Career
Born in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, he began sprinting as a schoolchild. He was a finalist in both the 100 m and 200 m at the 2003 World Youth Championships in Athletics. André ran a personal best of 10.47 seconds at the Brazilian Championships in 2006, but failed to match this at the 2006 South American Games, being eliminated in the heats.
The following year, he took advantage of the altitude of the Julia Iriarte meeting in Cochabamba to run personal bests of 10.22 and 20.67 seconds.
At the Troféu Brasil de Atletismo national event, was runner-up over 100 m and third in the 200 m. He also reached the podium twice at the 2011 Military World Games, winning the bronze in the 100 m and gold in the relay for the host nation in Rio de Janeiro.