When Leno Gomes, better known as Nego do Borel, released his debut single 'Os
Cara do Momento' on YouTube in 2012 nobody would have predicted it would go on
to accrue over 50 million views and establish Gomes as one of the country's most
popular musicians. Gomes went on to prove he was no one-hit-wonder by following
up the hit with other successful songs such as 'Diamante de Lama', 'Bonde dos
Brabos' and 'Você Partiu Meu Coraçao'.
He was born in 1992 into a family who lived in Morro do Borel, a notoriously
deprived area of Rio de Janeiro. He left school early whilst still in f...