expired after the 2006-07 season, and Jazz owner Larry H. Miller said publicly that he liked Araújo and hoped he could return to the team the following season. Araújo played for Utah in the 2007 Rocky Mountain Revue, but the Jazz signed 7-foot-1 Kyrylo Fesenko during the offseason, filling the roster spot that Araújo held previously. With that opportunity gone, and his NBA career likely over, Araújo signed a 1-year, $500,000 contract to play for Spartak St. Petersburg in Russia. Araújo claimed that despite the easy adaptation, his lack of European passport and Spartak's underperformances led him to leave. Araújo was in training camp with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves for 2008 but was waived before the 2008-09 season. He claimed that this happened because of the arrival of Kevin Love, and because Araújo was not in top shape due to an injured knee. After a brief and failed stint at the Shanghai Sharks, in January 2009, Araújo signed with Brazilian club Flamengo for the 2009 season. The details of his contract were not revealed. He became the star of the club's team alongside Marcelinho Machado. Six months later, at the end of the 2009 season, he signed a deal with Paulistano for the 2009-10 season, and in June 2010 he transferred back to Flamengo signing a two-year contract. For his second stint at Flamengo, Araújo, for numerology reasons, changed the spelling of his nickname to "Bàbby" and his jersey number from 55 to 66. Araújo made headlines in January 2011 by shattering a glass backboard with a powerful dunk during a game in the FIBA Americas League. Video of the play was widely circulated across the Internet. In June 2011, he signed a deal with Franca Basquetebol Clube. In 2012, Araújo decided to retire, though he was open to return to basketball if he had a good proposal. In October 2012, Araujo returned to basketball, signing with Mogi das Cruzes. He moved to Pinheiros in 2014. Career statistics NBA Source Regular season |- | align="left" | 2004–05 | align="left" | Toronto | 59 || 41 || 12.5 || .434 || .333 || .782 || 3.1 || .3 || .4 || .1 || 3.3 |- | align="left" | 2005–06 | align="left" | Toronto | 52 || 34 || 11.6 || .366 || .000 || .536 || 2.8 || .3 || .5 || .1 || 2.3 |- | align="left" | 2006–07 |