 His professional career in Brazil started in 2002 and consisted of one-season stints with Bahia, Criciúma, Paraná and Atlético Paranaense, whence he moved to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2005–06 Prva HNL season.Etto arrived to his new club in August 2005.In his debut season with the Croatian club Etto featured in 24 league matches and scored 5 goals in what would end up being the title winning campaign for Dinamo Zagreb.