Born in
São Luís, Maranhão, Ananias graduated from
Bahia's youth categories, and made his professional debut in
2008 Série B. In 2011, he was loaned to
Portuguesa, in a two-year deal. After good performances at the club, and with
Lusa being compared to
Barcelona, Ananias was called
Ananiesta (compared to
Andrés Iniesta) by the fans. In April 2012, Portuguesa bought half of his rights from Bahia. On 10 January 2013 Ananias moved to
Cruzeiro, with
Souza moving in the opposite direction. On 29 May, however, he was loaned to
Palmeiras until the end of the year. After
achieving promotion with
Verdão, Ananias was subsequently loaned to
Sport Recife (also scoring the first official goal of
Allianz Parque in a 2–0 away win against former club Palmeiras on 19 November 2014) and
Chapecoense. On 11 December 2015, Ananias signed a permanent contract with
Chape. The following 2 November, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at
San Lorenzo for
the year's
Copa Sudamericana, which would later ensure his team in
the finals through the away goals rule. ==Death==