Two years later Araujo left for Qatar where he the 2007–08 season top scorer award.

Al-Gharafa, known as Al Fuhud (The Cheetahs) were Qatar's champions for three years in a row.

On 4 March 2008, after scoring against Al Khor, he matched Gabriel Batistuta's record of 25 goals in one season.

[1] He eventually ended the season as the league's top scorer with 27 goals,[2] a record that was broken in December 2018 by Baghdad Bounedjah.

He left in 2010 for personal reasons, but in 2012 he stated he was interested in rejoining the club.