 In March, following the signings of Robinho and Hyuri, he fell down the pecking order and mutually terminated his loan contract with Atlético two months before its expiry.On 16 March 2016, Thiago Ribeiro was loaned to Série B club Bahia until the end of the year.He was separated from the squad in July, and later revealed that a depression issue had been affecting his performances since the end of 2014.