The Internacional attacker is a summer target for Betis.
And Edu told Radio Marca: "I feel very comfortable talking about Vitao because he is a footballer that I have followed for a long time.
"He is a player who has been with the under 15, under 17, under 20 and under 23 national teams. And more specifically , the World Cup played in Madrid in 2018, I was watching when he played for Palmeiras, I followed him closely.
"For me he is a very consistent player, what I really like is his enormous ease in finding passes between the lines.
"A rival with advanced lines, having Vitao is a privilege because he serves the ball very well. It is one of his characteristics, he is easy to move, to anticipate the play, he is very intelligent and I like him a lot."