Carlos José Ramos dos Santos (22 September 1934 – 9 May 2020), better known as simply Carlos José, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter of the genre seresta.

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (May 2020)

He started his singing career at Um Instante Maestro, a radio program created by Flávio Cavalcanti and broadcast at Rádio Nacional Rio de Janeiro.^[1]

Active from 1957 to 2020, José released eight studio albums and one extended play from 1959 to 2005, with two of them being a compilation of greatest hits.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Aside from musical career, Carlos José also had a law degree,^[11] and practiced law for a couple of years before giving up to pursue a full time musical career.^[1]

On 9 May 2020, José died in Rio de Janeiro due to complications brought on by COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil.^[12][13]

At the time of his death, José was married to Vera Goulart.^[13] José also had two heirs from his previous marriage to journalist Maria D'Ajuda.^[11]