In Brazil Ana Paula Rodrigues Belo began playing handball in 2001. In 2006 she started her profesional career at Guarulhos.
In Spain In the summer of 2007 she signed a contract with the Spanish team
BM Puertodulce Roquetas. One season later she joined
Elche Mustang. In the 2008–09 season she scored 246 goals, and was thus a big part of the team's first ever qualification for the
EHF European League. The following season she joined
Elda Prestigio. Here she reached the final of the
2010 EHF Cup, where they lost to Danish side
Randers HK.
In Austria In 2011 she joined
Hypo Niederösterreich, which had recently signed a cooperation agreement with the
Brazilian Handball Confederation. Here she won the
Austrian League and Cup double all three seasons she played at the club.
First period in Romania In 2014 she joined Romanian
CSM București together with Brazilian teammate
Fernanda da Silva. Together with three other Brazilian players she won the
Romanian National League in 2015, which was the first in club history. In her second season at the club she won the league for a second time in 2016, and this time she also won the Romanian cup and the
2016 Champions League, beating Hungarian
Gyor in the final.
In Russia In 2016 she joined Russian team
Rostov-Don. Here she won the
2016-17 EHF Cup. She also won the
Russian Super League in both 2017 and 2018.
In France In January 2020 she joined French team
Chambray Touraine Handball.
Second period in Romania After 1.5 seasons in France she joined
HC Dunărea Brăila. A season later she joined
SCM Craiova.
In Italy In the 2023–24 season, she played for Italian team
Handball Erice.
Return to Spain In 2024 she signed for
Rocasa Gran Canaria. Her contract initially ran until 2026, but the club released her already in December 2024 after she was injured. ==National team==