José Rodolfo Pires Ribeiro

Corinthians

Born in Campinas, São Paulo, Dodô joined Corinthians' youth setup in 2007. In July 2009 he was promoted to the main squad by manager Mano Menezes, as a replacement to departing André Santos. He acted mainly as a backup to Roberto Carlos. In May 2009 Dodô was linked with a future transfer to English club Manchester United to be completed in February 2010. He was spotted during the South American Under-17 championship that Brazil won. Dodô made his first team – and Série A – debut on 15 November 2009 at the age of 17, coming on as a second-half substitute for Diego Sacoman in a 3–1 away loss against Avaí. After Mano's dismissal, he was rarely used by new managers Adílson Batista and Tite.

Bahia (loan)

In December 2010, Dodô and Corinthians teammate Boquita joined Bahia on loan for a year. He scored his first senior goal on 27 March 2011, netting the second in a 3–0 Campeonato Baiano home win against Bahia de Feira. Dodô scored his first Série A goal on 4 September 2011, his team's second in a 3–1 away defeat of Flamengo. A regular starter during the later stages of the season, he suffered a knee injury on 16 November in a 1–0 away loss against Internacional, and was sidelined for six months.

Roma

On 2 July 2012, Dodô joined Serie A side Roma in a five-year contract. He made his debut on 28 October in a 2–3 loss against Udinese. He started the match and was later substituted for compatriot Marquinhos. He finished the season with 11…

Dodô and his Inter teammate Juan Jesus were called up to the Brazil national football team for friendlies against Argentina and Japan in October 2014. They were both unused substitutes in the first match in Beijing, a 2–0 victory for the 2014 Superclásico de las Américas.

As of 11 December 2023

Dodô is often described as a geek, due to being a fan of video games, series, comic books and eSports.