Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I whakataetae tuatahi a Almeida mo Cape Verde i te 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
i Vilamoura, Portugal i noho ai ia ki te 138th i roto i te whakataetae poto a nga Tane i roto i te waa o te 13:29. I te 25 o nga oma o Madrid Marathon i te Paenga-whāwhā 2002, i tuhia e Almeida te wa pai rawa atu o te 2: 25:50. I te tau e whai ake nei i te 2003 World Championships in Athletics i Paris, i mutu ia i te 69th i te marathon me te wa o te 2: 33: 31.