 On 20 July 2013, just one day after joining Al-Gharafa the previous year, Alex made a return to Internacional for worth €3 million and signed a deal with them, until 2015.On 12 October 2008, Alex replaced Kaká in 70th minute in the match against Venezuela to make his international debut.Alex is married to Anna Paula and have two son Lucas (born in 2006) and another one (born in 2011)