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Bernando LaPallo

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Bernando LaPallo
Bernando LaPallo
Birth: 17 August 1910
Vitoria, Brazil
Death: 19 December 2015
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Age: 105 years, 124 days
Country: BrazilBRAUnited StatesUSA
Centenarian

Bernando LaPallo (17 August 1901?/1906 or 1910 (based on documented records) – 19 December 2015) was a Brazilian-American centenarian noted for his diet/healthy lifestyle books, online seminars, etc. His age claim was a source of controversy, as evidence showed he was younger than the age claimed.

Biography

Bernando LaPallo claimed that he was born in Vitoria, Brazil on 17 August 1901. He claimed that he moved to the United States at the age of 5 living in New York City for more than 90 years and was “never sick a day in his life”. His father was said to be a doctor who lived to 99, his mother lived to be 105 and his grandmother lived to be 108.

LaPallo outlived two of his three children and his two wives. Bernando also had a strict diet of vegetables and fruits. His five "secret" foods were said to be: cinnamon, chocolate, garlic, honey, and olive oil.

Bernando LaPallo died in Tempe, Arizona, USA on 19 December 2015 at the age of 105/109 (claimed 114) from natural causes.

Age Controversy

Bernando LaPallo began claiming birth in 1901 while he was promoting healthy longevity/lifestyle products. Critics question whether this conflict of interest could be a source of motivation for age inflation. So far, no proof of birth in 1901 has been publicly located. Census and other documents in the USA have suggested that Bernando was born in circa 1906 or 1910, and was thus a semi-supercentenarian, not a supercentenarian as claimed. His accepted "real" age based on documented records suggest age at least 105 years, 124 days.

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