Almeida ayaa markii ugu horeysay u tartantay Kooxda Cape Verde tartankii 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships ee Vilamoura, Portugal halkaas oo ay ka gashay kaalinta 118aad ee tartanka gaaban ee dumarka iyada oo leh 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
Vilamoura, wuxuu ku dhameystay kaalinta 59-aad 1:24:59 iyo marathon-ka tartanka adduunka ee 2003, wuxuu ku dhammeystay 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.