A woman believed to be the world’s oldest will celebrate her upcoming 124th birthday in Brazil, as state officials throw her a party to mark the occasion.
Amantina os Santos Duvirgem, also known as Doña Julia, is said to have been born on June 22, 1900, exactly six months before Queen Victoria’s death, according to her pension records. This would make her the oldest living person in the world.
Duvirgem, who lives in Serra Gaias, in the state of Paraná, reportedly eats hard-boiled eggs and Bolo de Polvilho, a traditional local pastry made with cassava flour.
His social worker Helen Cristina Pereira said he does not have diabetes, headaches or high blood pressure.
‘Doña Julia does not take medications and does not have gray hair. And she loves to wear earrings and bracelets,” she said.
Amantina dos Santos Duvirgem, 124, poses at her 123rd birthday party, in Tibagi, Brazil, Friday, June 16, 2023. The Tibagi City Council will host a birthday party again next week to celebrate her 124th birthday .
To celebrate, officials from the Tibagi City Council, in Campos Gerais do Paraná, will organize a special party for him on June 27, a few days after his official date of birth.
Although her age is recognized by the Brazilian government, Julia has been denied a place in the Guinness Book of Records due to a mix-up with her birth certificate.
However, her birthday was confirmed by statements from four people over 70 years of age who had known her for at least 20 years.
“Doña Julia is the oldest woman in the world, the only thing missing is recognition from official channels,” the city council stated a year ago.
According to a Brazilian media BandBDuvirgem spent a large part of her life on the streets and was adopted at the age of 100 by a woman named María Ednir de Almeida.
In the photo: Amantina dos Santos Duvirgem celebrating her 123rd birthday last year with a cake at Paraba Stae Brasil, at a party organized by civic officials of the state.
He was first issued a birth certificate when he began collecting his state pension, but his application is currently not recognized by Guinness World Records. The image shows Duvirgem photographed last year at her 123rd birthday celebrations.
Last year, Duvirgem’s 123rd birthday party was also a big celebration, as Paraná state officials threw another party for her, where she was seen eating a piece of cake in the hall of the Sao Sebastiao Chapel.
The current Guinness World Record holder for the world’s oldest person is American-born Spanish supercentenarian María Branyas Morera, who turned 117 on March 4 of this year.
Morera was born in San Francisco, United States, in 1907, and moved to Catalonia, Spain, as a child.
He has spent the last 22 years of his life in a nursing home there.
Morera, who has three children, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, attributes his old age to “order, tranquility” and “getting away from toxic people.”
The current record holder recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person is Spanish-American Branyas Morera (pictured), who turned 116 on March 4 of this year.
Marero, photographed on her wedding day in 1931, at age 24, has survived two world wars, a civil war and two pandemics.
And despite her age, she is active on social media and posts frequently on Twitter with the help of her daughter. She is also an enthusiastic pianist.
In response to his record age, he wrote on the microblogging site: ‘Sorry for not responding individually.
‘I am surprised and grateful for the expectation generated by being the oldest living person in the world.
‘Thank you all very much for the interest shown, although I have not done any merit. These days have been very overwhelming.”
He added that he would not respond to further interview requests from journalists, adding that he needed “peace and tranquility.”
Marero survived the Spanish flu pandemic, the Spanish Civil War and both world wars.
He also battled Covid-19 just weeks after celebrating his 113th birthday in 2020, and recovered within days.
The oldest person ever certified was Jeane Calmert, who died in 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.