In 1991 at the age of 6 Carlos Neto trained martial arts intensively throughout Europe. During the 90s and early 2000s he achieved recognition at both national and international competitions. In 1998 he joined the cast of a primetime TV series in Portugal, his home country, and had several appearances in the film industry. He moved to the UK in 2004 where he trained as a dancer and also earned his BA and Masters Degree in International Journalism at Cardiff University. In order to further his training, Carlos also studied acting at Stella Adler Studio of Acting in NYC.

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Since 2004, Carlos has danced for the Dutch show BLAZE directed by Anthony Van Laast; played the role of ‘Sudsy’ in West End's hit show Some Like It Hip Hop; portrayed John Travolta’s character in the Nintendo video game Grease, and danced for PS3 Sony Dance Star Party. 

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He was a featured dancer in the Bloomingdales 2015 commercial in the USA and went on to choreograph and direct for the Menudo Revival Tour, Warner Brothers, SyCo Music, Sony BMG, Atlantic Records, Britain's Got Talent, Matchbox Twenty, Melanie Martinez, Sergey Lazarev, Brooklyn Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Eagles, the Broadway production of Circolombia and The Fringe NYC. Carlos also led the artist development for Sony’s artist Nick Mara, who proceeded to join the band Pretty Much.

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Carlos’ choreography can also be seen in commercials for major brands such as Zenith Watches, NJ Lottery, Kansas Whisky, Osteo Bi-Flex, Corcoran, Bleacher Report, Rocket Money, Bacardi, Samsung and more.  He was the creative director of the largest dance competition in the world World Of Dance in the U.K. 

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In 2014 NYIT Awards presented him with the honor of "Outstanding Choreography/Movement" for his off-Broadway work which includes choreography for the comedy play Gymnos: A geek’s Tragedy as well as the dance show Alone-Ology

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He is a faculty member at Broadway Dance Center, and has previously taught at other prestigious dance schools in NYC such as Alvin Ailey and Peridance as well as Pineapple Dance Studios in London. Carlos is one of the selected expert contributors to Backstage.com.  Currently, Carlos is working between USA and Europe both as a choreographer and actor.