In 2022, he reached fourth place in the Brazilian adult ranking of all time after clocking 47.82 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle, behind only César Cielo (46.91), Marcelo Chierighini (47.68) and Nicolas Oliveira (47.78). In the same year, Caribé achieved a mark of 21.87 in the 50 meter freestyle, something that only Bruno Fratus, among Brazilians, had done in the last four years. Also in 2022, he received an invitation to study at the University of Tennessee.[6][7]
At the 2023 Pan American Games, he won three gold medals: in the 100m freestyle, with a time of 48.06, reaching the Olympic index for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024; and in the men's 4x100m freestyle and mixed 4x100m freestyle relays of Brazil.[11][12]
On May 9, 2024, competing in the Brazilian Olympic Swimming Trials, he ran a time of 47.95 in the 100m freestyle heats.[13], guaranteeing his classification for Paris 2024. On May 11, in the same competition, he secured another Olympic place, now in the 50m freestyle, with a time of 21.88. [14]
At the José Finkel Trophy, held in a short course pool, in August 2024, he won the 100m freestyle with a time of 45.78, four hundredths of a second away from equaling César Cielo's South American record.[16]