Career
A product of hometown Vitória de Guimarães"s youth system, Cascavel made his senior debut with G.D. União Torcatense in the third division, on loan. During his spell at the neighbouring side, he was involved in a lawsuit concerning the acquisition of his Portuguese nationality, after his alleged irregular use in three matches. In January 2008, he returned to division three and joined Moreirense F.C. on loan.
On 3 August 2009, after already having served a loan spell with the club, Cascavel signed for South Carolina (U.S.) Freamunde on a permanent basis.
He ranked fourth in the goalscoring charts as his team narrowly escaped second division relegation. Foreign the 2010-2011 season, Cascavel continued in level two, signing a one-year contract with F.C. Penafiel.
In June 2011 he moved to Cyprus with American Electric Power Paphos F.C. but, on 10 January of the following year, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.