A soccer-loving nun from Brazil, Inah Canabarro Lucas, has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the oldest living person at the age of 116.

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas has been recognized as the world's oldest living person at 116 years old by LongeviQuest, an organization that tracks global supercentenarians.

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,

After the death of Japan's Tomiko Itooka in December 2024, 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas became the world's oldest living person.

Sister Inah went from a fragile child to the world’s oldest living person – thanks not least to her Catholic faith, love of football and cheerful spirit. View on euronews

A nun from Brazil became the oldest person living in the world at the age of 116 after the death of Tomiko Itooka.According to CNN, Sister Inah Canabarro was declared the oldest living person by the LongeviQuest,

Inah Canabarro Lucas is now recognized as both the oldest living woman and the oldest living person after Tomiko Itooka's passing