Early years and education Fernando de Ouro Preto is the great-great-grandson of the
Viscount of Ouro Preto, who was the 32nd and last
Primer Minister of the
Brazilian Empire. He is also the great-grandson of the Count of
Afonso Celso, one of the founders and a member of the
Academia Brasileira de Letras (ABL). Son of an ambassador and a historian, Fernando was born in
Curitiba, Paraná state capital, on April 27, 1964. He was the third child, after Ico and Ana. His father's career led the family to move to the United States,
Austria and Switzerland, before settling in
Brasília. At the age of 11, he was introduced to rock music through
Herbert Vianna and
Bi Ribeiro, who later formed the band
Os Paralamas do Sucesso. He left Brazil and returned at the age of 16, when
punk culture was beginning to emerge in the streets of Brasilia. He started attending meetings of the group known as Turma da Colina, located at a strategic spot from where the city could be viewed. His father, Afonso, married Lucy, Dado's mother, and they both moved to work in Guinea-Bissau, while his mother, Marília, relocated to France. Dado's father also left the country, so Dinho, Dado, Dado's brother Luiz Otávio "Tavo" Villa-Lobos, and Bi Ribeiro's brother Pedro Ribeiro began living together in the same apartment in Brasília. Dinho became friends with
Renato Russo, lead singer of the band . He frequently attended the band's rehearsals and concerts, becoming familiar with their music and forming personal connections with the members.
Career When split up in 1982, the Lemos brothers, along with guitarist , wanted to create a new group. Dinho attended an audition at Fê's house, and after a performance of the song "Psicopata", he was selected as the lead singer of
Capital Inicial at the age of 19. Three months later, they performed their debut concert, at the
University of Brasilia (UnB), on the same day that Dinho took his university entrance exam. The following month, they played a concerts at the traditional
Circo Voador concert hall in
Rio de Janeiro and another at in
São Paulo. Later, the group decided to move from Brasília to São Paulo, where they currently reside. Capital Inicial released their self-titled
eponymous debut album in 1986, featuring songs written over the previous career. The band subsequently achieved significant success, but faced challenges with a lifestyle involving excessive sex, drugs, and parties, resulting in hastily composed albums.. In 1993, after a performance at Circo Voador, Dinho announced his departure from Capital Inicial. Dinho paused his career working, spending nights at
concerts and engaging in heavy alcohol and drugs use. During one of these events at his apartment, an individual stole approximately 20,000 dollars, leaving him financially strained. During his hiatus, Dinho pursued music studies, learning to play instruments and attempting to establish himself as trying to become an independent artist. He released two solo albums,
Vertigo, in 1994, and
Dinho Ouro Preto, in 1995, which did not achieve commercial success. Following the success of the tour, they were offered a contract for a new album, and in November 1998, they released
Atrás dos Olhos. The album's success led to a performance in the
Acústico MTV series, with the
resulting album in 2000 selling over one million copies sold and making the return of Capital Inicial. In 2012, he released his third solo album,
Black Heart, featuring covers of songs by rock bands such as
The Smiths,
Joy Division and
Pet Shop Boys. In 2020, he released his fourth solo album,
Roque em Rôu, containing 12 covers of by Brazilian rock bands and artists. Some of the re-recordings on the album are "Rolam as Pedras", by
Kiko Zambianchi, "Metamorfose Ambulante", by
Raul Seixas, "", by
Raimundos, and "Saideira", by
Skank. As the leader of Capital Inicial, Dinho, was nominated three times for the
Latin Grammy Award for Best Portuguese Language Rock or Alternative Album in
2003,
2007, and
2010. == Personal life ==