João Marinho Neto (born 5 October 1912) is a Brazilian supercentenarian who, at the age of 112 years, 132 days,[1][2][3] has been the world's oldest verified living man since the death of John Tinniswood of the United Kingdom on 25 November 2024.
[4][5][6] João Marinho Neto was born in Maranguape, Ceará, on 5 October 1912 to a farming family.
[7] Marinho Neto was married to Josefa Albano dos Santos (1920–1994), with whom he had four children: Antônio, José, Fátima, and Vanda[7] (deceased).
[8] Later, he had three more sons, Vinícius, Jarbas, and Conceiçao, with Antonia Rodrigues Moura.
His descendants include his living children, 22 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren.