Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Almeida wuxuu markii ugu horeysay u tartamay Cape Verde tartankii
2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships oo ka dhacday Vilamoura, Portugal halkaas oo ay kaalinta 118aad ka gashay tartankii gaagaaban ee dumarka iyada oo ku guuleysatay 18:33. Sannadkii xigay ee 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships ee Lisbon, Almeida wuxuu diiwaan galiyay waqtigii ugu fiicnaa ee shaqsiyeed iyo waqtigii qaranka ee 11:37.38 ee kuleylka 3000 mitir. Shan bilood ka dib tartankii adduunka ee bannaanka ee Edmonton, Lopes wuxuu kaalinta 35aad ka galay orodka 1500 mitir isagoo leh waqti dhan 5:13.80. Sannadkii xigay ee 2002 tartankii Afrika ee ciyaaraha fudud ee Radès, Tunisia, waxay ku dhammeysay kaalinta ugu dambeysa ee 1500 mitir laakiin waxay hagaajisay waqtigii 4:56.92. Sanadkii 2003, Lopes wuxuu ku tartamay 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships ee Vilamoura, isagoo ku dhammeeyay 59aad 1:24:59 iyo marathon-ka 2003 World Championships, isagoo ku dhammeeyay kaalinta ugu dambeysa 3:21:59. Laba sano ka dib waxay ku soo laabatay wadada orodka 1500 mitir 4:51.29 ee Koobkii Adduunka ee 2005 ee Helsinki.