Two years later, he
joined Lemense, and scored 14 goals in 2009 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão State League second division.
He helped the club win two successive Campeonato Paulista championships, a Copa do Brasil,
and the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Santos' first Copa Libertadores since 1963.
Still, odd looks and mockery can occur, and there have been a few cases of serious violent attacks by self-styled"skinheads" on gay and even just seemingly gay men,
especially in the Paulista Avenue area and on weekend nights and early mornings.