Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Rosa akaberekerwa muTroviscal, Oliveira do Bairro. Akatanga basa rake somunhu akakurumbira mumunda. Akakunda 2000 World Student Cross Country Championships uye akazvisimbisawo pachikwata chevakuru chenyika, achitora mazita matatu akateedzana kubva muna 2000 kusvika muna 2003. Akaita kutanga kwake kukuru kwepasi rose pa2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships muVilamoura, achimhanya munhangemutange pfupi. Akachinjira kumakwikwi marefu pamutambo wakatevera uye akasvika pakati pevatambi gumi nevashanu vepamusoro. Mumwaka unotevera, akaita zvimwe zvinoverengeka zvepamusoro makumi maviri (kusanganisira 11th mumakwikwi akareba uye 16th mupfupi pa2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships). Basa rake repasi rose rakasimbiswa nechikwata chendarira menduru pa2005 edition
, kwaakatungamira timu yenyika nekupedza pachinzvimbo chegumi neshanu. Akasvikawo pakati pevakuru gumi paEuropean Cross Country Championships muna 2004 na2006.