Club Sol de América
He made his debut in his native province (Formosa) in 2002 at Club Sol de América (Formosa) in the first division of the Liga Formoseña de Fútbol leaving as the best defender in that season. Later in 2003 he moved to Club Defensa y Justicia, also of Formosa. Paulo played only 2 years in his province and joined Club Guaraní of Paraguay.