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Joelison Fernandes da Silva (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian Sitting volleyball player^[1] and he has been recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.37 meters tall and weighing 169 kilograms.^[2]

In 2014, he competed and won one Mixed martial arts event.^[3]

In 2015, he married Evem Medeiros, who at 5'0" is nearly 3 feet shorter than him.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

^ Ninão, the big hope as Brazil bid for Paralympic volleyball glory
^ "Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir". 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ O gigante Ninão da Paraíba vira lutador de MMA e dá uma surra no lutador Tatu
^ Lynch, Alison (20 April 2015). "7ft 8in 'gentle giant' finds love with a woman almost three feet smaller than him". Metro UK. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ "Homem mais alto do Brasil terá perna amputada para conter infecção" (in Portuguese). Notícias UOL. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[1] Ninão, the big hope as Brazil bid for Paralympic volleyball glory

[noticia-2] "Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir". 9 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[3] O gigante Ninão da Paraíba vira lutador de MMA e dá uma surra no lutador Tatu

[4] Lynch, Alison (20 April 2015). "7ft 8in 'gentle giant' finds love with a woman almost three feet smaller than him". Metro UK. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[5] "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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+'''Joelison Fernandes da Silva''' (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian [[Sitting volleyball]] player<ref>[https://www.paralympic.org/feature/ninao-big-hope-brazil-bid-paralympic-volleyball-glory Ninão, the big hope as Brazil bid for Paralympic volleyball glory]</ref> and he has been recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.37 meters tall and weighing 169 kilograms.<ref name=noticia>{{Cite web|url=https://www.i7news.ig.com.br/noticia/51600/cidades/homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-ninao-teve-que-amputar-o-pe-mas-agora-tera-um-motivo-para-sorrir-09122021|title=Homem mais alto do Brasil, Ninão teve que amputar o pé, mas agora terá um motivo para sorrir|date=9 December 2021|access-date=12 February 2022|archive-date=12 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212151900/https://www.i7news.ig.com.br/noticia/51600/cidades/homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-ninao-teve-que-amputar-o-pe-mas-agora-tera-um-motivo-para-sorrir-09122021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-{{Infobox basketball player
-| name        = Joelison Fernandes da Silva
-| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|18}}
-| birth_place = [[Taperoá, Paraíba]], [[Brazil]]<ref name="eleições">[http://www.eleicoes2012.info/ninao-psb-45/ Ninão PSB - Eleições 2012]</ref><ref name="Site Barra">{{cite web|url=http://sitebarra.com.br/2014/05/homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-vive-na-paraiba.html|trans-title=|title=Homem mais alto do Brasil vive na Paraíba| author=Diego Vinícius|date=20 May 2014|access-date=27 March 2018|language=pt}}</ref><ref>[http://www.taperoa.com/gigante-paraibano/ Site do municipio de Taperoá - Gigante Paraibano (15 de maio de 2007)]</ref>
-| nationality = [[Brazil]]ian
-| occupation  =
-| height_ft = 7
-| height_in = 9
-| weight_kg = 167
-}}
+In 2014, he competed and won one [[Mixed martial arts]] event.<ref>[https://www.portaldolitoralpb.com.br/o-gigante-ninao-da-paraiba-vira-lutador-de-mma-e-da-uma-surra-no-lutador-tatu/ O gigante Ninão da Paraíba vira lutador de MMA e dá uma surra no lutador Tatu]</ref>
-'''Joelison Fernandes da Silva''' , known as Ninão (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian former basketball player recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.36 meters tall and weighing 167 kilograms.<ref name="TERRA">{{cite web|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI1339250-EI306,00.html|trans-title=|title=Jovem paraibano de 21 anos tem 2,3 m de altura|author=[[Terra Networks]]|date=10 January 2007|access-date=7 September 2010|language=pt}}</ref><ref name="G1">{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/Noticias/Brasil/0,,AA1425099-5598,00.html|trans-title=|title=Paraibano de 2,39 m vira celebridade por causa da altura| author=Portal G1|date=18 January 2007|access-date=7 September 2010|language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticias.r7.com/rio-de-janeiro/rj-no-ar/videos/saiba-como-vive-o-homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-16102015|trans-title=|title=Saiba como vive o homem mais alto do Brasil|publisher=R7|date=26 September 2014| access-date=28 March 2018|language=pt}}</ref> He was officially the second tallest man alive in the world, being 14 centimeters shorter than the Turkish Sultan Kosen, the tallest man still alive at 2.51 meters.
+In 2015, he married Evem Medeiros, who at 5'0" is nearly 3 feet shorter than him.<ref>{{cite web|title=7ft 8in 'gentle giant' finds love with a woman almost three feet smaller than him|url=https://metro.co.uk/2015/04/20/7ft-8in-gentle-giant-finds-love-with-a-woman-almost-three-feet-smaller-than-him-5157986/|publisher=[[Metro UK]]|first=Alison|last=Lynch|date=20 April 2015|accessdate=6 August 2022}}</ref>
-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.
+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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2021/09/16/homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-amputara-perna-devido-infeccao-melhor-para-mim.htm|trans-title=|title=Homem mais alto do Brasil terá perna amputada para conter infecção|publisher=Notícias UOL|date=16 September 2021|access-date=27 January 2022|language=pt}}</ref>
-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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/ultimas-noticias/2021/09/16/homem-mais-alto-do-brasil-amputara-perna-devido-infeccao-melhor-para-mim.htm|trans-title=|title=Homem mais alto do Brasil terá perna amputada para conter infecção|publisher=Notícias UOL|date=16 September 2021|access-date=27 January 2022|language=pt}}</ref>
-==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==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-* [http://mais.uol.com.br/view/iq5va2mdltp6/as-aventuras-de-celso-com-o-gigante-ninao-12-04029B3062D4B133C6?types=A&  Ninão no Domingo Legal]
-[[Category:Brazilian men's basketball players]]
 [[Category:1985 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:People from Paraíba]]
+[[Category:Brazilian male mixed martial artists]]
+[[Category:Paralympic volleyball players for Brazil]]
+[[Category:Brazilian men's sitting volleyball players]]
+[[Category:Brazilian amputees]]
+[[Category:People with gigantism]]
+[[Category:21st-century Brazilian sportsmen]]