Oldest People In The World

Manoel de Oliveira, portuguese is the oldest film director alive and still doing movies. Manoel de Oliveira was born in Porto, Portugal, on December 11, 1908, to Francisco José de Oliveira and Cândida Ferreira Pinto. His family were wealthy industrialists and agricultural landowners.

He attended school in Galicia, Spain, and his goal, as a teenager, was to become an actor. He enrolled in Italian film-maker Rino Lupo's acting school at age 20, but later changed his mind when he saw Walther Ruttmann's documentary Berlin: Symphony of a City. This prompted him to direct his first film, also a documentary, titled Douro, Faina Fluvial

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (born December 15, 1907) is a Brazilian architect specializing in international modern architecture. He is a pioneer in exploring the formal possibilities of reinforced concrete solely for their aesthetic impact.

World's oldest virgin has revealed the secret of her longevity on the eve of her 105th birthday — no sex.

Australia has a new international sports champion but she's unlikely to be offered any lucrative contracts for sportswear modeling or mobile phones.

New primary-school pupil Ma Xiuxian, aged 102, has proven you're never too old to learn after becoming the world's oldest first-year pupil.