Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro and stunts (known as "malabarismo"). Soon Carlinhos was performing professionally, working with most important musicians and composers in Rio. In 1966, Brazil held a national contest to find the country’s best pandeiro player. Carlinhos out-performed 500 other players to win the first ‘Golden Tambourine’ award, thereby becoming known as "Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro". With this recognition, Carlinhos represented Brazil in performances before the Japanese royal family, the Swedish royal family, and also in a command performance for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip of England. Carlinhos has had a wide-ranging career as a percussionist, appearing in Brazilian films, on Brazilian
Monarchism in Brazil Brazil. Facebook pages like "Pró Monarquia" reached almost 80,000 followers and are a point of convergence between different branches of Brazilian monarchism. The members of the Brazilian Imperial Family are becoming increasingly known. Prince João Henrique of Orléans-Braganza, known as "Dom Joãozinho", is one of the most popular figures in Paraty, where he has an inn, and is always invited to give interviews to various media outlets, such as Folha de S.Paulo and the interview show Roda Viva. Prince Luiz Philippe of Orléans-Braganza, nephew of the current Head of the Imperial House of Brazil, is known in the Brazilian academical