DINHO

Updated: March 14, 2026

Name: DINHO (Alecsander Alves Leite) 
Date of Birth: March 5, 1971 
Date of Death: March 2, 1996 (aged 24)

Biography & Career:

Dinho (5 March 1971 – 2 March 1996), born Alecsander Alves Leite, was a charismatic Brazilian singer, songwriter, and comedian, best known as the flamboyant lead vocalist of the beloved rock-comedy band Mamonas Assassinas. He died just three days before his 25th birthday in a plane crash near São Paulo, together with the rest of his bandmates, leaving behind a brief but unforgettable legacy that made Mamonas Assassinas one of the most iconic bands acts in Brazilian pop culture history.