Almeida ayaa markii ugu horeysay u tartamayay Cape Verde tartankii 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
wuxuu ku guuleystay tartankii Vilamoura ee dalka Portugal, halkaas oo uu ku galay kaalinta 138aad tartanka gaagaaban ee ragga, waqtigiisu wuxuu ahaa 13:29. Markii 25-aad ee Madrid Marathon ee bishii Abriil 2002, Almeida wuxuu diiwaan geliyey waqtigiisii ugu fiicnaa ee 2:25:50. Sannadkii xigay ee 2003 tartankii Adduunka ee ciyaaraha fudud ee Paris, wuxuu kaalinta 69aad ka galay orodka dheer ee marathon-ka isaga oo leh waqti dhan 2:33:31.