Carlos Alexandre Rodrigues do Nascimento (born April 18, 1983), commonly known as Carlos Olivinha, or simply Olivinha, is a Brazilian professional basketball player that currently plays for Flamengo of Novo Basquete Brasil. At 6'8" (2.03 m), he can play at either the small forward or power forward positions, with power forward being his main position. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

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Carlos Olivinha

Olivinha with Flamengo, in 2015.
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Position	Small forward / power forward
League	NBB
Personal information
Born	(1983-04-18) April 18, 1983 (age 41) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Listed height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
Playing career	2003–present
Career history
2003–2009	Flamengo
2008–2009	Uberlândia
2009–2012	Pinheiros
2012–present	Flamengo
Career highlights and awards
2× FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2014, 2022) 2× BCLA/FIBA Americas League champion (2014, 2021) 6× NBB champion (2013–2016, 2019, 2021) 2× Super 8 Cup champion (2018, 2021) NBB Finals MVP (2016, 2019) NBB All-Star Game (2013)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Brazil FIBA AmeriCup 2009 San Juan Pan American Games 2015 Toronto FIBA South American Championship 2016 Caracas 2014 Isla Margarita

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In the Brazilian League's 2009–10 regular season, Olivinha averaged 20.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game.

Olivinha has also been a member of the senior men's Brazilian national basketball team.^[2] He made his debut with the senior team at the 2009 Marchand Continental Championship Cup, averaging 3.3 points and 1.3 rebounds per game for the team.^[3] He also competed for the gold-medal winning Brazilian team at the 2009 FIBA AmeriCup, seeing action in four games off the bench for the Brazilians.^[4] He also played at the 2015 FIBA AmeriCup.