Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Almeida ta fara fafatawa ne a Cape Verde a gasar zakarun duniya ta 2000 IAAF a Vilamoura, Portugal inda ta sanya 118th a cikin gajeren tseren mata a cikin lokaci na 18:33. A shekara mai zuwa a 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships a Lisbon, Almeida ya yi rikodin lokaci mafi kyau da na kasa na 11:37.38 a cikin zafi na mita 3000. Watanni biyar bayan haka a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya a waje a Edmonton, Lopes ya kasance na 35 a cikin mita 1500 tare da lokacin 5:13.80. A shekara mai zuwa a gasar zakarun Afirka ta 2002 a Radès, Tunisia, ta gama karshe a tseren mita 1500 amma tare da ingantaccen lokaci na 4:56.92. A shekara ta 2003, Lopes ya yi gasa a cikin
2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships a Vilamoura, ta gama a 59th a cikin 1: 24:59 kuma a cikin marathon a gasar zakarun duniya ta 2003, ta gama a karshe a cikin 3: 21:59. Shekaru biyu bayan haka ta dawo kan hanya tana gudu mita 1500 a 4:51.29 a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2005 a Helsinki.