His father, Francisco Carlos Benite, was an engineer, and he moved the family to Rio de Janeiro for a new job.

Boleta brought the boys to the Flamengo athletic club, where Benite started his youth career in 1997.

After the end of his youth career with Ulbra/Rio Claro, Benite was signed by Pinheiros, joining the team for the first season (2009) of competition for the newly created Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top tier of Brazilian basketball.

After his great season, Benite was chosen by the Argentine coach Rubén Magnano to play the 2011 FIBA Americas Championship for Brazil national basketball team.

The arrival of Benite and arrivals from other players like Marquinhos, Olivinha, Kojo Mensah and Shilton dos Santos the club from Gávea gave to the group the status of super-team, a team formed only by stars and became the main contender for the NBB.

In the state championship, Flamengo didn't have to reach its eighth consecutive title, which was conquered unbeaten.

The coach led by José Neto impose a sequence of 20 consecutive victories, only being defeated in the second round of the regular season.

Flamengo finished the first stage in the first place, and in the playoffs, eliminated Paulistano, São José to reach the final of the championship.

A great season Benite earned him his return to Brazil national team, to play 2013 FIBA Americas Championship.