Zweigen Kanazawa
At the end of 2015, Romarinho agreed to spend the upcoming year with Zweigen Kanazawa in the J. League Division 2, and he returned to a contract at Macaé for the 2017 Campeonato Carioca. At its conclusion, he joined Tupi for the year's Série C campaign, He scored just once in his spell in Minas Gerais, a consolation in a 3–2 home loss to Bragantino on 9 September.