 When he was a few years older, Benite continued his youth career in Campinas, playing at Clube de Regatas Campinas.He finished his amateur youth career with Rio Claro Futebol Clube.After the end of his youth career with Ulbra/Rio Claro, Benite was signed by Pinheiros, joining the team for the first season (2009) of competition for the newly created Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB), the top tier of Brazilian basketball.