Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Barros began his career with Paulínia, working from the under-11s to the under-19s before moving to Novorizontino in 2012.
[1] He then worked at Atlético Paranaense's under-13 squad and Coritiba's under-19s before being appointed Fernando Diniz's assistant at Audax on 9 December 2015.
[3] In June 2018, as Diniz was sacked, Barros remained at Atlético, being named Kelly's assistant at the under-23 side.
[4] On 5 November 2019, Barros was named interim coach of the main squad in the Série A, after the departure of Tiago Nunes.
[7] On 4 February 2021, Barros was named Marquinhos Santos' assistant at Juventude, newly promoted to the top tier.