[2] Babá started his professional career in 1952 at the age of sixteen with Ceará.
[2] He played 308 games and scored 89 goals with Flamengo from 1953 until 1962, when he was sold to Mexican Club Universidad Nacional.
[3] In 1961 he was called to the Brazil national football team for a friendly match against Paraguay.
[4] He played with UNAM from 1962, in the club's first season at the Primera División, Mexican football top-flight, to 1967.
[5] After his spell in Mexican football, Babá came back to Brazil where he played for one season with Ceará.