World's Oldest Man Celebrates His 121st Birthday (Photos)

 

The world's oldest man has celebrated his 121st birthday.

 

Andrelino Vieira da Silva who lives in the city of Aparecida de Goiania in the Brazilian state of Goias claims to be 121 and celebrated his birthday on February 3 after surviving COVID.

 

The father-of-seven marked the occasion during an intimate gathering with family who live on the same plot of land as him as they all recovered from Covid-19. 

 

Mr da Silva, who has 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, was born on February 3, 1901, according to his ID card.

 

His age makes him the world's oldest living person if his age is verified.

 

He was married and had seven children, five of whom are still alive.

 

To mark the milestone age, the retiree celebrated the day with a cake decorated with his first name, his age, and the phrase 'O terror do INSS' which translates as 'the terror of the INSS'.       

 

INSS is the acronym for Brazil's National Institute of Social Security who are in charge of pension payments and survivor benefits.

 

The oldest certified living person in the world is Kane Tanaka, from Japan, who celebrated her 119th birthday last month.