ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, tɛnˈoːɹɪˌoʊ ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə sˈaʊθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ vˈɛɹiəs klˈʌbz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ vˈæskoʊ dˈɑː ɡˈɑːmə hˌuː wɜː ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə bɹæzˈɪliən sˈeɪɹi ɐ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn, ænd bˈɑːlɪvˌɑːɹ hˌuː tˈɑːpt ðə bəlˈɪviən pɹˈaɪmɹə dᵻvˌɪsɪˈɑːn ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹtiːn fˈɪftiːn.
In 2012, Tenorio returned to South America, playing for various clubs including Vasco da Gama who were relegated from the Brazilian Série A in 2013, and Bolívar who topped the Bolivian Primera División in 2014–15.