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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>
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-|height          = 2.36 m<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}}</ref>
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+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''' (born 15 August 1985) is a Brazilian MMA fighter who has MMA records of 0 win, 1 loss, and 1 draw, and he has been recognized as the tallest man in Brazil, measuring 2.36 meters tall and weighing 168 kilograms.<ref name=noticia />
-In 2015 he got married to 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 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 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>
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+[[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]]