[1] On 23 January 2010, Alex Silva returned to São Paulo on loan from Hamburger SV until July 2011.

[4] Uncapped Alex Silva was chosen for the 2007 Copa América in Venezuela, for which Dunga rested several established players.

[5] He made his only tournament appearance for the eventual winners on 4 July, playing the final ten minutes of a 1–0 group win over Ecuador as a substitute for Dani Alves.

[6] On 22 August that year he played his only other game for Brazil, starting a 2–0 friendly win over Algeria in Montpellier, France.

[8] Alex Silva is the younger brother of Luisão, a defender who spent most of his career with Portugal's S.L.