Monte Azul, Minas Gerais — One of the oldest living men in Brazil, Benvindo Ferreira de Oliveira, celebrated his 110th birthday on August 10th.
Benvindo Ferreira de Oliveira was born in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on 10 August 1914. He was married (and later widowed) twice, firstly to Juvercina Antunes do Anjos, and later to Orecina Maria de Jesus. He had 24 children in total; 12 with each wife. For many years, he lived on the farm, planted crops, and raised a few cattle, pigs, chickens, among other animals.
In his 60s or 70s, he stopped working on the farm due to old age. At the age of 109, he had poor eyesight. However, he did not have any problems communicating with other people. As of June 2024, he had 7 living children, 47 grandchildren, 86 great-grandchildren and 24 great-great-grandchildren.
He is currently the oldest (validated) living man in the state of Minas Gerais, and the fourth-oldest (validated) living man in Brazil.
