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LONDON (AFP) | August 30, 2011
The ONG 'Survival International' said Tuesday it has located in Brazil to a Brazilian Indian, about to turn 121 years, would be the oldest person in the world.
Maria Pereira Lucimar belongs to the tribe Kaxinawá, living in the western Amazon, bordering Peru. Your birth certificate, approved by the Brazilian civil registration in 1985, shows he was born on September 3, 1890.
According to the Gerontology Research Group of Los Angeles (California, USA), however, the doyenne of humanity is now an American, Betty Cooper, who last met August 26 115 years.
The old Brazilian plans to spend its 121 birthday next Saturday with his family, and attributes his longevity to his healthy lifestyle now, Survival International said in a statement.
Pereira eats only natural products from the Amazon rainforest, including carne asada, monkey, fish, cassava and plantains, and your diet does not contain salt or sugar. Neither use soap or other industrial products.
The director of the defense of indigenous rights established in London, Stephen Corry, is convinced that this lifestyle is the secret of his longevity.
"Too often we witness the negative effects of forced changes may have on indigenous peoples. It is refreshing to see a community that has maintained strong ties to their ancestral homeland and has enjoyed the undeniable benefits of it, "he said.
Despite his advanced age, Lucimar Maria Pereira is in good health and is relatively active, as the leader of his people, Carlos, who claims to have four people over 90 years among a population of 80 inhabitants.
Maria Pereira Lucimar belongs to the tribe Kaxinawá, living in the western Amazon, bordering Peru. Your birth certificate, approved by the Brazilian civil registration in 1985, shows he was born on September 3, 1890.
According to the Gerontology Research Group of Los Angeles (California, USA), however, the doyenne of humanity is now an American, Betty Cooper, who last met August 26 115 years.
The old Brazilian plans to spend its 121 birthday next Saturday with his family, and attributes his longevity to his healthy lifestyle now, Survival International said in a statement.
Pereira eats only natural products from the Amazon rainforest, including carne asada, monkey, fish, cassava and plantains, and your diet does not contain salt or sugar. Neither use soap or other industrial products.
The director of the defense of indigenous rights established in London, Stephen Corry, is convinced that this lifestyle is the secret of his longevity.
"Too often we witness the negative effects of forced changes may have on indigenous peoples. It is refreshing to see a community that has maintained strong ties to their ancestral homeland and has enjoyed the undeniable benefits of it, "he said.
Despite his advanced age, Lucimar Maria Pereira is in good health and is relatively active, as the leader of his people, Carlos, who claims to have four people over 90 years among a population of 80 inhabitants.
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