 Nowadays he is mainly associated with Brazil's defeat against underdogs Uruguay in the decisive match of the 1950 FIFA World Cup, an upset dubbed the "Maracanazo".At club level, Barbosa had his greatest successes with Rio de Janeiro side CR Vasco da Gama.He won several trophies at Vasco, including the Campeonato Sul-Americano de Campeões in 1948, the original precursor to the Copa Libertadores.