 Santana competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he helped the Brazilian Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay to go to the final.At the 2018 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Hangzhou, China, Santana, along with César Cielo, Marcelo Chierighini and Breno Correia, won the bronze medal in the Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay, with a time of 3