Vinil was the vocalist of the Brazilian band "Magazine", that used to execute the songs "Tic Tic Nervoso" (composed by Marcos Serra and Antonio Luiz), "A Gata Comeu", "Sou Boy" and "Glub Glub No Clube", all three composed by Vinil himself. In the beginning of the 1980s, he had been member of "Verminose", a band of the genres punk rock and rockabilly.