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'''[[File:Albano_Andrade.jpg|thumb|400px|Albano Andrade (right) and Alberto Andrade (left)]]Albano Andrade''' (born 14 December 1909) is a Portuguese [[centenarian]] who, together with his younger brother '''Alberto Andrade''', is notable for being one of the oldest living pair of brothers in the world validated by [[Guinness World Records]].
 
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|Albano Andrade
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|image = Albano Andrade.jpg |image size = 304
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|caption = Albano Andrade in 2019
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|sex = Male
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|status = deceased-verified
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|nationality = Portuguese
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|birthyr = 1909 |birthplace = Sao Miguel de Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal
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|deathyr = 2021 |deathplace = Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal
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|sort = Andrade, Albano
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-->'''Albano Ferreira Andrade''' (14 December 1909 — 29 June 2021) was a Portuguese [[supercentenarian]] who, together with his younger brother [[Alberto Andrade]], was notable for being the oldest living pair of brothers in the world validated by [[Guinness World Records]]. He was the only living male supercentenarian who had been validated and was the second-oldest living person in Portugal, after [[Maria da Encarnacao Sousa]] at time of his death.
   
== Biography ==
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==Biography==
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Albano Andrade was born in Sao Miguel de Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal on 14 December 1909. His younger brother Alberto was born on 2 December 1911.
Albano Andrade was born in Portugal on 14 December 1909. His younger brother Alberto was born on 2 December 1911. In 2019, they were 109 and 107 years old respectively, and lived in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. Their combined age as of 2 April 2019 was an incredible 216 years, 230 days. Albano and Alberto were both born in their family home in Portugal, where they have lived their entire lives.
 
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Andrade completed school until fourth grade, when old enough, he passed an entrance exam and became a teacher. Andrade gave up this career when he would have to move away from his family to a remote school. Despite retiring from teaching, Andrade kept up with reading and staying current with politics.
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Andrade never married (by his own choice) and never had any children, choosing to live with family instead.
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Andrade played violin from his youth, and was still able to play into his centenarian years, simmilar to his brother who played the saxophone in a philharmonic band.
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When visited by The American Geriatric Society in 2013, Albano was still able to live independently and complete daily activites, he rarely took medications and had no health problems.
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He became the oldest known living man in Portugal following the death of 108-year-old [[Manuel Rodrigues Horta]] between 21 and 23 August 2016.
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In 2019, he and his brother were 109 and 107 years old respectively, and lived in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. Their combined age as of 2 April 2019 was an incredible 216 years, 230 days. Albano and Alberto were both born in their family home in Portugal, where they have lived their entire lives.
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There was also a history of longevity in his family: his mother died at the age of 96 and his father at the age of 95. One of his nephews (the son of his oldest sister) died at 101 years old, and another one turned 100 in 2020.
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In December 2019, he celebrated his 110th birthday.
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Andrade died in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal on 29 June 2021 at the age of 111 years, 197 days. Following his death, his brother [[Alberto Andrade]] became the oldest known living man in Portugal.
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His brother Alberto Andrade died on 8 October 2021 at the age of 109 years, 310 days.
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==Gallery==
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'''<gallery>
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Albano and Alberto mother.jpg|Albano and Alberto with their mother
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E182879B-1A3E-4D66-8894-64E877653F75.jpg|Albano on his 100th birthday in 2009
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Albano and Alberto Andrade1.png|Albano (aged 108) with his brother Alberto (aged 106), his sister-in-laiw Palmira (aged 85) and Emidio Sousa, the mayor of Santa Maria da Feira in March 2018
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Albano and Alberto Andrade.jpg|Albano (right) and Alberto (left) in 2019
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AlbertoAlbanoAndradeJune.jpg|Albano Andrade (left) with his brother [[Alberto Andrade]] (right) in June 2019
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Albano Andrade110.jpg|Albano on his 110th birthday in 2019
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Albano and Alberto Andrade2.jpg|Albano and Alberto in 2020
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</gallery>'''
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r12s27yLKLg 100th Birthday] Youtube, 15 January 2010
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/6/centenarian-brothers-with-combined-age-of-216-set-new-record-for-living-siblings-572297
 
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*[https://www.facebook.com/municipio.smfeira/posts/2068851243129842/ Facebook Post], 13 March 2018
[[Category:1909 births]]
 
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*[http://www.diarioaveiro.pt/noticia/30209 Emídio Sousa de visita aos “Avós” do concelho] Diário de Aveiro, 15 March 2018
[[Category:Portuguese centenarians]]
 
 
*[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/6/centenarian-brothers-with-combined-age-of-216-set-new-record-for-living-siblings-572297 Oldest brothers with combined age of 216 set new record for living siblings] Guinness World Records, 3 June 2019
[[Category:Living people]]
 
