# Ronaldo Fraga

> Ronaldo Fraga is a ready-to-wear label based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, started in 1996. Behind the label: Ronaldo Fraga. Known for collections built around stories, from Zuzu Angel to the São Francisco River.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/designers/ronaldo-fraga
- Country guide: https://thecastindex.com/houses/brazilian-designers
- Facts checked: 2026-10-22
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## Quick facts

- Behind the label: Ronaldo Fraga
- Based: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- Since: 1996
- Focus: Ready-to-wear
- Makes: Ready-to-wear, sold from his store in Belo Horizonte’s Mercado Novo
- Trained: Fashion at UFMG’s Belas Artes school; later studied at Parsons in New York

## Who is behind Ronaldo Fraga?

Raised in Belo Horizonte, Ronaldo Fraga studied fashion at UFMG and later at Parsons, and showed his first collection, Eu amo coração de galinha, at Phytoervas Fashion in 1996, ELLE Brasil reported. His collections have taken subjects from Zuzu Angel and Guimarães Rosa to the São Francisco River. After six years away from live shows, he returned to SPFW in October 2025 with a homage to Milton Nascimento, a comeback he credits to his work with Minas Gerais craft groups, and at N61 he showed Cartas de Algodão for the Sou de Algodão cotton project.

## Timeline

- 1996: Shows his first collection, Eu amo coração de galinha, at Phytoervas Fashion. (source: https://elle.com.br/cultura/biografia-ronaldo-fraga)
- April 2013: Publishes Caderno de Roupas, Memórias e Croquis, revisiting 36 collections. (source: https://rollingstone.com.br/artigo/ronaldo-fraga-lanca-o-livro-icaderno-de-roupas-memorias-e-croquisi-no-qual-relembra-36-colecoes/)
- 13 October 2025: Returns to the SPFW runway after six years, with a homage to Milton Nascimento at the Museu da Língua Portuguesa. (source: https://elle.com.br/moda/spfw-n60-ronaldo-fraga)
- 15 October 2026: Shows Cartas de Algodão with the Sou de Algodão project at SPFW N61. (source: https://spfw.com.br/desfiles/)

## Sources

- [ELLE Brasil — Ronaldo Fraga biography (7 December 2023)](https://elle.com.br/cultura/biografia-ronaldo-fraga) — checked 2026-10-22
- [Rolling Stone Brasil — Caderno de Roupas, Memórias e Croquis (April 2013)](https://rollingstone.com.br/artigo/ronaldo-fraga-lanca-o-livro-icaderno-de-roupas-memorias-e-croquisi-no-qual-relembra-36-colecoes/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [ELLE Brasil — SPFW N60: Ronaldo Fraga (14 October 2025)](https://elle.com.br/moda/spfw-n60-ronaldo-fraga) — checked 2026-10-22
- [SPFW — 2026 shows (official site)](https://spfw.com.br/desfiles/) — checked 2026-10-22
- [ELLE Brasil — SPFW N61 dates and line-up (11 August 2026)](https://elle.com.br/moda/sao-paulo-fashion-week-n61) — checked 2026-10-22