The “oldest man in the world” celebrates his “122. birthday” in Brazil

A Brazilian who claims to be the world’s oldest man has celebrated his ‘122nd birthday’ a year after beating Covid-19. th birthday” – and his family say he is “still going strong”.

Andrelino Vieira da Silva, who lives in the city of Aparecida de Goiania in the Brazilian state of Goias, was born on February 3, 1901, aaccording to his identity card.

The retiree, who has 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, celebrated his milestone birthday earlier this month.

If you believe his identity card, he would now be 122 years old and thus the oldest person in the world. However, Mr de Silva has not attempted to verify his age with the Guinness World Records.

The official record is currently held by San Francisco-born Maria Branyas Morera, 115, who was given the title following the death of French nun Sister André, 118, earlier this year.

Andrelino Vieira da Silva (seen in an undated photo), who lives in the town of Aparecida de Goiania in the Brazilian state of Goias, was born on February 3, 1901, according to his identity card

The retiree, who has 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, celebrated his milestone birthday earlier this month. The father of seven spent his last birthday (pictured) battling Covid-19

Mr da Silva Granddaughter Anaina Lemes de Souza told local media this week: “He’s still going strong”.

“We’re not going to do anything this year because some other people in the family are struggling, so we’re not in the mood for the party.”

Ms de Souza said the family owned three houses on the same property.

She lives with her husband and daughter in one; her mother, father and brother live in another; and her grandfather lives alone in the third.

Mr. da Silva was married and had seven children, five of whom are still alive.

Last year he celebrated the occasion during an intimate gathering with the family as they all recovered COVID-19.

The father-of-seven also marked his “121st” with a cake topped with a sign that read “O terror do INSS.”

The news was a joke about his decade-long entitlement to his retirement pension from the INSS, or National Institute of Social Security.

The body, established in 1978 to replace the former National Institute for Social Insurance (INP), is also responsible for collecting contributions for the country’s social security system.

Mr. da Silva, who has 16 great-grandchildren, was born on February 3, 1901 according to his identity card (picture).

The grandfather (pictured left and right when he was younger) lives on the same property as his granddaughter

The oldest certified living person in the world is María Branyas Morera of California, who celebrated her 115th birthday in March 2022.

Mrs. Branyas Morera was born on March 4, 1907 and is currently living in a nursing home in Catalonia.

She was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person on January 7, 2023.

She attributed her longevity to “an orderly life that is very pleasant socially…a good life without excesses”.

She is also one of the oldest survivors of COVID-19, having tested positive in May 2020.

The title of the oldest person to ever live belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment, whose life span, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was 122 years and 164 days.