A soccer-loving nun from Brazil is believed to have become the world’s oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of a woman from Japan.

LongeviQuest released a statement declaring Sister Inah Canabarro, a nun from Brazil, as the world's oldest person at 117 years old.

A nun from Brazil has become the world’s oldest person at the age of 116 years 210 days. Inah Canabarro Lucas has taken the titles of oldest woman living and oldest person living following the death of Japan’s Tomiko Itooka in December 2024,