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*[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.16396 Exceptional Siblings: The Andrade Brothers] Wiley Online Library, 9 March 2020
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*[https://www.cmjornal.pt/mais-cm/domingo/detalhe/a-incrivel-vida-dos-irmaos-andrade Conheça a incrível vida dos irmãos Andrade] Correio da Manhã, 22 November 2020
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*[https://aventurasnahistoria.uol.com.br/noticias/almanaque/os-irmaos-mais-velhos-do-mundo-os-portugueses-albano-e-alberto-tem-111-e-109-anos.phtml OS IRMÃOS MAIS VELHOS DO MUNDO: OS PORTUGUESES ALBANO E ALBERTO TÊM 111 E 109 ANOS], 10 February 2021
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*[https://digitarq.adavr.arquivos.pt/viewer?id=1255925 Baptism Record (Nº77)] - Page m0079.tif
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*[https://www.publico.pt/2021/06/30/impar/noticia/morreu-albano-andrade-metade-dupla-irmaos-velhos-mundo-1968621 Morreu Albano Andrade, metade da dupla dos irmãos mais velhos do mundo] Publico, 30 June 2021
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*[https://www.jn.pt/local/noticias/aveiro/santa-maria-da-feira/faleceu-com-109-anos-um-dos-irmaos-centenarios-da-feira-14203066.html Faleceu com 109 anos o outro irmão centenário da Feira] Jornal de Notícias, 9 October 2021
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[[Category:Aveiro births]]
 
[[Category:Portugal births]]
 
[[Category:Portugal births]]
[[Category:Male centenarians]]
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[[Category:Portugal deaths]]
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[[Category:Supercentenarians with centenarian siblings]]
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[[Category:GWR titleholders]]
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[[Category:Unmarried supercentenarians]]
 
[[Category:Deceased people]]

Revision as of 22:39, 24 November 2021

Albano Andrade
Albano Andrade
Albano Andrade in 2019
Birth: 14 December 1909
Sao Miguel de Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal
Death: 29 June 2021
Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal
Age: 111 years, 197 days
Country: PortugalPOR
Validated

Albano Ferreira Andrade (14 December 1909 — 29 June 2021) was a Portuguese supercentenarian who, together with his younger brother Alberto Andrade, was notable for being the oldest living pair of brothers in the world validated by Guinness World Records. He was the only living male supercentenarian who had been validated and was the second-oldest living person in Portugal, after Maria da Encarnacao Sousa at time of his death.

Biography

Albano Andrade was born in Sao Miguel de Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal on 14 December 1909. His younger brother Alberto was born on 2 December 1911.

Andrade completed school until fourth grade, when old enough, he passed an entrance exam and became a teacher. Andrade gave up this career when he would have to move away from his family to a remote school. Despite retiring from teaching, Andrade kept up with reading and staying current with politics.

Andrade never married (by his own choice) and never had any children, choosing to live with family instead.

Andrade played violin from his youth, and was still able to play into his centenarian years, simmilar to his brother who played the saxophone in a philharmonic band.

When visited by The American Geriatric Society in 2013, Albano was still able to live independently and complete daily activites, he rarely took medications and had no health problems.

He became the oldest known living man in Portugal following the death of 108-year-old Manuel Rodrigues Horta between 21 and 23 August 2016.

In 2019, he and his brother were 109 and 107 years old respectively, and lived in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. Their combined age as of 2 April 2019 was an incredible 216 years, 230 days. Albano and Alberto were both born in their family home in Portugal, where they have lived their entire lives.

There was also a history of longevity in his family: his mother died at the age of 96 and his father at the age of 95. One of his nephews (the son of his oldest sister) died at 101 years old, and another one turned 100 in 2020.

In December 2019, he celebrated his 110th birthday.

Andrade died in Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal on 29 June 2021 at the age of 111 years, 197 days. Following his death, his brother Alberto Andrade became the oldest known living man in Portugal.

His brother Alberto Andrade died on 8 October 2021 at the age of 109 years, 310 days.

Gallery

References


Portugal's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (VE)

Antonio de Almeida • Unknown • Augusto Ferreira da SilvaManuel AntonioManuel Eduardo FigueiraPaulo Fernandes de SaManuel de SousaJoao Sebastiao FerreiraJose Ferreira Andrade • Unknown • Jose Maria Hermano BaptistaJose Luis LadeiraAugusto Moreira de OliveiraAntonio de Castro • Unknown • Manuel dos SantosManuel Rodrigues HortaAlbano AndradeAlberto AndradeJose MartinsVitorino FernandesManuel FerreiraJoaquim Varela