| Irineu Lopes da Silva | |
 Irineu Lopes da Silva on his claimed 111th birthday in 2024 | |
| Birth: | 7 February 1913? Jacobina, Bahia, Brazil |
| Death: | 6 November 2024 Quixabeira, Bahia, Brazil |
| Age: | 111 years, 273 days? |
| Country: |  BRA
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| Unvalidated | |
Irineu Lopes da Silva (7 February 1913? – 6 November 2024) was a Brazilian supercentenarian claimant whose age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).
Biography[]
Irineu Lopes da Silva claimed to have been born in the municipality of Jacobina, (present-day municipality of Quixabeira), Bahia, Brazil on 7 February 1913.
In February 2023, he celebrated his claimed 110th birthday.
Irineu Lopes da Silva died in Quixabeira, Bahia, Brazil on 6 November 2024 at the claimed age of 111 years, 273 days. He was the patriarch of a large family, with 10 children, as well as a hundred grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Some interesting facts about him:
- He climbed a 15-meter-high water tank on his birthdays until he was at the claimed age of 104, stopping climbing at his family's request.
- Until at least the claimed age of 105, he rode his bicycle throughout the city
- He had a notebook where he wrote down all the deaths of people he had known since 31/Jul/1983
- At the claimed age of 107 he repaired the lock on a door in his home, demonstrating his vitality, his disposition and his lucidity.
- He said that to live long you have to go to bed early, eat little, work, don't buy on credit, and don't borrow anything.
Gallery[]
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 99
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 102
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 103
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 105
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 106
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 107
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 108
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 110
Lopes da Silva at the claimed age of 111
Undated
References[]
- Homem completa 99 anos e sobe em caixa d’água para comemorar Calila Noticias, 7 February 2012
- Aposentado comemora 100 anos de vida subindo em caixa d’água de 20 metros de altura Calila Noticias, 7 February 2013
- Quixabeira: aposentado sobe mais uma vez em caixa d’água para comemorar seu aniversário de 102 anos Calila Noticias, 7 February 2015
- Seu Irineu, o vovô da caixa d'água, comemora 103 anos R7 - Notícias do Dia no Brasil e no Mundo, 19 February 2016
- Quixabeira: aposentado de 105 anos que sempre comemorou aniversário subindo em caixa d’água, parou de subir a pedido da família Calila Noticias, 8 February 2018
- Idoso de Quixabeira completa 107 anos com força, lucidez e bom humor VR14, 8 February 2020
- Idoso completa 108 anos em Quixabeira Várzea do Poço e Região, 8 February 2021
- Idoso comemora 110 anos e diz que o segredo da longevidade é deitar cedo, comer pouco, trabalhar e não comprar fiado Calila Noticias, 13 February 2023
- Supercentenário completou 111 anos Calila Noticias, 8 February 2024
- Supercentenário completou 111 anos no interior da Bahia A Voz do Campo, 9 February 2024
- Aos 111 anos, morre no interior da Bahia, Irineu Lopes da Silva Fronticias, 6 November 2024