Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest person in the world, dies at 117

Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest person in the world, has died at 117 years old, her family said.

Maria Branyas Morera, the oldest person in the world, has died at 117 years old, her family announced via X on Tuesday.

“Maria Branyas has left us. She has died as she wanted: in her sleep, peacefully and without pain,” the statement reads.

“We will always remember her for her advice and kindness.”

Branyas Morera was born in San Francisco on March 4, 1907, according to Guinness World Records. Eight years later, her family traveled to New Orleans, where they boarded a ship and relocated to Catalonia in Spain. The supercentenarian, who lived through two world wars and two pandemics, attributed her longevity to luck.

“Luck and good genetics,” she shared on X, via an account her family helped run.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/maria-branyas-morera-oldest-person-world-dies-117-rcna167497

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