êm io , ▁he ▁signed ▁a ▁ 3 - year ▁contract ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁He ▁played ▁five ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Copa ▁do ▁Brasil ▁for ▁Gr êm io . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁A ▁and ▁the ▁S érie ▁B . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁loan ed ▁to ▁Ju vent ude . ▁The ▁loan ▁was ▁pre - m ature d ▁in ▁July ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁A va í . ▁ ▁Portug ues a ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Portug ues a ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁contract . ▁At ▁Portug ues a , ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Samuel ▁L op es ▁to ▁avoid ▁confusion ▁with ▁his ▁names ake , ▁Samuel . ▁ ▁He ▁scored ▁five ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁seven ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁Campeonato ▁Paul ista ▁S érie ▁A 2 . ▁ ▁Portug ues a ▁was ▁the ▁champion ▁and ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁S érie ▁A 1 . ▁He ▁missed ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁matches ▁after ▁round ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁his ▁goals ▁stood ▁at ▁five . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁B ▁he ▁played ▁five ▁times . ▁ ▁V ila ▁Nova ▁He ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁V ila ▁Nova ▁on ▁ 5 ▁September . ▁He ▁won ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Campeonato ▁Brasile iro ▁S érie ▁B . ▁