Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+) - Iberian Peninsula

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

MMNMADV91 — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:39:09 +0000

@gabriel_pt Descanse em paz, Sr. Fernando Pereira.

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

Gabriel_PT — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:35:28 +0000

List of oldest known living men in Portugal (105+) as of 23 August 2026:

R.I.P. Mr. Fernando Pereira

10149

1. Joaquim Varela 01.06.1915, 111 (Cercal do Alentejo, Setúbal District, pop. 2,954)*

2. João de Almeida 21.10.1916, 109 (Rio de Loba, Viseu District, pop. 9,009)

3. José Galvão 09.05.1918, 108 (Silvares (Fundão), Castelo Branco District, pop. 968)

4. Anonymous (Júlio) 19.10.1918, 107 (Fermentelos (Águeda), Aveiro District, pop. 3,028)

5. Bernardino Magalhães 31.12.1918, 107 (Canedo de Basto, Celorico de Basto, Braga District, pop. 1,010)

6. António Garcia 14.03.1919, 107 (Porto da Carne, Guarda District, pop. 338)

7. António Ferreira da Costa 27.04.1919, 107 (Queiriga (Vila Nova de Paiva), Viseu District, pop. 523)

8. José Sobral 10.11.1919, 106 (Viseu, Viseu District, pop. 103,502)

9. José Vicente da Balinha 14.09.1920, 105 (São Romão de Neiva, Viana do Castelo District, pop. 1,048)

10. Anonymous (Tiano) 11.11.1920, 105 (Monchique, Faro District, pop. 5,323)

11. Anonymous 30.11.1920, 105 (Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo District, pop. 11,044)

12. Manuel Raeiro 21.12.1920, 105 (Porto, Porto District, pop. 248,769)

13. Manuel Gonçalves 26.01.1921, 105 (Arouca, Aveiro District, pop. 21,146)

14. Amadeu Marques 07.03.1921, 105 (Penso Santo Estêvão (Braga), Braga District, pop. 435)

15. Anonymous (Manuel) 06.06.1921, 105 (Maçãs de Dona Maria (Alvaiázere), Leiria District, pop. 6,239)

16. Manuel Serrano 08.07.1921, 105 (Mouriscas (Abrantes), Santarém District, pop. 1,480)

*Mr. Joaquim Varela lives partly in his daughter's house in Cercal do Alentejo and other seasons in his other daughter's house in São Brás de Alportel

Sources:

Fernando Pereira (05.03.1920 - 21.08.2026) 106 years, 169 days

Morreu o habitante mais idoso do distrito de Braga aos 106 anos – O Vilaverdense

Morreu o homem mais velho de Guimarães

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

diego — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:48:50 +0000

June 18 was the last time there were 17 people here, and now we’re back to that level.
September 25, 2025, was the last time there was no one from Beja here.

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

MMNMADV91 — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:38:16 +0000

@gabriel_pt Descanse em paz, Sr. António Joaquim Jorge.

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

Gabriel_PT — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:06:54 +0000

List of oldest known living men in Portugal (105+) as of 17 August 2026:

R.I.P. Mr. António Joaquim Jorge

10098

1. Joaquim Varela 01.06.1915, 111 (São Brás de Alportel, Faro District, pop. 11,266)

2. João de Almeida 21.10.1916, 109 (Rio de Loba, Viseu District, pop. 9,009)

3. José Galvão 09.05.1918, 108 (Silvares (Fundão), Castelo Branco District, pop. 968)

4. Anonymous (Júlio) 19.10.1918, 107 (Fermentelos (Águeda), Aveiro District, pop. 3,028)

5. Bernardino Magalhães 31.12.1918, 107 (Canedo de Basto, Celorico de Basto, Braga District, pop. 1,010)

6. António Garcia 14.03.1919, 107 (Porto da Carne, Guarda District, pop. 338)

7. António Ferreira da Costa 27.04.1919, 107 (Queiriga (Vila Nova de Paiva), Viseu District, pop. 523)

8. José Sobral 10.11.1919, 106 (Viseu, Viseu District, pop. 103,502)

9. Fernando Pereira 05.03.1920, 106 (Guimarães, Braga District, pop. 156,830)

10. José Vicente da Balinha 14.09.1920, 105 (São Romão de Neiva, Viana do Castelo District, pop. 1,048)

11. Anonymous (Tiano) 11.11.1920, 105 (Monchique, Faro District, pop. 5,323)

12. Anonymous 30.11.1920, 105 (Ponte da Barca, Viana do Castelo District, pop. 11,044)

13. Manuel Raeiro 21.12.1920, 105 (Porto, Porto District, pop. 248,769)

14. Manuel Gonçalves 26.01.1921, 105 (Arouca, Aveiro District, pop. 21,146)

15. Amadeu Marques 07.03.1921, 105 (Penso Santo Estêvão (Braga), Braga District, pop. 435)

16. Anonymous (Manuel) 06.06.1921, 105 (Maçãs de Dona Maria (Alvaiázere), Leiria District, pop. 6,239)

17. Manuel Serrano 08.07.1921, 105 (Mouriscas (Abrantes), Santarém District, pop. 1,480)

Sources:

António Joaquim Jorge (08.10.1920 - 09.08.2026) 105 years, 305 days

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RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

diego — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 20:42:53 +0000

@diego Thank you so much for sharing those, they are some amazingly bizarre names, I confess I laughed so hard at some of those. For some reason, Vicente Mais ou Menos de Souza really gets to me, because if you take out the "Mais ou Menos", it's such a normal name. 🤣 (I wonder if this Vicente had something like ambiguous paternity at play, hence the "Mais ou Menos de Souza"? 😆)

(Also, if you'd like, we could create an unusual/strange names thread, I certainly have some gems I've found during my years of genealogical and (super)centenarian research, from the pre-strict naming laws era.)

Hahaha, you're welcome.
I think a thread for unusual names could definitely be created—it’s a really interesting topic. There are some very unique names out there that I’d love to know about.

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

MMNMADV91 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:55:15 +0000

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

diego — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:59:21 +0000

Yes, you're right; we don't have strict laws regarding names here—only names that might cause the person embarrassment are prohibited (a law passed in 1973), and the registrar makes the call.
Still, it is possible to have bizarre names like *Último Vaqueiro* (Last Cowboy), *Um Dois Três de Oliveira Quatro* (One Two Three de Oliveira Four), or *Vicente Mais ou Menos de Souza* (Vicente More-or-Less de Souza).
Well, I'd better send you a link with these names—believe me, they are real.

nomes estranhos (lagoasanta.com.br)

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

MMNMADV91 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:56:34 +0000

@diego If I remember correctly, Brazil's naming laws aren't as strict, so you can still have children named "Manoel", "Izabel", etc. over there in the present day. Over here, naming laws are stricter and we have a list of allowed names (in fact, the first list of this kind was created in 1911, during the time of the First Portuguese Republic, but I believe that particular list has been lost to posterity), that does not include archaic spellings such as "Manoel" or "Izabel", just the modern ones ("Manuel" and "Isabel" regarding these specific examples I noted, but there are many more, of course).

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

diego — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:34:28 +0000

I've always found it so interesting how you (a generalised "you", I mean) there in Brazil kept the archaic spellings of so many names and surnames ("Manoel" instead of Manuel", "Souza" instead of "Sousa", etc.). Over here, the archaic form "Manoel" is no longer in use.

You're absolutely right about that; in fact, many people here consider "Manuel" archaic and think "Manoel" is the more correct spelling.
These spelling differences are often due to the clerks, as many make mistakes when writing down the name.
In some cases, however, parents simply prefer one form over the other and specifically request that spelling.