Career
He went on a trial for the English club and an offer to sign for the team was stalled until the played could get an Italian passport. After that, Brighton & Hove Albion demanded a statement from Branco"s former youth clubs in which they would not receive future compensation, otherwise the club would have to pay £200,000 to register him, which meant he would be released. After unsuccessful trials in Europe and Brazil, he went to play again in England for Brighton-based club Whitehawk.
Since he was signing for a non-professional club, he didn"t need any agreement with his former clubs and could move to other clubs for free.
On 2 August 2013, he joined Swindon Town on a one year-deal after impressing on a pre-season trip to Portugal after being invited by a former Brighton & Hove Albion assistant. He made his debut on 8 October in the second round of the Football League Trophy, playing the entirety of a 2–1 victory over League Two team Plymouth Argyle.
On 29 December he made his first league appearance, replacing the injured Grant Hall in the 53rd minute of a 1–1 draw away to Bradford City. He was given his first league start on 14 January 2014, playing the full 90 minutes of a 0–2 loss away to Stevenage.
In total he played 18 matches over his first season, 15 of which were in the league.
He signed a new one-year contract on 30 June 2014. On 30 August, he scored the first goal of his professional career, heading from Nathan Byrne"s cross to equalise in a 1–1 home league draw against Coventry City. In December, having previously been told that he had played his last game, he signed a further contract.
Branco was an unused substitute on 24 May as Swindon lost 0–4 to Preston North End in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium.
In addition to central defence, Branco can play at right-back and midfield. His favourite player is compatriot defender David Luiz.