He is also politically active and a prominent figure and spokesperson for Afro-Brazilian issues as well as for the Brazilian Communist Party.
Vila Nova de Gaia | Vila do Conde | Vila Velha | Vila do Maio | Vila | Vila Franca de Xira | Order of the Immaculate Conception of Vila Viçosa | Vila, Solomon Islands | Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Vila Viçosa | Vila de Sena | Vila Real de Santo António Municipality | Oliveira do Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia | Emilio Vilà | Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa | Canidelo, Vila Nova de Gaia | Alexis Vila | Vila Nova Futebol Clube | Vila Nova de Cerveira | Vila Nova de Cacela | ''Quatre de vuit'' of the Castellers de la Vila de Gràcia | Olival, Vila Nova de Gaia | Martinho de Araújo | Martinho da Vila | Margarida Vila-Nova | La Vila Olímpica del Poblenou | Fundacio Vila Casas | Bob Vila | Aníbal Acevedo Vila |
Carlinhos has had a wide-ranging career as a percussionist, appearing in Brazilian films, on Brazilian television, and performing around the world with Herbie Mann, Sergio Mendes, Sadao Watanabe, Ed Thigpen, Toots Thielemans, Martinho da Vila, Beth Carvalho, Maria Bethania, and many more.