early life and career milton viola fernandes, known by his adopted name millôr, was a renowned brazilian writer, journalist, cartoonist, humorist, and playwright. born on august 16, 1923, in rio de janeiro, brazil, his birth certificate rendered the name 'millôr', which he later adopted as his official name. artistic contributions millôr fernandes began his journalistic career in 1938, publishing in several prominent brazilian magazines, such as o cruzeiro and a cigarra. he was celebrated for his ironic humor and authored thousands of satirical aphorisms. in 1956, millôr shared the first pri…