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Brazilian, 125, may be the oldest woman
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-03-05 10:27
An elderly woman living in a small, wooden shack in rural southern Brazil
could be the world's oldest living woman, according to a Brazilian
record-keeping organization.
Maria Olivia da Silva, who recently celebrated her 125th birthday, "is
definitely the oldest living woman in Brazil and possibly in the entire world,"
said Iolete Cadari, administrative director of RankBrasil, this country's
equivalent to the Guinness World Records.
Maria
Olivia da Silva, 125, poses for a portrait at her home in Astorga, in the
Brazilian state of Parana, on Feb. 10, 2005. She was born on Feb. 28,
1880.[AP] | Da Silva's birth certificate shows that she was born Feb. 28, 1880 in the
city of Itapetininga, Sao Paulo state, Cadari said by telephone. She currently
lives in the small town of Astorga, some 370 miles west of Sao Paulo in the
state of Parana.
Laura McTurk, a spokeswoman for Guinness World Records in London said by
e-mail that the organization was researching its records for any information on
da Silva. She said Guinness may have an official statement on Friday.
According to the Guinness World Records Web site, the world's oldest woman is
113-year-old Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper, who was born June 29, 1890.
Da Silva, whom Cadari described as "mentally sound and rational," was married
twice and has outlived all but three of her 14 children — four of them adopted.
"Her memory is impressive and she loves to talk," Cadari said, adding that Da
Silva lives with her 58-year-old adopted son, Aparecido H.
Silva.
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