Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo

Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo
Born
Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo

(1911-01-13)January 13, 1911
(age 115 years, 70 days)
Coruripe, Alagoas, Brazil.
Known for
Children4

Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo (born 13 January 1911) is a Brazilian supercentenarian who, aged 115 years, 70 days, has been the oldest living person in both Brazil and South America since 24 September 2025.[1][2][3]

Biography

Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo was born on 13 January 1911 in Coruripe, Alagoas, Brazil, the eldest of fifteen children. She married Francisco de Araújo Azevedo, who was mayor of Coruripe from 1947-1950.[4] Francisco and Yolanda had four children together: Maria Isa Beltrão de Azevedo Cavalcanti, João Beltrão de Azevedo, Irmã (Sister) Yolanda Maria Beltrão de Azevedo, and José Beltrão de Azevedo. Throughout her life, she was a housewife and a devoted mother to her children.[5][6]

Aged 107, Yolanda had 13 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, and one great-great-great-grandchild.[7]

On 28 January 2021, she was vaccinated against COVID-19, being one of the oldest people in Brazil to be vaccinated against the disease.[8][9]

She became Brazil's oldest living person on 24 September 2025, following the death of Izabel Rosa Pereira.[10][11][12]

On 9 January 2026, Yolanda received a congratulatory message from João Marinho Neto, Brazil's oldest living man, who is additionally the oldest living man in the world, four days before her 115th birthday.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  2. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO, 114, CONFIRMED AS THE OLDEST PERSON IN BRAZIL". LongeviQuest. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Coruripense de 114 anos é reconhecida como a pessoa mais velha do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Coruripe Alerta. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  4. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO, BRAZIL'S OLDEST PERSON, TURNS 115". LongeviQuest. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  5. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO RECOGNIZED AS BRAZIL'S THIRD-OLDEST PERSON". LongeviQuest. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo completa hoje 115 anos e é a pessoa viva mais longeva do Brasil" (in Portuguese). TV Alagoas. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  7. ^ "BRAZILIAN YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO CELEBRATES HER 114TH BIRTHDAY". LongeviQuest. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Mesmo debaixo de chuva, idosos vão em busca de vacinação no primeiro dia em Maceió; veja fotos" (in Portuguese). TNH1. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  9. ^ "Brasil tem pelo menos 14 supercentenários, pessoas com mais de 110 anos" (in Portuguese). Diário de Cuiabá. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ "Alagoana de 114 anos é reconhecida Como a pessoa mais velha do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Bahia Notícias. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  11. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO, 114, RECOGNIZED AS BRAZIL'S OLDEST PERSON". LongeviQuest. 28 December 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  12. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO, 114, CONFIRMED AS THE OLDEST PERSON IN BRAZIL". LongeviQuest. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. ^ "YOLANDA BELTRÃO DE AZEVEDO, BRAZIL'S OLDEST PERSON, TURNS 115". LongeviQuest. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
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