Xi Shun - World Tallest Man !!!

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese giant Xi Shun, the tallest living man in the world, measured at 7 feet, 8.95 inch (2.36 meters), arrived in Brazil on Monday to take part in the activities of the Guinness Day to be celebrated worldwide on Nov. 9.

The 55-year-old giant has a tight schedule in Brazil. He will autograph the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of Records, in which his record was published, in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo and have a ride along Sao Paulo's famous Avenida Paulista.

At his hotel, in the southern area of Rio, the staff furnished his room with the largest double king-size bed, as well as a single bed, where he will be able to lay his feet.

Xi was born in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China, and was raised in the countryside. He currently works as a herdsman.

"Before, I wanted to be normal, but now I am satisfied," he said.

The Chinese giant had to undergo a series of physical and mental tests in January, 2005 before entering the Guinness Book of Records. Unlike former record-holder Robert Wadlow, measured at 8 feet,11.1 inch (2.72m), Xi did not present any known growth disorder, which means that he seems to have reached his current height naturally.

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