Josino Levino Ferreira

{{Short description|Brazilian supercentenarian and second-oldest living man}}

{{notability|date=February 2025}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Josino Levino Ferreira

| image = Josino Levino Ferreira.jpg

| caption = Ferreira on his 111th birthday in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|4|3|df=y}}
(age {{age in years and days|1913|4|3|df=y}})

| birth_place = Areia, Paraíba, Brazil

| occupation = Farmer

| known_for = {{bulleted list|Second oldest living man in the world (since 25 November 2024)|}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Sebastiana Ana da Conceição|1941|2001|reason=died}}

| children = 3

}}

Josino Levino Ferreira (born 3 April 1913) is a Brazilian supercentenarian who, at the age of {{Age in years and days|1913|4|3}}, is currently the second-oldest known living man in Brazil, South America and the world, behind João Marinho Neto.{{Cite web |title=Josino Levino Ferreira |url=https://longeviquest.com/supercentenarian/josino-levino-ferreira/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=LongeviQuest |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://atlas.longeviquest.com/atlas/men?validation=validated&finalValidationDateValue=&gender=Male&living=living |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=LongeviQuest-Atlas |language=en}}

Health and longevity

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

On 25 November 2024, following the death of 112-year-old John Tinniswood, he became the world's second-oldest living man.

On 4 December 2024, at the age of 111, he was presented with the LongeviQuest commemorative plaque, recognizing him as the second-oldest man in Brazil.{{Cite web |last=Maglov |first=Stefan |date=2024-12-05 |title=Josino Levino Ferreira Officially Recognized as Brazil's Second-Oldest Man |url=https://longeviquest.com/2024/12/josino-levino-ferreira-officially-recognized-as-brazils-second-oldest-man/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=LongeviQuest |language=en-US}}

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