Bruno Paulo Machado Barbosa (born 14 February 1990), known as Bruno Paulo, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Club career

Bruno Paulo was born in

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. A

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football ...

youth graduate, he made his first team – and Série A debut on 22 July 2009, coming in as a second-half substitute for fellow youngster Jorbison in a 1–1 home draw against Grêmio Barueri. Bruno Paulo appeared in four first team matches before leaving Flamengo in December 2009, due to a contract dispute. After having his federative rights acquired by

Traffic Group Traffic Group is a sports event management company founded in Brazil, headquartered in São Paulo. History Traffic Group holds the television rights to a number of association football matches in the Americas including Copa América, Copa Libe ...

, he was assigned to

Desportivo Brasil Desportivo Brasil Participações Ltda., commonly referred to as Desportivo Brasil, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Porto Feliz, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of t ...

and subsequently loaned to

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

, Vasco da Gama,

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and

Atlético Paranaense Club Athletico Paranaense (commonly known as Athletico and formerly known as Atlético Paranaense) is a Brazilian football team from the city of Curitiba, capital city of the Brazilian state of Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The team ...

, appearing rarely for all of those clubs. After being released by Traffic, Bruno Paulo represented

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, Lajeadense and

Red Bull Brasil Red Bull Brasil is a professional association football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. The team currently plays in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state football league. As it is also Red ...

, only being a regular starter at the latter. On 22 May 2014 he joined Osasco Audax, being immediately loaned to

Guaratinguetá Guaratinguetá is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Vale do Paraíba e Litoral Norte. The population is 122,505 (2020 est.) in an area of 752.64 km2. It is located in the region of ...

. He signed with

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on May 24, 2016.

Honours

;Flamengo *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian"), and also known as Brasileirão Assaí due to sponsorship with Assaí Atacadista, is a Br ...

: 2009

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