Adriana da Silva was born in Cruzeiro, São Paulo, and started her career as a cross country runner.

She represented Brazil in the junior races at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998 and 2000.

[1] After a break in her athletics career, da Silva returned to action in 2008 and ran for Brazil at the 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, ending the race in 82nd place.

[2] She was selected for the Brazilian squad at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics as a result and improved her best to 2:40:54 hours to finish 43rd in the Berlin race.

[2] The 2010 Berlin Marathon in September saw her significantly improve her best with a finishing time of 2:32:30 hours for seventh place.