The oldest man in the world has died: he was 128 years old

He died in Brazil, Jose Paulino Gomes: he was 128 years old and was the oldest man in the world. He died of multiple organ failure, probably due to his advanced age, in his home in Beautiful stone, in Minas Gerais in Brazil

He was just days away from his 128th birthday, but Jose Paulino Gomes, the man considered the world's oldest, died before he could celebrate his birthday, according to the New York Post. According to the 1917 marriage certificate, the man was born on August 4, 1895. This makes him a survivor of both world wars and three pandemics.

Although the family is not certain of the relative's date of birth, due to previous cases where the documentation was incorrect, Willyan Jose Rodrigues de Souza, a legal advisor for the civil registry, confirmed to a local news outlet that Mr. Gomes' age was accurate: “According to the marriage certificate he got married at 22: since at that time men rarely got married at 17, it is presumable that his age is correct, and that he was actually born before 1900” said Rodrigues de Souza.

Now Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, 114, is the world's oldest living man

Gomes worked as an animal trainer and, according to his family, the centenarian was still riding horses until four years ago.

“He was very simple, very humble. His uniqueness was that he didn’t like anything industrialized, only country, natural things. He raised chickens, pigs… His food all came from here, it had to be grown or raised here. And he always liked to drink something,” his granddaughter told local media. Eliane Ferreira. Gomes, who was a widower, leaves behind seven children, 25 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. He is now the Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, 114 years old, the oldest living man in the world.