‘World’s oldest person’ at 121 is ‘found’ & has birth certificate to ‘prove’ it

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The “world’s oldest person” who claims she’s 121 has been “found” in Brazil – and she says she has the birth certificate to prove it.

Maria Gomes dos Reis was found by authorities in Bom Jesus da Lapa, north-eastern Brazil, after she fell ill and was visited by paramedics.

Maria Gomes dos Reis claims she's 121 and apparently has a birth certificate to back it up

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Maria Gomes dos Reis claims she’s 121 and apparently has a birth certificate to back it upCredit: Newsflash
The alleged centenarian was 'discovered' by paramedics in Brazil after falling ill

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The alleged centenarian was ‘discovered’ by paramedics in Brazil after falling illCredit: Newsflash
Maria claims to have been born on June 16, 1900

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Maria claims to have been born on June 16, 1900Credit: ISTOE/BA

According to her birth certificate, the elderly woman was born in the village of Bela Vista, in Bom Jesus da Lapa, on 16th June 1900. She lives there to this day.

The bed-bound pensioner lives with her granddaughter Celia Cristina, as all her own children have already passed away.

Celia told local media: “I put food in her mouth, we have to do everything, change her underwear. My life is summed up by my taking care of her.”

Celia said her grandma was spritely before she became bed-bound just over eight years ago.

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She said: “She raised her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She took care of everything. She was really active until recently, she cooked, washed clothes.”

Guinness World Records says the world’s oldest living person is Frenchwoman Lucile Randon, who was born on 11th February 1904 and is 118 years old.

The title passed on to her following the death of 119-year-old Kane Tanaka of Japan on April 19.

Celia said of her grandmother: “We know she’s advanced in age, but to find out she’s the oldest person in the world? We’re amazed.”

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Maria has 13 great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and her family hopes she will live to see her first great-great-great-grandchild.

Her great-granddaughter Vitoria Stefani said: “She is still aware of many things, she talks to us, but now she fails to remember things more and more often.”

Her other great-granddaughter Ivanilde Gomes, who moved in with her when she was just six, said: “I never lacked anything, and she always said the same phrase, which I always keep with me: ‘Go study, girl.’

“If today I manage to graduate, it is thanks to the encouragement I got from my great-grandma.”

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Brazil has recently been hitting headlines for its centenarian citizens, such as Francisca Celsa dos Santos, who died on October 5 last year aged 116, or Epifania Maria de Jesus Mendes, who got her fourth tattoo as a 105th birthday gift.

It is unclear if Maria’s family intends to get in touch with Guinness World Records.

Maria has been bed-bound for the last eight years, her grandchildren said

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Maria has been bed-bound for the last eight years, her grandchildren saidCredit: Newsflash

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