[2] He was declared the revelation of thechampionship and elected the best fourth defender of the Campeonato Paranaense[3] and in September 1986 Corinthians brought him.
[2] In 1987–88 he joined recently promoted Spanish La Liga side Celta de Vigo but failed to make any appearance in the league.
[2][6] Spartak was not performing as expected and after one league appearance Jatobá was back in Brasil joining Grêmio Catanduvense.
But his return home was short, in 1991 he will be moving back to Europe again, this time to Belgium joining Lokeren.
[1] In 1992, he joined Atlético Paranaense[7] and played the following three years with them, except a half-season spell in 1993 with Botafogo.