Almeida akatanga kukwikwidza kuCape Verde pa2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships muVilamoura, Portugal uko akaisa 118th mumakwikwi madiki evakadzi munguva ye18: 33. Gore rakatevera pa 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships muLisbon, Almeida akarekodha nguva yakanakisisa uye yenyika ye11: 37.38 mumhepo ye 3000 metres. Mwedzi mishanu gare gare paWorld Outdoor Championships muEdmonton, Lopes akaisa 35th mumamita 1500 nenguva ye5:13.80. Gore rakatevera pa2002 African Championships muAthletics muRadès, Tunisia, akapedza pakupedzisira mumamita 1500 asi aine nguva yakavandudzwa ye4: 56.92. Muna 2003, Lopes akakwikwidza mu2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships
muVilamoura, achipedza ari wechi59 mu1:24:59 uye mumarathon paWorld Championships ya2003, achipedza ari wokupedzisira muna 3:21:59. Makore maviri gare gare akanga adzokera kunzira achimhanya 1500 metres muna 4:51.29 pa 2005 World Championships muHelsinki.