World’s oldest person dies in Brazil at the age of 116 years

The world's oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas has died at the age of 116 on 30th April.

She was born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. She became a Catholic nun in her early 20s. Her family said she always celebrated her birthday with a cake in the shape of the stadium of her beloved Sport Club International - Porto Alegre's football team. She died in the city of Porto Alegre at a home belonging to the Teresian Sisters, the religious community she was part of.  

The title of the oldest living person will now pass to 115-year-old Ethel Caterham from Surrey in England.