Josino Levino Ferreira | Gerontology Research Group

Full name: Josino Levino Ferreira
Lifespan: (03.04.1913 – 05-10-2025)
Age: 112 years, 185 days
Birthplace: Conceição, Paraiba, Brazil.
Last residence: Coronel Ezequiel, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Application date: 03.09.2024
Validation date: 16.09.2024
Validation source: Guilherme Matheus de Sousa/Maria Lindacir Ferreira/Levino Ferreira family

Biography

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. Ana died in 2001 at the age of 87.

On 3 April 2023, he celebrated his 110th birthday, becoming a supercentenarian.

At the age of 111, he had 3 living children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Josino Levino Ferreira passed away in Coronel Ezequiel, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil at the age of 112 years, 185 days on October 5 2025.. He was the second-oldest living man in Brazil, South America and the world, behind 112-year-old Joao Marinho Neto.

Josino Levino Ferreira on his 111th birthday in 2024.

Longevity recognition

He was the second-oldest living man in Brazil, South America and the world, behind 112-year-old Joao Marinho Neto.

Validation

His age was meticulously examined and verified by Guilherme Matheus de Sousa, GRG Correspondent for Brazil, Maria Lindacir Ferreira and the Levino Ferreira family, and validated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) on 16 September 2024.