	1	Francisca Celsa dos Santos	21/10/1904	5/10/2021	F	Brazil	Brazil	116	349	LAS/GRG
	2	María Heredia de Capovilla	14/9/1889	27/8/2006	F	Ecuador	Ecuador	116	347	GRG/GWR
	3	Antonia da Santa Cruz	13/6/1905	23/1/2022	F	Brazil	Brazil	116	224	LAS/GRG
	4	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	21/8/1891	24/1/2007	M	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	115	156	GRG
	5	Casilda Ramona Benegas de Gallego	8/4/1907	28/6/2022	F	Paraguay	Argentina	115	81	LAS
	6	Sofía Rojas	13/8/1907	30/7/2022	F	Colombia	Colombia	114	351	LAS
	7	Maria Gomes Valentim	9/7/1896	21/6/2011	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	347	GRG
	8	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan	31/8/1889	29/5/2004	F	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	114	272	GRG
	9	Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending)	3/1/1897	25/9/2011	M	Peru	Peru	114	265	LAS
	10	Faustina Sarmiento Pupo	15/2/1905	16/9/2019	F	Cuba	Cuba	114	213	LAS
	11	Eleonora Camargo Veiga	14/8/1901	7/3/2016	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	206	LAS
	12	Maria Amorim Gularte (pending)	8/5/1900	11/11/2014	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	187	LAS
	13	A.R.O. (pending)	27/9/1902	23/3/2017	F	Dominican Rep.	Dominican Rep.	114	177	LAS
	13	Tomás Pinales Figuereo (pending)	31/3/1906	≈24/9/2020	M	Dominican Rep.	Dominican Rep.	114	≈177	LAS
	15	Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending)	27/6/1898	4/12/2012	F	Chile	Chile	114	160	LAS
	16	Ana Nogueira de Lucas	20/6/1896	18/11/2010	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	151	LAS
	17	Sofía Mendoza Valencia (pending)	27/3/1907	21/8/2021	F	Mexico	Mexico	114	147	LAS
	18	Serafina Herrera de Sugasti	21/5/1901	4/8/2015	F	Panama	Panama	114	75	LAS
	19	Evangelista Luisa López de Contarino	21/6/1907	28/8/2021	F	Argentina	Argentina	114	68	LAS
	20	Carmen Emilia Jaramillo Chavarria	17/5/1906	15/7/2020	F	Colombia	Colombia	114	59	LAS

Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 2nd November 2022)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (added Inah Canabarro Lucas and Ms. Acosta Bilbao)

Rank

Name

Birth

Death

Sex Birth place

Death place

Age (years, days)   Credit

	1	Francisca Celsa dos Santos	21/10/1904	5/10/2021	F	Brazil	Brazil	116	349	LAS/GRG
	2	María Heredia de Capovilla	14/9/1889	27/8/2006	F	Ecuador	Ecuador	116	347	GRG/GWR
	3	Antonia da Santa Cruz	13/6/1905	23/1/2022	F	Brazil	Brazil	116	224	LAS/GRG
	4	Emiliano Mercado del Toro	21/8/1891	24/1/2007	M	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	115	156	GRG
	5	Casilda Ramona Benegas de Gallego	8/4/1907	28/6/2022	F	Paraguay	Argentina	115	81	LAS
	6	Guillermina Acosta Bilbao (pending)	27/11/1901	13/2/2017	F	Panama	Panama	115	78	LAS
	7	Sofía Rojas	13/8/1907	30/7/2022	F	Colombia	Colombia	114	351	GRG/LAS
	8	Maria Gomes Valentim	9/7/1896	21/6/2011	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	347	GRG
	9	Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan	31/8/1889	29/5/2004	F	Puerto Rico	Puerto Rico	114	272	GRG
	10	Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending)	3/1/1897	25/9/2011	M	Peru	Peru	114	265	LAS
	11	Faustina Sarmiento Pupo	15/2/1905	16/9/2019	F	Cuba	Cuba	114	213	GRG/LAS
	12	Eleonora Camargo Veiga	14/8/1901	7/3/2016	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	206	LAS
	13	Maria Amorim Gularte (pending)	8/5/1900	11/11/2014	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	187	LAS
	14	Tomás Pinales Figuereo (pending)	31/3/1906	≈24/9/2020	M	Dominican Rep.	Dominican Rep.	114	≈177	LAS
	14	A.R.O. (pending)	27/9/1902	23/3/2017	F	Dominican Rep.	Dominican Rep.	114	177	LAS
	16	Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending)	27/6/1898	4/12/2012	F	Chile	Chile	114	160	LAS
	17	Ana Nogueira de Lucas	20/6/1896	18/11/2010	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	151	LAS
	18	Inah Canabarro Lucas	8/6/1908	Living	F	Brazil	Brazil	114	147	GRG/LAS
	18	Sofía Mendoza Valencia (pending)	27/3/1907	21/8/2021	F	Mexico	Mexico	114	147	LAS
	20	Serafina Herrera de Sugasti	21/5/1901	4/8/2015	F	Panama	Panama	114	75	LAS

