Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo is a Brazilian supercentenarian who is currently the oldest (known) living person in Brazil.
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BIOGRAPHY
Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo was born in Coruripe, Alagoas, Brazil, on 13 January 1911, as the first of 15 children. She got married and had four children: Maria Isa Beltrão de Azevedo Cavalcanti (12 July 1929 – 22 November 2016), João Beltrão de Azevedo (2 April 1932 – 15 July 2025), Irmã (Sister) Yolanda Maria Beltrão de Azevedo (17 July 1933 – present), and José Beltrão de Azevedo (died 21 March 2005). She was a devoted housewife who dedicated her life to caring for her family.
At the age of 107, she had 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandchild. When asked about the secret to her longevity, she shared that she ate a variety of foods but avoided passion fruit juice as it caused her stomach discomfort. She also enjoyed crocheting, explaining that the activity kept her mind focused: “When I crochet, I don’t think about anything else, so I never miss a stitch.” On 28 January 2021, she received her first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, making her one of the oldest people to be vaccinated in Brazil.
She has one living sister, Salete Beltrão, and one living daughter, Irmã (Sister) Yolanda Maria Beltrão de Azevedo, both of whom are 92.
On 13 January 2025, she celebrated her 114th birthday.
RECOGNITION
Her age was verified by Iara Souza and Gabriel Ainsworth, and validated by LongeviQuest on 27 March 2024. She is the first documented supercentenarian from the state of Alagoas.
On 27 April 2025, she received a commemorative plaque from LongeviQuest in recognition of being the third-oldest living person in Brazil at the time, after Inah Canabarro Lucas and Izabel Rosa Pereira.
On 24 September 2025, following the passing of 114-year-old Izabel Rosa Pereira, she became the Oldest Living Person in Brazil.
ATTRIBUTION
* “Mesmo debaixo de chuva, idosos vão em busca de vacinação no primeiro dia em Maceió; veja fotos” – TNH1, 28 January 2021
GALLERY
Portrait of Yolanda in her youth. (Source: Courtesy of the family).
As an older woman. (Source: Courtesy of the family).
Undated. Yolanda with her daughter Sister Yolanda Maria. (Source: Courtesy of the family).
As a centenarian, with her daughter. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 110th birthday. (Source: Courtesy of the family)
On her 113th birthday, with her daughter. (Source: Facebook)
On her 114th birthday in January 2025.
On her 114th birthday, along with her 91-year-old sister, Salete (left), and her 91-year-old daughter, Sister Iolanda Beltrão (right).
On her 114th birthday, with her daughter.
On 27 April 2025, aged 114.
Aged 114 on 26 September 2025. (Source: Courtesy of the family).
Yolanda with her sister Salete on 29 September 2025. (Source: Courtesy of the family).
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