Vandinho helped Braga reach the UEFA Europa League final in 2010–11, scoring through a header in the semi-finals' first leg, a 1–2 away loss against Benfica (2–2 aggregate win). In late August 2011, after nearly one full decade in the same country, the 33-year-old joined Al-Sharjah SCC in the United Arab Emirates, for an undisclosed fee.