He was very close to the conservationist and environmentalist José Cláudio da Silva, who was murdered with his wife, Maria do Espírito Santo, on 24th May 2011 near the city of Nova Ipixuna, Pará.
A Milanez se lo compara fecuentemente con el conservacionista y ecologista José Cláudio da Silva, que fue asesinado junto con su esposa, Maria do Espírito Santo, el 24 de mayo de 2011 cerca de la ciudad de Nova Ipixuna, Pará.