[3] On 16 December 2006 Rangel renewed with the club, and subsequently represented Angra dos Reis, Macaé, Bonsucesso and Baraúnas[4] before returning to Pará in 2009, with Águia de Marabá.
He also became a prolific striker during his first season at the club, scoring a career-best 31 goals in only 34 league matches; his side also achieved promotion to Série A.
On 9 January of the following year he moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Qatar Stars League side Al-Arabi SC.
[15] On 1 June 2016 he scored a hat-trick in a 4–3 away win against Coritiba,[16] and reached his 80th goal for the club on 7 September in a 2–2 draw against Santa Cruz, through a penalty kick.
[15] On 28 November 2016, whilst at the service of Chapecoense, Rangel was among the fatalities of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 accident in the Colombian village of Cerro Gordo, La Unión, Antioquia.