(UPDATE) MIAMI — A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.
Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.
In this photo released by LongeviQuest, Sister Inah Canabarro, 115, puts her hands together in prayer, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Friday, February 16, 2024. PHOTO BY CARLOS MACEDO/LONGEVIQUEST VIA AP