| Anisio Jose da Costa | |
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| Birth: | 1829/1830? Angola |
| Death: | 23 April 1940 Brazil |
| Age: | 110 years? |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Longevity claimant | |
Anísio Jose da Costa [Brazilian: José] (1829/1830? – 23 April 1940) was Angolan-born Brazilian ex-slave and supercentenarian claimant whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Anísio Jose da Costa claimed that he was born in Portuguese West Africa, current Angola between 1829-1830. When he was a child, he was captured and sold a slavery. He arrived in Santos, Brazil on a slave vessel and bounded by the physical and moral sanctions of the white people, went straight to Pindamonhangaba, in the interior of the state, and then to the city of São Paulo to work on the coffee plantations. Later he fled to Santos and was given refuge in a quilombo where he was able to revive the cultural traditions of his people. He was called nickname Maninho. In 1888 Anísio was able to take a job as a security guard in the port of Santos, where he worked decades until he retired at 108. In the registration book of the Baggers Union, Maninho's name appears in 1935. At 105 years old, the black ex-slave was still carrying bags of coffee at the Port of Santos. He worked at a company called Procópio Carvalho S/A.
At the age of 90, Anisio married Brasilia, who was 25 years. He was a widower and already had three children. Anisio had seven more children with Brasilia. Anísio Jose da Costa died on 23 April 1940 in Embaré, Rua da Liberdade, Santos, Brazil at the age of 110 years. In 2008, his two daughters were alive: Ines (age 84) and Helena da Costa (age 83).