sentences:  Following his transfer to Grêmio, Melo managed to make an additional 19 appearances and adding three goals to his tally in his native Brazil.He would only remain in Porto Alegre for 2004, because Grêmio was relegated that year and the team was dismantled.In January 2005, Melo moved abroad for the first time, joining Spanish La Liga club Mallorca, who released Andrija Delibašić to give him a place.