‘World’s oldest man’ celebrates his ‘123rd birthday’ in Brazil

A Brazilian pensioner who claims to be the world’s oldest man has celebrated what he says is his 123rd birthday – together with his household declaring he’s nonetheless in good well being. 

Andrelino Vieira da Silva, who lives within the metropolis of Aparecida de Goiania within the Brazilian state of Goias, was born on February 3, 1901, according to his ID card. 

Mr da Silva, who was married and had seven youngsters, 5 of whom are alive, celebrated his newest landmark birthday on Saturday. 

One granddaughter, Janaina Lemes de Souza, advised native media: ‘He’s wonderful, all the pieces’s nice.

‘It’s an awesome satisfaction for him to be with us for an additional 12 months like this, everybody collectively.’

Andrelino Vieira da Silva, who lives within the metropolis of Aparecida de Goiania within the Brazilian state of Goias, celebrated his newest landmark birthday on Saturday (File Photo)

Mr da Silva celebrating his 121 birthday with candles and a cake on February 3, 2022 

Mr da Silva was born on February 3, 1901, in line with his ID card. The pensioner was married and had seven youngsters, 5 of whom are alive. He additionally has 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild

She added that individuals usually recognise him on the street and ask him for a selfie, saying: ‘Some ask to take a photograph and he does.’

Mr de Silva has not tried to confirm his age with the Guinness World Records.

The official report is presently held by San Francisco-born Maria Branyas Morera, 115, who was handed the title following the demise of French nun Sister André, 118, earlier in 2023. 

Mr da Silva’s granddaughter anaina Lemes de Souza advised native media in February final 12 months: ‘He remains to be going sturdy’. 

‘This 12 months we aren’t going to do something as a result of another individuals within the household are having some issues, so we aren’t within the temper for the celebration.’ 

Ms de Souza mentioned the household personal three homes on the identical plot of land.

She lives in a single along with her husband and daughter. Her mom, father and brother stay in one other, and her grandfather lives alone within the third.

In 2022, Mr da Silva marked the event throughout an intimate gathering with household as all of them recovered from Covid-19.   

He additionally marked his ‘121st’ with a cake topped with an indication saying: ‘O terror do INSS’ (The terror of the INSS). 

The message was a joke about his decades-long declare on his previous age pension from the INSS, or National Institute of Social Security.

In response, the pension service despatched Andrelino a particular plaque saying: ‘You are usually not the fear of the INSS. You are a blessing to the INSS.’

They signed it off with: ‘We want Mr Andrelino many extra years of life.’

The physique, which was arrange in 1978 to exchange the previous National Institute of Social Insurance (INP), can be chargeable for accumulating contributions for the nation’s social safety system.

The grandfather (pictured left and proper when he was youthful) lives on the identical plot of land as his granddaughter

The oldest licensed residing particular person on the earth is María Branyas Morera, from California, who celebrated her a hundred and fifteenth birthday in March, 2022. 

Ms Branyas Morera was born on March, 4, 1907, presently resides in a nursing dwelling in Catalonia.

She was recognised because the world’s oldest residing particular person by the Guinness World Records on January, 07, 2023.

She attributed her longevity to ‘an orderly life that’s socially very nice… a superb life, with out excesses’. 

She can be one of many oldest survivors of COVID-19, having examined optimistic in May 2020.

The title of the oldest particular person to have ever lived belongs to Jeanne Louise Calment whose life spanned 122 years and 164 days, in line with the Guinness Book of World Records.