Murilo Bustamante
Thereafter, Carlos became a head coach of Brazilian Top Team (BTT), where he managed the Gi division. Carlão also trained with Luiz Carlos Dias ("Manimal"), Mario Sperry, Murilo Bustamante, Bebeo Duarte and Ricardo Libório. He received his black belt in August 2001. Carlos stayed with BTT until he moved to Abu Dhabi.