Joelison Fernandes da Silva

Joelison Fernandes da Silva , known as Ninão (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian MMA (Vale Tudo) fighter recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.36 meters tall and weighing 190 kilograms.[6] He was officially the third tallest man alive in the world, being 15 centimeters shorter than the Turkish Sultan Kosen, the tallest man still alive at 2.51 meters.

Joelison Fernandes da Silva
Personal information
Born (1985-08-18) 18 August 1985
Taperoá, Paraíba, Brazil[1][2][3]
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height2.36 m (7 ft 9 in)[4]
Listed weight190 kg (419 lb)[5]

In his youth, he worked in a kaolin mine to help his family. In 2007 it was registered for the first time on RankBrasil, when it was 2.29 meters long. The increase in height was confirmed during the Domingo Legal program, shown on 18 May 2014. A RankBrasil inspector checked the measurements and made the record official with the delivery of the trophy.

He has won a scripted MMA (Vale Tudo) match with a man called Tatu.

He lives in a house adapted for his size, donated by the Government of Paraíba .

Leg amputation

In 2017, he discovered osteomyelitis in the bone of one of his legs and the only alternative to solve the problem was the amputation of the leg in 2021.[7]

Political life

In 2012, he was a candidate for vice-mayor in the municipality of Assunção by the PSB, but was not elected. On 19 March 2018, he became a pre-candidate for state deputy of Paraíba by the PPL, but later made his candidacy official by the Patriots. He obtained a total of 642 votes and was not elected.

References
  1. Ninão PSB - Eleições 2012
  2. Diego Vinícius (20 May 2014). "Homem mais alto do Brasil vive na Paraíba" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. Site do municipio de Taperoá - Gigante Paraibano (15 de maio de 2007)
  4. "Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir". 9 December 2021.
  5. "Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir". 9 December 2021.
  6. "Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir". 9 December 2021.
  7. "Homem mais alto do Brasil terá perna amputada para conter infecção" (in Portuguese). Notícias UOL. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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