It’s always great to hear stories of supercentenarians and a soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 years old following the recent death of a Japanese woman. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn’t think she would survive childhood. But she could be seen cracking jokes and reciting prayers in a video shot by an organization that tracks supercentenarians around the globe. The definition of a “supercentenarian is a person who is 110 years or older. This age is achieved by about one in 1,000 centenarians. Supercentenarians typically live a life free of significant age-related diseases until shortly before the maximum human lifespan is reached. Sister Inah has been determined to be the world’s oldest living person validated by early life records. The secret to longevity? Her Catholic faith, she says. “I’m young, pretty and friendly — all very good, positive qualities that you have, too.”
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