That puts him ahead of Egyptian icon Hossam Hassan, who dominated his country's league with Ahly SC and Zamalek on the way to accruing 41 honours.
Andres Iniesta has 37 winners medals on his mantelpiece with former Barca defender Maxwell and another Egyptian, Ibrahim Hassan, possessing the same amount.
Alves started his career in 2001 with local side Bahia, winning the Copa do Nordeste twice along with the state Campeonato Baiano championship.
A move to La Liga with Sevilla soon followed — but he didn't win anything for the first three years.
However, in 2006, they won their first Uefa Cup, which they retained a year later, having won the Uefa Super Cup in between.
In 2007, they added the Copa del Rey before beating Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup.
Things got even better for Alves that summer as he won his first international trophy. The right-back even netted in the final as Brazil beat Argentina to win the Copa America.
In 2008, he joined Barcelona and would significantly add to his trophy haul over the subsequent eight years.
He won the Treble twice, as well as another Champions League medal, six La Liga titles, added four more Copa del Rey gongs and enjoyed four Spanish Super Cup triumphs.
Away from Spain, he won the Uefa Super Cup and Fifa Club World Cup three times each.
In that period, he also won the Confederations Cup twice with Brazil.
In 2016, Alves joined Juventus to win the domestic double — and it could have been even better but for a defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
In 2003, he helped the Samba starlets with the FIFA World Youth Championship, but that does not count as a major trophy.
