| Michel Gaúcho | |
| Fullname: | Carlos Michel Lopes Vargas |
| Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Currentclub: | Cruzeiro |
| Position: | Right Back |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | São José |
| Years1: | 2002–2003 |
| Years2: | 2003–2004 |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Years4: | 2005 |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Years6: | 2006 |
| Years7: | 2007 |
| Clubs1: | Internacional |
| Clubs2: | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| Clubs3: | Cruzeiro |
| Clubs4: | Ipatinga (Loan) |
| Clubs5: | América-MG (Loan) |
| Clubs6: | Cruzeiro |
| Clubs7: | Juventude (Loan) |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
Carlos Michel Lopes Vargas, or simply Michel Gaúcho (born May 18, 1982 in Porto Alegre) is a Brazilian right back currently playing for Juventude on loan from Cruzeiro.