 Arce also scored two more goals playing in the 2007 Copa do Brasil

Following the start of the 2009 Bolivian Primera División, Arce was loaned out to Brazil for a third time joining 2008 Copa do Brasil champions, and Série A club Sport Recife for a sixth-month period with the option to require his rights.Playing fifteen games and scoring four goals, Sport Recife finished last and were relegated to Série B.After multiple loans out to Brazil, Arce was loaned out to the Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi for the 2007–08 season.