Whakakihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whakataetae tuatahi a Almeida mo Cape Verde i te
2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships i Vilamoura, Portugal i reira i whakanohoia ai e ia te 118th i te whakataetae poto a nga Wahine i roto i te waa 18:33. I te tau e whai ake nei i te 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships i Lisbon, i tuhia e Almeida tetahi wa pai ake me te wa rekoata a-motu mo te 11:37.38 i roto i nga wera o te 3000 mita. E rima marama i muri mai i nga Whakataetae o te Ao o waho i Edmonton, i noho a Lopes ki te 35th i te 1500 mita me te waa 5:13.80. I te tau e whai ake nei i te 2002 African Championships in Athletics i Radès, Tunisia, i mutu ia i te whakamutunga i te 1500 mita engari me te wa 4:56.92. I te 2003, i whakataetae a Lopes i te 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships i Vilamoura, ka mutu i te 59th i te 1: 24:59 me te marathon i te 2003 World Championships, ka mutu i te waahi whakamutunga i te 3: 21:59. E rua tau i muri mai ka hoki mai ia ki te rere i te 1500 mita i te 4:51.29 i te 2005 World Championships i Helsinki.