Personal
Alves' older brother, Geraldo, is also a footballer, and a central defender. He has paternal Brazilian ancestry, his father Washington having played ten years of his career in Portugal – namely with Varzim Sport Club – where his children were born.
The youngest sibling, Júlio, is also a footballer, in the midfielder position.
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