Quitéria Duarte Pires is a Brazilian semi-supercentenarian.
BIOGRAPHY
Quitéria Duarte Pires was born in Raimundo Martins, Santa Quitéria, Ceará, Brazil, on 13 June 1917.
At 17, she married Antônio Pires de Mesquita. The couple went on to have seven children: Tônico, Raimunda (in memoriam), Milton, José, Assis, Pedro (in memoriam), and Luzanira.
At 105, she had 35 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, and 15 great-great-grandchildren.
At 106, she continued to read the Bible clearly, without the aid of glasses, and sang hymns from the Baptist church. She remained lucid.
RECOGNITION
(LongeviQuest extends its special thanks to family members Maria das Graças Duarte da Silva and Antônio Augaci Sales Protásio for their support and invaluable contributions to the preparation of this profile.)
Her age was verified by Gabriel Ainsworth and Iara Souza, and validated by LongeviQuest on 12 July 2026.
ATTRIBUTION
GALLERY
Seated, far right (below arrow).
On her 96th birthday.
On her 100th birthday.
On her 100th birthday.
At the age of 101.
At age 101, with her grandnephew Antônio Pereira.
On her 105th birthday, with her five living children.
On her 105th birthday.
On her 106th birthday, with her niece Socorro.
On her 107th birthday.
At the age of 108, with her niece Socorro.
At age 108, with her niece Graça.
On her 109th birthday.
On her 109th birthday, with her grandnephew Antônio Pereira.
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