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Jagannath Chatterjee

Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie Hoshino Barros of Brazil have been declared the “World's Shortest Married Couple” by Guinness World Records. The Barros’ have long wanted the shortest couple honour. But they had to be officially married in order to get recognition. The Brazilian couple married in September 2016 after an eight-year relationship but on November 17 they got the official recognition from Guiness World Records that they are the world’s shortest married couple. They have a combined height of 181.41 cm verified in Itapeva, São Paulo, Brazil, on   November 3 2016