Rafael Moura started his career with
Atlético Mineiro, he then left for
Vitória. In July 2005, he left for
Paysandu, signed a contract until the end of season. Rafael Moura signed a contract with
MSI in 2006 which lasted until 2012, He signed an 8-month contract with
Fluminense in January 2007. Moura left for French
Ligue 1 side
FC Lorient on a 1-year loan from Fluminense (actually MSI) in August 2007. Lorient had a first option to sign him outright in June 2008. On 1 July 2008, Moura returned to Brazil for
Atlético Paranaense, signed a 2-year loan contract. The loan terminated in January 2010, and Moura signed a 1-year loan deal with
Goiás on 22 January. After an on-pitch brawl on 21 July 2010, the match that Goiás 2–2 draw with his former club Vitória, Moura was provisionally banned from football for a month. He finished as the runner-up with team at
2010 Copa Sudamericana. In January 2011, he rejoined
Fluminense and signed a 3-year deal. Moves to
Internacional and
Atlético Mineiro followed. In 2016, not long after joining Atlético Mineiro, Moura completed a loan move to
Figueirense. In December 2017, after terminating his contract with Atlético, Moura joined
América Mineiro. ==Honours==