Paulo Marcos de Jesus Ribeiro (born 25 February 1986), commonly known as Paulão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender for Paysandu.

[7] He became a regular starter of the team, made 16 starts in the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, finished as the semi-finalists.

[9] On 29 August 2010 he left for fellow top division team Grêmio de Porto Alegre in one-year loan.

In 2011 season, Paulão played 6 out of possible 10 games of 2011 Campeonato Gaúcho, reached semi-final of the first stage, the Piratini Cup.

On 2 March 2011, Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande announced that they had signed Paulão on a four-year deal with a fee of US$3.5 million.