After recovering from COVID-19, a Brazilian man who claims to be the world's oldest man celebrated his 121st birthday with his family.
On February 3, Andrelino Vieira da Silva, a resident of Aparecida de Goiania in the Brazilian state of Goias, celebrated his 121st birthday.
The father-of-seven honored the event with an intimate gathering with relatives who live on the same plot of land as him, as they all recovered from Covid-19.
Mr. da Silva was born on February 3, 1901, according to his ID card, and has 13 grandkids, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
If his age is confirmed, he will be the world's oldest living person.
He was married and had seven children, five of whom are still alive.
The retiree celebrated his milestone birthday with a cake bearing his initial name, age, and the phrase 'O terror do INSS' which translates as 'the terror of the INSS'.
INSS stands for the National Institute of Social Security in Brazil, which is responsible for pension payments and survivor benefits.
The organization, which took over from the defunct National Institute of Social Insurance (INP) in 1978, is also in charge of collecting contributions for the country's social security system.
Mr. da Silva's cake was designed by his granddaughter, Janaina Lemes de Souza, 36, who works as an accounting supervisor.
Ms de Souza claimed her grandfather's reaching the age of 121 as a "wonderful privilege" and detailed how the family 'valued every moment'.
She told G1: 'It is a great privilege to have a person of this age in the family to be able to share stories with us.
'My daughter has had the opportunity to have a great-grandfather. I did not. We value every moment. He travels, he goes to bars, he does everything.'