 He would go to the youth teams of Centro Sportivo Alagoano, Águas de Lindóia as well as having a trial with Scottish club Rangers F.C.in 2002, under manager Alex McLeish before he joined Série A club Guarani who promoted him to their senior side.While Paulo André would go on to establish himself within the club he was unfortunately part of the squad that was relegated at the end of the 2004 league campaign.