Not to be confused with Rafael de Souza Pereira, also known as Rafael Carioca.

Rafael Felipe Barreto, usually called Rafael Carioca (born 17 July 1986 in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...

) is a professional Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football midfielder playing with Mesquita Futebol Clube

Mesquita Futebol Clube

Mesquita Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Mesquita, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on May 9, 1920.-Stadium:...

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Career

Rafael Carioca started playing with Joinville

Joinville Esporte Clube

Joinville Esporte Clube, or simply Joinville as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Joinville in Santa Catarina, founded on January 29, 1976....

 in 2005 and stayed until 2008, but, he had stints on loan with Caxias Futebol Clube

Caxias Futebol Clube

Caxias Futebol Clube, commonly known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team based in Joinville, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense three times and competed in the Copa do Brasil once.-History:...

, Figueirense

Figueirense Futebol Clube

Figueirense Futebol Clube, also known as Figueirense, is a Brazilian football team in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina.-History:In 1921, the club was founded as Figueirense Foot-ball Club. The club is named Figueirense after the neighborhood where it is located, in Centro neighborhood). Figueirense...

 (2007), Desportiva Ferroviária (2008) and CR Vasco da Gama (2008).

In January 2009 he was contracted by the Serbian SuperLiga

Serbian Superliga

Serbian SuperLiga is a Serbian professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Serbian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 16 clubs, operating a system of promotion and relegation with the Serbian First League...

 club FK Banat Zrenjanin

FK Banat Zrenjanin

FK Banat Zrenjanin is a football club from the city of Zrenjanin, Serbia...

, where he played until summer 2010. When he came the club was struggling in the 2008–09 Serbian SuperLiga and after the end of the second half of the season the club ended up relegated with Rafael playing 7 matches and scoring once. In the next season, 2009-10 Banat was competing at second national tier, the Serbian First League

Serbian First League

Serbian First League is the name for the second tier in Serbia's football league. The league is operated by the Football Association of Serbia. 18 teams are set to compete in this league for the 2009-10 season...

 with Rafael playing further 11 matches.

In January 2011 he was back in Brazil and he signed with América Futebol Clube (RN)

América Futebol Clube (RN)

América Futebol Clube, or América , as they are usually called, is a traditional Brazilian football team from Natal in Rio Grande do Norte, founded on July 14, 1915....

. In summer 2011 he moved to Mesquita Futebol Clube

Mesquita Futebol Clube

Mesquita Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Mesquita, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Mesquita, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on May 9, 1920.-Stadium:...

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External sources

• Rafael Carioca at SambaFoot
• Rafael Carioca at Transfermarkt
• Rafael Carioca video and presentation at Vermelho de paixão