Albano Andrade

**Albano Ferreira Andrade** (14 December 1909 – 29 June 2021) was a Portuguese supercentenarian who, together with his younger brother Alberto Andrade, was notable for being the oldest living pair of brothers in the world validated by Guinness World Records.

## Biography

Albano Andrade was born in São Miguel de Souto, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro District, Portugal on 14 December 1909 to António Domingos de Andrade Júnior (16 July 1863 – 12 November 1956 ) and Maria Ferreira de Andrade (3 December 1867 – 5 March 1961 ). His younger brother Alberto was born on 2 December 1911. Their parents married in 1891 .

Andrade completed school until fourth grade, when old enough, he passed an entrance exam and became a teacher. Andrade gave up this career when he would have to move away from his family to a remote school. Despite retiring from teaching, Andrade kept up with reading and staying current with politics.

Andrade never married (by his own choice) and never had any children, choosing to live with family instead.

Andrade played violin from his youth, and was still able to play into his centenarian years, similar to his brother who played the saxophone in a philharmonic band.

When visited by The American Geriatric Society in 2013, Albano was still able to live independently and complete daily activities, he rarely took medications and had no health problems.

He became the oldest known living man in Portugal following the death of 108-year-old Manuel Rodrigues Horta of Santarém in August 2016.

In 2019, he and his brother were 109 and 107 years old respectively, and lived in Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. Their combined age as of 2 April 2019 was an incredible 216 years, 230 days. Albano and Alberto were both born in their family home in Portugal, where they have lived their entire lives.

There was also a history of longevity in his family: both of his parents died at age 93. One of his nephews (the son of his oldest sister) died at 101 years old, and another one turned 100 in 2020.

In December 2019, he celebrated his 110th birthday.

Andrade died in São Miguel de Souto, Aveiro District, Portugal on 29 June 2021 at the age of 111 years, 197 days. Following his death, his brother Alberto Andrade became the oldest known living man in Portugal.

His brother Alberto Andrade died on 8 October 2021 at the age of 109 years, 310 days.

## Gallery

Albano and Alberto with their motherAlbano aged 108 with his brother aged 106Albano aged 109 with his brother aged 107Albano aged 110 with his brother Alberto aged 108Albano Andrade on his 110th birthday
## References

* 100th birthday, Youtube, 15 January 2010
* At age 104 (video - starts in the minute 27) RTP Play, 25 October 2014
* At age 108, Município de Santa Maria da Feira, Facebook, 13 March 2018
* Emídio Sousa visita os "Avós" do concelho, Diário de Aveiro, 15 March 2018
* Oldest brothers with combined age of 216 set new record for living siblings Guinness World Records, 3 June 2019
* Exceptional Siblings: The Andrade Brothers Wiley Online Library, 9 March 2020
* Conheça a incrível vida dos irmãos Andrade Correio da Manhã, 22 November 2020
* OS IRMÃOS MAIS VELHOS DO MUNDO: OS PORTUGUESES ALBANO E ALBERTO TÊM 111 E 109 ANOS, 10 February 2021
* Morreu Albano Andrade, metade da dupla dos irmãos mais velhos do mundo Publico, 30 June 2021