Ponte Preta Born in
Pouso Alegre,
Minas Gerais, Aranha graduated from
Ponte Preta's youth system. His nickname emerged in his hometown, through his coach at the time (Ailton Custódio), as a reference to the Soviet goalkeeper
Lev Yashin, known as "Black Spider" due to his kits and his great defenses. Aranha served his first six professional years mostly as a third-choice, behind
Alexandre Negri and
Lauro. After the former's transfer to
AC Ajaccio in 2004, and the latter's move to
Cruzeiro in 2006, he was still unable to appear regularly, due to the arrival of
Jean. In the following year Jean left the side and Aranha was chosen as first-choice. On 21 February 2007, in a 0–1 loss at
Villa Nova, he suffered a serious face injury which sidelined him for a month; after his return he saw a fellow youth graduate,
Denis, in great form and was thus relegated to the bench. In 2008, Aranha was named best goalkeeper of the
Campeonato Paulista, with his side eventually finishing second, losing to
Palmeiras. Despite attracted interest from other clubs, he remained at Ponte, signing a new three-year deal on 19 December 2008.
Atlético Mineiro On 26 May 2009, Aranha moved to
Atlético Mineiro, after long negotiations. With
Galo he only achieved mid-table positions, and despite appearing regularly in
his first season, he served as a backup to young
Renan Ribeiro during
his second. He was released by the club on 17 December 2010.
Santos Four days after being released by
Galo, Aranha joined
Santos. He served his first two seasons initially as a backup to
Rafael Cabral, and extended his contract until the end of the 2013 season. In July 2013, after the departure of Rafael to
Napoli, Aranha was handed the first-choice goalkeeper status in the squad, and was later praised for his performances. On 31 August he signed a new two-year deal, remaining at Santos until 2015. On 13 January 2015, after his deal expired, Aranha took legal action against Santos due to unpaid wages, the fifth player to do so. Eight days later, he rejected two proposals of rescision from Santos, preferring to wait for another decision from the court; he subsequently canceled his legal action against the club.
Palmeiras On 2 February 2015, Aranha signed a one-year deal with fellow league team Palmeiras, mainly as a backup to
Fernando Prass. He started only one match for the club, a 2-2 draw against
Ituano on 9 April 2015, and became a free agent after his contract expired at the end of the year.
Joinville / Ponte Preta return In June 2016, the 35-year-old Aranha signed a short-term deal with
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B team
Joinville. On 9 August, he returned to Ponte Preta. ==Racism incidents==