Josino Levino Ferreira
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Josino Levino Ferreira | |
|---|---|
 Ferreira on his 111th birthday in 2024 | |
| Born | 3 April 1913 (age 112 years, 127 days) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for |
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| Spouse |
Sebastiana Ana da Conceição
(m. 1941; died 2001) |
| Children | 3 |
Josino Levino Ferreira (born 3 April 1913) is a Brazilian supercentenarian who, at the age of 112 years, 127 days, is currently the second-oldest known living man in Brazil, South America and the world, behind João Marinho Neto.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Josino Levino Ferreira was born in Conceicao, Paraiba, Brazil on 3 April 1913. For his entire career, he worked as a farmer. In 1941, he married Sebastiana Ana da Conceicao.
In 2001, after 60 years of marriage, his wife Sebastina died at the age of 87.
Ferreira currently lives in Coronel Ezequiel, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil at the age of 111.
As of 2024, he has 3 living children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.[3]
Health and longevity
[edit]On 3 April 2023, he celebrated his 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.
On 25 November 2024, following the death of 112-year-old John Tinniswood, he became the world's second-oldest living man.[4]
On 4 December 2024, at the age of 111, he was presented with the LongeviQuest commemorative plaque, recognizing him as the second-oldest man in Brazil.[5]
See also
[edit]- List of Brazilian supercentenarians
- List of oldest living people
- List of the oldest people by country
- Oldest people
References
[edit]- ^ "Josino Levino Ferreira". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Homepage". LongeviQuest-Atlas. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Josino Levino Ferreira | Gerontology Research Group". Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "O aniversário de 112 anos do senhor Josino Levino Ferreira, o 2º homem mais idoso do Brasil vivo" (in Portuguese). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ^ Maglov, Stefan (5 December 2024). "Josino Levino Ferreira Officially Recognized as Brazil's Second-Oldest Man". LongeviQuest. Retrieved 10 February 2025.