BIOGRAPHY

Fernandes Morgado was born in Assanha de Paz, Pombal, Portugal on 10 January 1912. He emigrated to Brazil in November 1929 aged 17, eventually settling in Indaiatuba, São Paulo by 1931. Ten years later, he married Zulmira Bacheschi and had a son and a daughter – Rui and Maria Helena.

He died on 18 June 2022 at the age of 110 years, 159 days.

RECOGNITION

Following the passing of Alberto Andrade on 8 October 2021, Fernandes Morgado became the oldest living man born in Portugal.

His age was verified by Esteban González and Stefan Maglov, and listed as pending validation by the Latin American Supercentenarians (LAS) organization on 13 January 2022.

ATTRIBUTION

* “Fotos do aniversário do Sr.Jose Fernandes Morgado, que na semana passada no dia 10/01 completou 105 anos de vida.” – AAPI – Associação Dos Aposentados e Pensionistas de Indaiatuba, 16 January 2017

* “José Fernandes Morgado – 10/01/1912” – AAPI – Associação Dos Aposentados e Pensionistas de Indaiatuba, 2 February 2018

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