[4] He scored his first professional goal on 10 November, netting his team's second in a 3–2 loss to Botafogo,[5] and appeared in a further nine league matches during the season as his side suffered relegation.

[9] Initially a backup option, Giuliano scored his first goal for the Colorado on 7 March 2009, netting his team's third in a 4–0 home routing of Veranópolis.

[11] On 20 January 2011, Inter officially announced the transfer of Giuliano to Ukrainian side FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, for a rumoured fee of € 10 million.

[12] Paraná Clube later submitted a claim to FIFA Dispute Resolution Chamber for overdue solidarity contribution of €275,000 and upheld by the arbitration.

[13] Registered officially on 2 March 2011, Giuliano made his debut abroad four days later, starting in a 2–2 Ukrainian Premier League home draw against Tavriya Simferopol.

[21] Giuliano made his debut for the club on 12 August 2016; after replacing Domenico Criscito at half-time, he scored his side's first through a penalty kick in a 3–2 home win over FC Rostov.

[40] On 25 November 2008, he was called up to the under-20 team for the 2009 South American U-20 Championship,[41] scoring twice during the tournament as Brazil lifted the trophy for the tenth time.

Giuliano also featured with the under-20 side in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, being team captain and winning the Bronze Ball as Brazil lost the final to Ghana on penalties.

[43] Giuliano made his full international debut on 7 October 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for Carlos Eduardo in a 3–0 win against Iran at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

In May 2018, after featuring regularly in the call-ups during the qualifying stages, Giuliano was included in Tite's 35-man list for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.