Milton Cunha

Milton Reis da Cunha Júnior (born March 19, 1962) is a Brazilian carnival designer (carnavalesco), set designer, psychologist, university professor and carnival commentator. He holds a master's and doctorate in Literature (Literary Science) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Since 2013, he has been a commentator on the Rio de Janeiro samba school parade on TV Globo.

Biography He was born in Belém and raised on Marajó Island. Misunderstood by his family due to his homosexuality, Milton, at the age of 19, moved from Pará to Rio de Janeiro in 1982, never seeing his parents in person again. He inherited Joãosinho Trinta's office as a carnival designer, working at Beija-Flor from 1994 to 1997. In 2007, he worked at the Brazilian Carnival Ball, where he was until the last edition of the ball until 2012. He worked as a carnival designer from 2010 to 2013 at Sierras del Carnaval, a samba school in San Luis, Argentina.

Milton Cunha was married to a Physical Education teacher Eduardo Costa from 2007 to 2024. They met online.

Works

Carnaval é cultura: Poética e técnica no fazer escola de samba (2015) Viva e aproveite: O primeiro ano do resto de nossas vidas (2021)