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LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the validation of Elvira Maurno Valladão’s age at 111 years old. She is a Brazilian supercentenarian born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 23 December 1911.

Latest research on her life events showed that she had two children, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and six great-great grandchildren.

In October 2019, aged 107.
(Source: Facebook (Poupatempo))

Elvira is currently residing in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.

For more information, please view Elvira Maurno Valladão’s Directory Profile here.

It is with a heavy heart that LongeviQuest has confirmed the death of Mrs. Laurina Farnetani Galvani on 17 May 2023 in São Paulo City, Brazil at 110 years old. Though only validated as a supercentenarian by LongeviQuest yesterday, Mrs. Galvani had long been known in Brazil as a respected humanitarian.

Lina Galvani Institute’s announcement about her passing. (Source: https://www.facebook.com/linagalvani)

The official Facebook page of Lina Galvani Institute, an organization inspired to her life that caters community development, posted the news of her passing.

At the time of her death, she was survived by 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. LongeviQuest offers our condolences to her family and loved ones.

To learn more about her life, please visit her Directory Profile here.

LongeviQuest has validated the reported age of Laurina “Lina” Farnetani Galvani at 110 years old. Now a validated Brazilian supercentenarian, she was born on 7 January 1913 in São João da Boa Vista, São Paulo, Brazil.

As an elderly woman, with her husband.
(Source: YouTube/CADDAH STUDIO)

At a certain stage in her life, she married Rodolpho Galvani, and together they had four children. In 2003, her children and founding partners established the Lina Galvani Institute, a non-profit organization committed to promoting projects that benefit community development. At the age of 100, she had 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. During those times, she still managed to carry out household duties and participate in charitable activities in São Paulo.

She is currently the 5th oldest known living person in Brazil and 2nd oldest known living person in the state of Sao Paulo behind Henriqueta Soares Marques.

For more information, please view Laurina Farnetani Galvani’s Directory Profile here.