Born in
Andradina,
São Paulo, Popó made his senior debuts for clubs in his native state, and moved to
Primeira Liga's
S.C. Salgueiros after a short stint in Uruguay. He made his debut for the latter on 7 December 1997, in a 2–2 away draw against
S.L. Benfica. After being mostly used as a
substitute, Popó opted to rescind with the Portuguese outfit, and moved to
Club América. However, he suffered an injury and only appeared sparingly for the club. In the 2005 summer Popó moved to
Busan I'Park; after being a regular starter for the side, he moved to fellow league team
Gyeongnam FC in 2007. He was, however, loaned to
Kashiwa Reysol in 2008. After a two-season spell at Kashiwa, Popó signed permanently for
Vissel Kobe. He remained in Japan for the following years, representing
Urawa Red Diamonds, Vissel Kobe and
Júbilo Iwata. On 20 January 2015 Popó joined
Portuguesa,
freshly relegated to
Série C. ==Club statistics==