Who is the 17-year-old Brazilian on the ‘Forbes Under 30’ list

Who is the 17-year-old Brazilian on the ‘Forbes Under 30’ list


Born in Juiz de Fora, Millena Xavier is the youngest in the ranking that selects the figures under 30 who transform the world




Millena Saverio, a 17-year-old Brazilian, is on the ‘Forbes Under 30’ list, which recognizes young people up to 30 who excel in their fields, transforming the world. Born in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, she is the co-founder of Preparing for the Olympics, a nonprofit organization that prepares students for the Science Olympiad. His career also focuses on inclusion and accessibility initiatives.

On her LinkedIn profile, Milena presents herself as an innovative entrepreneur who uses artificial intelligence to address educational challenges and address health issues, with a focus on autism.

Prep Olímpicos, which she created when she was 14, has a niche in artificial intelligence, AI preparationwho answers students’ questions and teaches history and mathematics.

Through her work with Prep, the young woman contributes to the organization of Obafro, the first Brazilian Olympics focused on racial issues, with questions about Afrodiversity. The initiative attracted more than 20 thousand participants from all over Brazil in its first edition, last November.

At the same time, the young woman also developed the Autinosisan AI-based solution that helps diagnose autism.

As a student, he has already received full scholarships to more than 10 international programs, including opportunities at Stanford and the University of Toronto. He also has more than 37 scientific awards, including several gold medals at the Brazilian Olympiad of Technology (OBT), the Brazilian Olympiad of Informatics (OBI) and the National Olympiad of Science (ONC).

Source: Terra

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