Carlos Navas started as Tetê Espíndola and Alaíde Costa's manager in the late '80s. In 1992, he performed as a vocalist with Alzira Espíndola, and started to participate in shows by the duo Luli e Lucina and the singers Tetê Espíndola and Alzira Espíndola. Four years later, he opened the show Canções e Momentos in São Paulo, having been invited to record by the Dabliú label. His first CD, Pouco Pra Mim, was released in 1997. In 2000, he did the show Por Um Triz together with the actress Clarisse Abujamra at the Sesc Vila Mariana (São Paulo). Also in 2000, he was one of the soloists at the Sinfonia Paulistana (together with Zé Luís Mazziotti, Claudya, Célia, and the São Paulo Ensemble symphonic band), during the commemorations of the anniversary of São Paulo. ~ Alvaro Neder