Rio de Janeiro Archives

LongeviQuest is pleased to announce the age validation of Olga De Souza Caldas of Brazil at age 110. She was a Brazilian supercentenarian whose validation by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) was on pending status since 2021. Her age was validated by LongeviQuest on 3 September 2023.

Olga de Souza Caldas was born in Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 24 September 1911. In her 30s, she got married and moved to the city of São Gonçalo. She had three children. Until she got older, she would regularly attend church in São Gonçalo. As of 2019, only one of her children was still living; Maurício Antonio Caldas, aged 75.

In October 2021, aged 110.
(Source: Facebook/Leo Peres)

Olga de Souza Caldas passed away in São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 14 March 2022, at the age of 110 years, 171 days.

LongeviQuest congratulates Olga De Souza Caldas’s family on her posthumous recognition.

For more information, please view Olga De Souza Caldas’s Directory Profile here.

It is with a heavy heart that LongeviQuest announces the passing of Noemia Vieira de Souza, who held the title of the oldest documented living individual in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Mrs. Vieira de Souza peacefully departed from this world on August 26, 2023, at the age of 111.

Noemia Vieira de Souza was born on April 6, 1912, in Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She married Manoel Luiz de Souza, and the couple had 8 children. This Rio de Janeiro resident had 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

In June 2023, with the invaluable assistance of her granddaughter Iara, LongeviQuest successfully verified her birthdate, thereby bestowing official recognition upon her as one of Brazil’s oldest living individuals. With a final age of 111 years and 142 days, she held the distinction of being the oldest known Rio de Janeiro resident.

LongeviQuest sends our deepest condolences to the bereaved family and friends of Mrs. Vieira de Souza. May she rest in peace.

LongeviQuest is delighted to announce the validation of Mrs. Noemia Vieira de Souza of Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 111.

In 1936.
(Source: Courtesy of the family)

Noemia Vieira de Souza was born in Duas Barras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 6 April 1912, as one of six children born to parents Júlio Vieira de Matos and Maria Svoboda. Her mother was born in Austria-Hungary. She was known to be a talented dancer while in school, and her talents would lead her to become a skilled artisan and seamstress.

In 1931, she married Manoel Luiz de Souza. The couple had 8 children (four sons and four daughters).

At the age of 111, she has 21 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren.

LongeviQuest would like to congratulate Mrs. Vieira de Souza on her recognition, and we would like to thank her family on cooperation.

For more information, please view Mrs. Vieira de Souza’s Directory Profile here.