He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 20 August 2009, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jorbison in a 1–2 home loss against Cruzeiro.

On 20 December 2013, after being demoted to third-choice after the arrival of Cicinho, Galhardo was loaned to fellow league team Bahia for a year.

[5] He quickly established himself as an undisputed starter by appearing in 33 matches and scoring two goals, one of them against his former club Santos, and was also named the tournament's best right back by magazine Placar.

[6] On 7 January 2016 Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht signed Galhardo from Santos paying a €1 million transfer fee.

[10] On 3 March 2019 Grêmio signed Galhardo on loan from Vasco da Gama until the end of 2019 season.