Carlos Alexandre de Souza Silva (born 1 August 1986), commonly known as Carlão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Leiria in the Portuguese second division, where he quickly made an impact as he scored 11 goals in just 12 games to help his team return to the Primeira Liga after a one-year absence; this included four past S.C. Olhanense in a 5–1 home win, on 3 May.
In early September 2011, still owned by Kashima, Carlão returned to Portugal and joined S.C.
[3] On 9 January 2012, after having come on as a substitute for Édson Rivera in the 60th minute of an away fixture against S.C. Beira-Mar, he scored the 2–1 winner.
Paços de Ferreira, Carlão moved to the China League One with Shijiazhuang Yongchan FC.