BIOGRAPHY

Izabel Rosa Pereira was born on 13 October 1910, on the farm of her uncle, Antônio Inácio, near Caputira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was the daughter of Manoel Pinto Moreira and Francisca Leocádia Moreira, and the fourth of five siblings.

Izabel Rosa Pereira married Antônio José Pereira. Antônio, a widower at the time, already had three children: José, 2 years old; Conceição, 6 years old; and Efigenia, 8 years old. Together, Izabel and Antônio had twelve children, nine of whom were still living as of February 2024: Lairdes, Maria, Manoel, Joaquim, Sebastião, João, Vincent, Francisca, and Helena. Izabel spent her entire life in Caputira. Over the years, the family acquired their own land, where they still reside today.

As of 2022, she was reported to still enjoy eating smoked bacon and cabbage porridge with a pinch of beans. Despite her age, she remained lucid and concerned about the news regarding the current state of the world. To occupy her time, she loved having family and friends visit to chat. When asked what she believes is most important in the world, she stated that it is her beautiful family.

As of February 2024, she was also a grandmother to 30 grandchildren, a great-grandmother to 23, and a great-great-grandmother to 8. She was widowed in April 2001.

RECOGNITION

Her age was verified by Iara Souza, Gabriel Ainsworth and Filipe Lopes, and validated by LongeviQuest on 26 October 2024.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Moradora em Caputira, Dona Izabel Rosa Pereira celebra 112 anos” – Portal Caparaó, 3 February 2024

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