Rodrigo Carioca

Rodrigo Porto Bezerra (born 21 June 1999), known as Rodrigo Carioca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Rio Branco-ES.

Career Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Carioca was a youth product of Paraná Clube, and was promoted to the first team in January 2018. He made his first team – and Série A – debut on 10 November of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Rafael Grampola and providing the assist to Andrey's winner in a 1–0 away success over América Mineiro, as the club was already relegated.

Rodrigo Carioca struggled to establish himself as a starter at Paraná due to injuries, and was sold to Tombense in April 2019, being immediately loaned back to his former club. On 27 December of that year, he was announced at Vitória.

Rodrigo Carioca played for his parent club Tombense in the 2021 season, before signing for Ypiranga-RS on 28 December of that year. He subsequently served another loan stints at Pouso Alegre, Santo André and Rio Branco-ES, before joining Juventus-SP ahead of the 2025 campaign.

On 8 April 2025, Água Santa announced the signing of Rodrigo Carioca. After the club's elimination from the Série D, he agreed to a deal with XV de Piracicaba on 20 August.

On 4 November 2025, Rodrigo Carioca became São José-SP's first signing for the 2026 season.

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Honours Tombense Recopa Mineira: 2020

Rio Branco-ES Campeonato Capixaba: 2024

XV de Piracicaba Copa Paulista: 2025