Trivia

He has a stepdaughter from Patrícia first marriage named Luciana.

He and Patrícia are parents of a girl named Rita.

Mia has a son from his first marriage named Maydo Dawany.

In 1974 he started to work in journalism in "Diário de Notícias" of Mozambique.

He has a dog named Chocolate.

Mia won several award for his books: Nacional Literature Award of Mozambique (1995) for the romance "Terra Sonâmbula"; "The best of 1995" Award from Brazil (Art Critics Association of São Paulo) for the romance "Terra Sonâmbula"; Virgílio Ferreira Award in 1999; Prémio África Hoje (Today Africa Award) in 2002; Award from the Independent Foreign Book Prize from England (2005); the romance "Terra Sonâmbula" received the NOMA African Award and it was chosen to be one of the 12 best books of XX century of all Africa.

He's a writer and a poet. Some books: "Raiz de Orvalho" (1983), "Cada homem é uma raça" (1990), "Contos do nascer da Terra" (1997), "Vinte e zinco" (1999), "O último vôo do flamingo (2000), "Chuva pasmada" (2005).

Mother: Maria de Jesus. She is Portuguese.

Mia has an older brother named Fernando and a younger brother.

He got the named Mia because when he was born his brother couldn't say Emílio. He would say just "Mia".

He studied Medicine (1971-1974) in Lourenço Marques University but he didin't finish. Then he earned his degree in biology by Eduardo Mondlane University in Beira, Mozambique (1989).

Father, Fernando, was a poet and a journalist. His father is Portuguese.

Was a teacher in Eduardo Mondlane University in Beira.

The first poetry book he publish was "Raiz de Orvalho" (Root of Dew) in 1983.

Won Romanic Literature of Latin Union Award in 2007. He's the first writer of Mozambique to won this award.