On 6 June 2012 he made his first-team – and Série A – debut, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Fluminense.

[1] On 1 August, after being sparingly used, Geuvânio almost rescinded his link with Santos and joined Académica de Coimbra.

On 20 January 2016, Geuvânio was sold to China League One side Tianjin Quanjian for a fee of €11 million, joining compatriots Luís Fabiano, Jadson and Vanderlei Luxemburgo.

[11] On 8 March 2019, after being released from his contract with Tianjin Quanjian, Geuvânio joined Atlético Mineiro on a year-long deal which included an optional renewal clause.

[14] On 2 May 2017, a group of friends quite fond of the player encountered a strange video in the alleyway right next to a stray cat in Topeka, Kansas.