World Records: Aprenda Superlativos em Inglês com os Maiores do Mundo

Na Lingualize, aprender inglês é divertido, prático e direto ao ponto. Neste conteúdo, você vai descobrir os superlativos em inglês com base em recordes mundiais reais — desde a pessoa mais alta até o lugar mais frio do planeta.

Regras de formação dos superlativos em inglês

1. Adjetivos curtos (1 sílaba, ou 2 com terminações como -y):Adicione -est ao final.

• tall → the tallest

• strong → the strongest

• busy → the busiest

2. Adjetivos longos (2 ou mais sílabas, não terminados em -y):Use the most + adjetivo.

• intelligent → the most intelligent

• expensive → the most expensive

• famous → the most famous

3. Adjetivos irregulares:

Base	Superlativo	Exemplo
good	the best	Micael is the best teacher in the world.
bad	the worst	That was the worst decision ever.
far	the farthest	Japan is the farthest country I’ve visited.

Reading - World records

The tallest man in the world is Robert Wadlow (272 cm).

The shortest man in the world is Afshin Ghaderzadeh (65 cm).

The strongest man in the world is Tom Stoltman, winner of World’s Strongest Man in 2021 and 2022.

The fastest man in the world is Usain Bolt. He ran 100 meters in 9.58 seconds.

The richest man in the world is Elon Musk, with over $420 billion (2025).

The most famous actor in the world is Dwayne Johnson, with more than 390 million Instagram followers.

The most expensive painting ever sold is Salvator Mundi by Leonardo da Vinci, sold for $450.3 million in 2017.

The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica (−89.2°C at Vostok Station).

The largest subtropical desert in the world is the Sahara (3.5 million km²).

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest (8,848.86 m).

The most visited city in the world is Paris (44 million international visitors in 2022).

The deepest ocean is the Pacific Ocean (10,984 meters in the Mariana Trench).

The oldest known tree is Methuselah (over 4,850 years old, California).

The busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (104 million passengers in 2023).