This is a list of verified Portuguese supercentenarians (people from Portugal who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 8 verified supercentenarians from Portugal.[1] The oldest person ever from Portugal was Maria de Jesus, who died in 2009 aged 115 years 114 days. As of 16 February 2012, there are no verified supercentenarians living in Portugal, with 1 unverified case.
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Below is a list of the oldest living people from Portugal. Those listed as 'verified' have been validated by an international body that specifically deals in longevity research, such as the Gerontology Research Group. Those listed as 'pending' have provided at least one document supporting the claimed age but not the three necessary for validation. Those that are 'unverified' have provided no documents to support the age claimed.
Verified Pending Unverified
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Age as of 16 February 2012 | District of birth | District of residence |
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| Maria Felícia Bento[2] | F | 8 April 1901 | 110 years, 337 days | Coimbra | Coimbra |
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | District or region of birth | District or region of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria de Jesus[3] | F | 10 September 1893 | 2 January 2009 | 115 years, 114 days | Santarém | Santarém |
| 2 | Maria do Couto Maia[4] | F | 24 October 1890 | 25 July 2005 | 114 years, 274 days | Porto | Porto |
| 3 | Maria Nunes da Silva[5] | F | 7 July 1898 | 26 September 2011 | 113 years, 81 days | Porto | Lisbon |
| 4 | Catarina Carreiro[4] | F | 9 January 1891 | 13 February 2004 | 113 years, 35 days | Castelo Branco | Castelo Branco |
| 5 | Clara dos Santos[4] | F | 26 March 1894 | 25 October 2006 | 112 years, 213 days | Viseu | Lisbon |
| 6 | Augusto Moreira de Oliveira[3] | M | 6 October 1896 | 13 February 2009 | 112 years, 130 days | Aveiro | Porto |
| Elvira de Jesus Caldeira[6] | F | 27 July 1886 | 5 June 1998 | 111 years, 313 days | Coimbra | Coimbra | |
| 7 | Antonio de Castro[3] | M | 6 January 1898 | 22 June 2009 | 111 years, 167 days | Braga | Braga |
| Rank | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age | District or region of birth | Country of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Marques[7] | F | 11 February 1896 | 3 January 2008 | 111 years, 326 days | Leiria | United States |
| 2 | Alice Sanders[8] | F | 12 May 1897 | 7 November 2007 | 110 years, 179 days | Azores | United States |
This is a list of the oldest people by birth from each district or region
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed Unverified
| District or region | Name | Sex | Birth date | Death date | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azores | Alice Sanders | F | 12 May 1897 | 7 November 2007 | 110 years, 179 days |
| Aveiro | Augusto Moreira de Oliveira | M | 6 October 1896 | 13 February 2009 | 112 years, 130 days |
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| Braga | Antonio de Castro | M | 6 January 1898 | 22 June 2009 | 111 years, 167 days |
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| Castelo Branco | Catarina Carreiro | F | 9 January 1891 | 13 February 2004 | 113 years, 35 days |
| Coimbra | Elvira de Jesus Caldeira | F | 27 July 1886 | 5 June 1998 | 111 years, 313 days |
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| Leiria | Mary Marques | F | 11 February 1896 | 3 January 2008 | 111 years, 326 days |
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| Porto | Maria do Couto Maia | F | 24 October 1890 | 25 July 2005 | 114 years, 274 days |
| Santarém | Maria de Jesus | F | 10 September 1893 | 2 January 2009 | 115 years, 114 days |
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| Viseu | Clara dos Santos | F | 26 March 1894 | 25 October 2006 | 112 years, 213 days |
Limbo cases refer to supercentenarians who were verified to have reached the age of 110 but their death date is unknown
| Name | Sex | Birth date | Last confirmed to have been alive | District of birth | District of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria da Costa Almeida | F | 29 September 1899 | 9 September 2010 | Coimbra | Coimbra |
Deceased (Verified) Living (Verified) Pending Age disputed Unverified
| From | To | Name | Sex | Age(s) when oldest | Lifespan | District of death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | 5 June 1998 | Elvira de Jesus Caldeira | F | ? – 111 | 27 July 1886 – 5 June 1998 111 years, 313 days |
Coimbra |
| 5 June 1998 | 22 February 2000 (1 year, 262 days) |
Jose Ferreira-Andrade | M | 108 – 109 | 24 April 1890 – 22 February 2000 109 years, 304 days |
Viseu |
| 22 February 2000 | 25 July 2005 (5 years, 153 days) |
Maria do Couto Maia | F | 109 – 114 | 24 October 1890 – 25 July 2005 114 years, 274 days |
Oporto |
| 25 July 2005 | 2 January 2009 (3 years, 161 days) |
Maria de Jesus | F | 111 – 115 | 10 September 1893 – 2 January 2009 115 years, 114 days |
Santarém |
| 2 January 2009 | 13 February 2009 (42 days) |
Augusto Moreira | M | 112 | 6 October 1896 – 13 February 2009 112 years, 130 days |
Aveiro |
| 13 February 2009 | 22 June 2009 (129 days) |
Antonio de Castro | M | 111 | 6 January 1898 – 22 June 2009 111 years, 167 days |
Braga |
| 22 June 2009 | 26 September 2011 (2 years, 96 days) |
Maria Nunes da Silva | F | 110 – 113 | 7 July 1898 – 26 September 2011 113 years, 81 days |
Lisbon |
| 26 September 2011 | Present (166 days) |
Maria Felícia Bento | F | 110* | born 8 April 1901 age 110 years, 337 days |
Living in Coimbra |
Catarina Carreiro Pascoal (9 January 1891 – 13 February 2004) was the 1st verified supercentenarian case from Portugal (verified in 2002) and was for a time thought to be Portugal's oldest person, until Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes was discovered. Carreiro ranks 4rd in list. She died at the age of 113 years 35 days.[9]
Maria do Couto Maia-Lopes (24 October 1890 – 25 July 2005) was the 2nd longest-lived person to be documented in Portugal. She was born and lived in Grijó, in Vila Nova de Gaia, which is near the city of Porto.