Guillermina Acosta Bilbao  27/11/1901 ≈15/2/2017  F  Panama  Panama  115 ≈80  LAS

Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 30th January 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (added Mr. Perez Mora; debunked Ms. Gularte)

     Rank   Name  Sex  Birth  Death  Age  Country

1.  Francisca Celsa dos Santos F 21 Oct 1904  5 Oct 2021 116 years, 349 days BRA
2. Maria Esther de Capovilla F 14 Sept 1889 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days ECU
3. Inah Canabarro Lucas F 8 June 1908  Living 116 years, 236 days BRA
4. Antonia da Santa Cruz F 13 Jun 1905 23 Jan 2022 116 years, 224 days BRA
5. Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days PRI
6. Casilda Benegas Gallego F  8 Apr 1907 28 June 2022 115 years, 81 days PARARG
7. Guillermina Acosta Bilbao (pending) F 27 Nov 1901 13 Feb 2017 115 years, 78 days 🇵🇦PAN
8. Sofia Rojas F 13 Aug 1907 30 July 2022 114 years, 351 days COL
9. Maria Gomes Valentim F  9 July 1896 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days BRA
10. Juan Vicente Perez Mora M  27 May 1909  2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days VEN
11. Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan F 1 Sep 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days PRI
12. Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending) M 3 Jan 1897 25 Sep 2011 114 years, 265 days 🇵🇪PER
13. Faustina Sarmiento Pupo F 15 Feb 1905 16 Sep 2019 114 years, 213 days 🇨🇺CUB
14. Eleonora Camargo Veiga F 14 Aug 1901 7 Mar 2016 114 years, 206 days BRA
15. Tomás Pinales Figuereo (pending) M 31 Mar 1906 ≈24 Sep 2020 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM
16. A.R.O. (pending) F 27 Sep 1902 23 Mar 2017 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM
17. Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending) F 27 Jun 1898 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 160 days 🇨🇱CHL
18. Ana Nogueira de Lucas F 20 Jun 1896 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 151 days BRA
19. Sofía Mendoza Valencia (pending) F 27 Mar 1907 21 Aug 2021 114 years, 147 days 🇲🇽MEX
20. Serafina Herrera de Sugasti F 21 May 1901 4 Aug 2015 114 years, 75 days 🇵🇦PAN

Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 29th May 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Inah Canabarro Lucas; validated Ms. Acosta Bilbao; added Ms. Pereira)

     Rank   Name  Sex  Birth  Death  Age  Country

1.  Francisca Celsa dos Santos F 21 Oct 1904  5 Oct 2021 116 years, 349 days BRA
2. Maria Esther de Capovilla F 14 Sept 1889 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days ECU
3. Inah Canabarro Lucas F 8 June 1908 30 April 2025  116 years, 326 days BRA
4. Antonia da Santa Cruz F 13 Jun 1905 23 Jan 2022 116 years, 224 days BRA
5. Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days PRI
6. Casilda Benegas Gallego F  8 Apr 1907 28 June 2022 115 years, 81 days PARARG
7. Guillermina Acosta Bilbao F 27 Nov 1901 13 Feb 2017 115 years, 78 days 🇵🇦PAN
8. Sofia Rojas F 13 Aug 1907 30 July 2022 114 years, 351 days COL
9. Maria Gomes Valentim F  9 July 1896 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days BRA
10. Juan Vicente Perez Mora M  27 May 1909  2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days VEN
11. Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan F 1 Sep 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days PRI
12. Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending) M 3 Jan 1897 25 Sep 2011 114 years, 265 days 🇵🇪PER
13. Izabel Rosa Pereira F 13 October 1910  Living 114 years, 228 days BRA
14. Faustina Sarmiento Pupo F 15 Feb 1905 16 Sep 2019 114 years, 213 days 🇨🇺CUB
15. Eleonora Camargo Veiga F 14 Aug 1901 7 Mar 2016 114 years, 206 days BRA
16. Tomás Pinales Figuereo (pending) M 31 Mar 1906 ≈24 Sep 2020 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM
17. Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending) F 27 Jun 1898 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 160 days 🇨🇱CHL
18. Ana Nogueira de Luca F 20 Jun 1896 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 151 days BRA
19. Sofía Mendoza Valencia (pending) F 27 Mar 1907 21 Aug 2021 114 years, 147 days MEX
20. Serafina Herrera de Sugasti F 21 May 1901 4 Aug 2015 114 years, 75 days 🇵🇦PAN

There are 8 Brazilians on this list, no other country has more than 2 representatives here
Mexico left the list with the entry of Isabel

And the four men is another great statistic (albeit two are still pending)

There will become five men on this list if Anisio will become pending while Tomas still remains in the top 20 ever list here.

Posted by: @ale76

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1. A.R.O. (pending) F 27 Sep 1902 23 Mar 2017 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM

Didn't LAS subsequently debunk her?

