Inah Canabarro Lucas of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is now the world’s oldest person. She is also the 20th oldest person in recorded history.

Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas has made new history by becoming the world’s oldest person. At the age of 116 years, she received the title by the Guinness World Records.

A football-loving nun is believed to have become the world's oldest living person at nearly 117 following the recent death of Tomiko Itook from Japan. Sister Inah Canabarro was so skinny growing up that many didn't think she would survive childhood, Cleber Canabarro, her 84-year-old nephew, told The Associated Press.