After moving to Santos in 2019, he enjoyed a prolific 2020 season, earning several individual awards such as the South American Footballer of the Year.

[3] He made his first team debut on 30 March 2008, coming on as a second half substitute for David in a 1–3 home loss against Botafogo for the Campeonato Carioca championship.

[13] Marinho made his debut for the club on 4 July 2015, replacing Marquinhos and scoring the last in a 2–0 home win against Atlético Paranaense.

One of the club's key units during the first half of the campaign, Marinho signed a permanent contract with Vitória on 18 June 2016.

On 21 January 2017, Marinho was presented at Chinese Super League side Changchun Yatai, for a rumoured fee of R$ 17 million.

[18] An immediate backup to starting trio Luan, Everton and Jael, he fell further down the pecking order after the arrivals of Diego Tardelli, André and Felipe Vizeu.

[20] After spending the first months of the 2020 campaign sidelined due to a fractured foot,[21] he scored a career-best 22 goals in the year, being the club's top goalscorer.