Josino Levino Ferreira was born in Paraíba, Brazil on 3 April 1913. For his entire career, he worked as a farmer. He married Sebastiana Ana da Conceição in 1941, and the couple had children. The couple moved to Coronel Ezequiel, Rio Grande do Norte following their marriage, and remained together for nearly 60 years until Sebastiana Ana’s death in 2001 at the age of 87.

He currently resides in Coronel Ezequiel, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, at the age of 110. As of 2024, he has 3 living children, 11 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.