He followed Couto to the women's team of Santos in March of that year, working as a fitness and assistant coach at the club.
[2] He left the club in April as Couto resigned, and was subsequently named head coach of the women's team of Botafogo.
Carvalho won two Campeonato Carioca de Futebol Feminino titles with Fogão before becoming a coordinator in January 2023.
[3] On 25 April, however, he was again named head coach after Gustavo Roma was sacked,[4] and led the club to a promotion in the 2023 Brasileiro Feminino Série A2.
Carvalho left Botafogo on 1 December 2023, due to "personal reasons",[5] and rejoined Couto's staff at the men's side of Portuguesa-RJ in March 2024.