- 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.
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