 

Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 13th November 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Pereira; added Ms. Beltrao de Azevedo; validated Mr. Pinales Figuereo)

     Rank   Name  Sex  Birth  Death  Age  Country

1. Francisca Celsa dos Santos F 21 Oct 1904  5 Oct 2021 116 years, 349 days BRA
2. Maria Esther de Capovilla F 14 Sept 1889 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days ECU
3. Inah Canabarro Lucas F 8 June 1908 30 April 2025  116 years, 326 days BRA
4. Antonia da Santa Cruz F 13 Jun 1905 23 Jan 2022 116 years, 224 days BRA
5. Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days PRI
6. Casilda Benegas Gallego F  8 Apr 1907 28 June 2022 115 years, 81 days PARARG
7. Guillermina Acosta Bilbao F 27 Nov 1901 13 Feb 2017 115 years, 78 days 🇵🇦PAN
8. Sofia Rojas F 13 Aug 1907 30 July 2022 114 years, 351 days COL
9. Maria Gomes Valentim F  9 July 1896 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days BRA
10. Izabel Rosa Pereira F 13 October 1910 24 Sep 2025  114 years, 346 days BRA
11. Juan Vicente Perez Mora M  27 May 1909  2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days VEN
12. Yolanda Beltrao de Azevedo F 13 Jan 1911  Living 114 years, 304 days BRA
13. Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan F 1 Sep 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days PRI
14. Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending) M 3 Jan 1897 25 Sep 2011 114 years, 265 days 🇵🇪PER
15. Faustina Sarmiento Pupo F 15 Feb 1905 16 Sep 2019 114 years, 213 days 🇨🇺CUB
16. Eleonora Camargo Veiga F 14 Aug 1901 7 Mar 2016 114 years, 206 days BRA
17. Tomás Pinales Figuereo M 31 Mar 1906  24 Sep 2020 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM
18. Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending) F 27 Jun 1898 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 160 days 🇨🇱CHL
19. Ana Nogueira de Luca F 20 Jun 1896 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 151 days BRA
    
20. Sofía Mendoza Valencia (pending) F 27 Mar 1907 21 Aug 2021 114 years, 147 days MEX

Top 20 Oldest People Ever living or deceased in Central and South America (as of 15th December 2025)
(documented or partially documented)
Today's update (added Ms. Ferreira Duarte)

     Rank   Name  Sex  Birth  Death  Age  Country

1. Francisca Celsa dos Santos F 21 Oct 1904  5 Oct 2021 116 years, 349 days BRA
2. Maria Esther de Capovilla F 14 Sept 1889 27 Aug 2006 116 years, 347 days ECU
3. Inah Canabarro Lucas F 8 June 1908 30 April 2025  116 years, 326 days BRA
4. Antonia da Santa Cruz F 13 Jun 1905 23 Jan 2022 116 years, 224 days BRA
5. Emiliano Mercado del Toro M 21 Aug 1891 24 Jan 2007 115 years, 156 days PRI
6. Casilda Benegas Gallego F  8 Apr 1907 28 June 2022 115 years, 81 days PARARG
7. Guillermina Acosta Bilbao F 27 Nov 1901 13 Feb 2017 115 years, 78 days 🇵🇦PAN
8. Sofia Rojas F 13 Aug 1907 30 July 2022 114 years, 351 days COL
9. Maria Gomes Valentim F  9 July 1896 21 June 2011 114 years, 347 days BRA
10. Izabel Rosa Pereira F 13 October 1910 24 Sep 2025  114 years, 346 days BRA
11. Yolanda Beltrao de Azevedo F 13 Jan 1911  Living 114 years, 336 days BRA
12. Juan Vicente Perez Mora M  27 May 1909  2 Apr 2024 114 years, 311 days VEN
13. Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan F 1 Sep 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 271 days PRI
14. Horacio Celi Mendoza (pending) M 3 Jan 1897 25 Sep 2011 114 years, 265 days 🇵🇪PER
15. Faustina Sarmiento Pupo F 15 Feb 1905 16 Sep 2019 114 years, 213 days 🇨🇺CUB
16. Eleonora Camargo Veiga F 14 Aug 1901 7 Mar 2016 114 years, 206 days BRA
17. Tomás Pinales Figuereo M 31 Mar 1906  24 Sep 2020 114 years, 177 days 🇩🇴DOM
18. Beatriz Ferreira Duarte F 21 Jun 1911  Living 114 years, 177 days BRA
19. Mercedes Díaz Quijano (pending) F 27 Jun 1898 4 Dec 2012 114 years, 160 days 🇨🇱CHL
20. Ana Nogueira de Luca F 20 Jun 1896 18 Nov 2010 114 years, 151 days BRA

Maria Amorim Gularte is debunked - she was most likely 108.

 

Posted by: @mendocino

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Maria Amorim Gularte is debunked - she was most likely 108.

 

Had this been mentioned elsewhere because I hadn't heard of this until now.

 

@billy-robinson Why should have first-hand information been mentioned elsewhere?

Posted by: @024tomi

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@billy-robinson Why should have first-hand information been mentioned elsewhere?

Well, I thought this information could've been mentioned a while ago because she's still on all the lists as pending (and 'validated' by GRG), but I'm wrong though.

 

Posted by: @ale76

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Today's update (added Ms. Ferreira Duarte)

 

With this, Mexico is removed from the list and Brazil now has 9 names, almost half.