[6] She chose to change coaching arrangements around this time, working with Brazilian Olympian Katsuhiko Nakaya and training under BM&F Bovespa's track club.

[18] At the 2011 World Championships in Athletics, she was a semi-finalist in both individual sprints and the relay; she helped the team to a Brazilian record of 42.92 seconds in the heats and placed seventh in the final.

In the relay, she led off a team including Vanda Gomes, Franciela Krasucki, and Rosângela Santos to break the national record yet again, crossing the line with 42.85 seconds.

[7] In the 2012 season, her outdoor times were down on the previous year (11.30 for the 100 m, 23.01 for the 200 m), but she did manage to set a 60 metres best of 7.36 seconds at the 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where she was a semi-finalist.

Success came in the relay, however, as the Brazilian team improved the South American record to 42.55 seconds in the heats and placed seventh in the Olympic final.

[20] Her 2013 season started in peak form as she broke the 100 m continental record with a run of 11.05 at the Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo.

[24] Silva won gold in the 100 m, 200 m, and 4 × 100 m relay in the Brazil Trophy athletic contests held at Icarus Stadium Castro Mello.