Juan Vicente Pérez, a 112-year-old farmer from Venezuela, was recognized today by Guinness as the world’s oldest man after the death of a Spaniard who owned the brand. The “record” does not take into account people who did not register or were verified by the book, such as Brazilians from inside the SP known as “INSS terrors”.

Born on May 27, 1909, in the city of El Cobre, Táchira state in western Venezuela, Pérez is officially the “oldest” man of the Guinness World Record, who confirmed it on February 4.

In 10 days he will be 113 years old. “He has extraordinary health and memory. He remembers his childhood, marriage, the names of his siblings, children and grandchildren. He likes to be surrounded by family and friends,” the organization said in a statement.

This man’s secret to a long life, along with hard work and a good night’s sleep, includes “drinking a glass of brandy every day,” Guinness reports.

Pérez started working very early as a farmer. At the age of 5, he was helping his family on the sugar and coffee plantations, and as an adult he served as a bailiff to settle land disputes in his home city of Caricuena.

Pérez, who has been married for 60 years and whose wife passed away 25 years ago, had 11 children from this marriage, and Pérez had 41 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

According to one of their daughters, Nelyda, her parents are “very grateful for her health”.

A man is hardworking, loyal to his wife and wants to be remembered for his deep religious devotion.

Until last January, the oldest man in the world was Spanish Saturnino de la Fuente García, born February 11, 1909. He was also 112 years old, less than a month away from turning 113.

The oldest living person in the world is André, a French Sister named Lucile Randon, who was born on February 11, 1904. He is 118 years old.

Brazilians defy the record, but the Guinness process is bureaucratic

Before Lucile Randon, the world’s oldest person was Kane Tanaka, who lived in the Fukuoka region of southwest Japan and died in April.

Even before Tanaka died, there were two Brazilian women in Brazil who stood out for their longevity, including ‘challenging’ the Japanese record.

Josefa Maria da Conceição, retired and former farmer in the city of Pilar in Greater Maceió, completed another life year in February, reaching 120, according to his family. She described herself as “very good” in an interview with UOL in 2019. health,” she said, and she was clear in her speech.

13, who gave birth to 22 children, outlasted six months, but only four survived. One of them is Cícera Rosane da Silva, 75, who takes care of her mother, who at the time said that Josefa did not work hard and was good-natured despite a habit that was not widely accepted. Cicera: smoking.

Isabel Alves de Carvalho, who also says that Josefa is 120 years old when he has a smoking habit, refuses tobacco and alcohol in order to survive and become one of the oldest people in the world.

Isabel resides in Bacabal (MA), dedicated to the evangelical church she was devoted to 50 years ago, and teacher Maria Reis said she never consumed alcoholic beverages or smoked because of this.

However, neither of the two were named in Guinness.

In Josefa’s case, in 2019, the mayor of Pilar, Renato Filho (MDB), contacted the Guinness Book in Brazil to try to record the record. He noted that those responsible for overseeing the age of the book charge a fee of US$12,000 (approximately R$50,000) to get to know the brand.

Regarding Isabel, her parents even tried to claim the title, but were met with a lack of knowledge about the required procedures. “They never called us from the book,” explains one of the adopted children, Edilson de Carvalho.