SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian woman listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person died Tuesday
The title now reverts to a woman in the United States
Maria Gomes Valentim died of multiple organ failure
a spokesman for the nursing home where she lived
Guinness said Tuesday on its website that Valentim
"the first Brazilian super-centenarian to hold the title," died at the age of 114 years
Guinness determined that Valentim was 48 days older than the person previously considered the world's oldest human
the title of Oldest Living Person reverts back to American Besse Cooper
said Tuesday that his mother is doing well at her Monroe retirement community
"Her memory is still really good," he added
"She remembers things from a long time ago and recognizes people."
Guinness verified that Valentim was born on July 9
in the city of Carangola in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais
Guinness said on its website that Valentim
who was known as "Grandma Quita," attributed her longevity to a healthy diet: eating a roll of bread every morning with coffee
fruit and the occasional milk with linseed
Valentim's family told reporters that she had a stubborn streak and always made a habit of minding her own business
They also said that her father lived to be 100
"She says she has lived long because she has always taken care of her own life — and not meddled in the lives of others," granddaughter Jane Ribeiro Moraes
Valentim is survived by four grandchildren
seven great-grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren
Her only son died at age 75 in the early 1990s
Valentim was scheduled to be buried Tuesday afternoon at the Carangola cemetery
lies on her bed in Carangola in this May 19
who was the world's oldest living person according to the Guinness World Records