“He was very simple, very humble,” his granddaughter said. “His uniqueness was that he didn’t like anything industrialized, only things from the countryside, natural.”
. He was laid to rest Saturday at the Corrego dos Fialhos Cemetery in Pedra Bonita.
Willyan Jose Rodrigues de Souza, a legal adviser for the civil registry, confirmed to a local outlet that Gomes’ age was accurate, noting he was born before 1900.However, his family is not completely confident of his age, citing several local cases of incorrect documentation. “He definitely was over 100 years old, at least 110. Now we need to know how it will be recorded on the death certificate.”
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