She remembered the day when the last king of Portugal, D. Manuel II, visited the nearby town of Espinho, on 23 November 1908.[10]
Maia-Lopes was nearly deaf and blind in her later years, and was confined to bed after a 2002 domestic accident with boiling water that burned her feet. She had a total of eight daughters, seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Her husband died in 1942. One of her great-granddaughters married a grandson of Portugal's oldest ever man, Augusto Moreira de Oliveira (1896 – 2009).[11]
Maia-Lopes died at the age of 114 years 274 days, which places her as one of the 35 longest lived people ever. At the time of her death, she was the 2nd-oldest person in Europe, behind Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper. She was also recognized as the 4th-oldest person in the world behind van Andel-Schipper, Elizabeth Bolden and Bettie Wilson, both from the United States. Maia-Lopes would later be relegated to fifth-oldest in the world at the time of her death with the recognition of María Capovilla of Ecuador.[1]
Alice Sanders (São Jorge Island, 12 May 1897 – Merced, California, 7 November 2007)[1] was one of the last survivors of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Alice Catarina Matos was born in the Azores archipelago. Her family emigrated to Half Moon Bay (California) in 1903, when Alice was 6 years old. The April 18, 1906 San Francisco earthquake, a few weeks prior to Alice's ninth birthday, was a traumatic experience to her family, since they believed the end of the World had come. In 1912, the Matos family moved to Gustine, where Alice met Clarence Leonard Sanders, which became her husband in the Christmas Day of 1913.[12] [13]
Augusto Moreira de Oliveira (6 October 1896 – 13 February 2009) was at his death age 112 years, 130 days, Portugal's oldest ever man, and the oldest person in Portugal at the time of his death. He was the 4th-oldest man in the world, the 2nd-oldest man in Europe and the 5th-oldest person in the continent. He ranks in the top 25 oldest men ever and was one of the 25 oldest verified living people in the world. He is the 6th oldest person ever from Portugal. On 2 January 2009, Oliveira became Portugal's oldest living person.
| Preceded by Maria de Jesus |
Oldest recognized living person in Portugal 2 January 2009 – 13 February 2009 |
Succeeded by Antonio de Castro |
Antonio Fernandes de Castro (6 January 1898 – 22 June 2009) was at his death age 111 years 167 days, the oldest person in Portugal and the 2nd-oldest Portuguese male ever behind Augusto Moreira de Oliveira who died on 13 February 2009.[14] In addition, he was one of the 50 oldest verified men ever. At the time of his death, Fernandes was also the 4th-oldest man in the world and the 2nd-oldest in Europe, behind the world's then oldest man, Henry Allingham, from the United Kingdom.
| Preceded by Augusto Moreira de Oliveira |
Oldest recognized living person in Portugal 13 February 2009 – 22 June 2009 |
Succeeded by Maria Nunes da Silva |
Maria Luíza Beires Nunes da Silva (7 July 1898 – 26 September 2011) of Lisbon was a Portuguese supercentenarian who was 113 years 81 days at her death. She was the oldest living person in Portugal. She became the oldest living woman in Portugal on 2 January 2009 following the death of Maria de Jesus, who at 115 years 114 days was the oldest verified living person worldwide and the last remaining person from 1893. With the death of Antonio de Castro on the 22 June 2009 at age 111 years 167 days, she was the oldest Portuguese person. Silva was the only validated living supercentenarian in Portugal at the time of her death and also the last remaining validated living person in Portugal who was born in the 19th century.
Maria Luiza Nunes da Silva exercised everyday and was reported to be in good health, although she was in a wheelchair most of the time.[15] She resided in Lisbon with a daughter of hers. da Silva also had 12 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren, and 14 great-great-grandchildren at the time of her death.[16]
On 5 August 2011, Maria Luíza Nunes da Silva aged 113 years 29 days became one of 40 oldest people from Europe ever.
On 26 September 2011 at the age of 113 years 81 days and was the 11th oldest person in the world at the time of her death.
| Preceded by Antonio de Castro |
Oldest recognized living person in Portugal 22 June 2009 – 26 September 2011 |
Succeeded by Maria Felícia Bento |
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