[2] At the 2007 Pan American Games, she placed fourth in the all-around after falling from the uneven bars and balance beam and going out of bounds on floor exercise.

The following day, she competed in the vault finals, where she placed first with a score of 14.912, making her the only non-American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics at the Games.

[3] She also won a bronze medal in the floor final, behind Americans Rebecca Bross and Shawn Johnson, and a silver with the Brazilian team.

[4] At the 2007 World Championships, Barbosa tied with Vanessa Ferrari of Italy for the bronze medal in the women's all-around, scoring 15.9 on vault, 14.95 on bars, 15.7 on beam, and 14.0 on floor.

[5] In October 2007, Barbosa took part in the World Cup event in Stuttgart, Germany, and won two silver medals, one on the vault and one on the floor.

[8] In June, Barbosa won the silver medal in the all-around at the Brazilian National Championships, behind Ana Claudia Silva and ahead of Hypólito.

Later in the same month, Barbosa was the all-around champion at the Vitaly Scherbo International Gymnastics Cup, where Brazil also won a team gold medal.

[9] Her first major international competition after the Olympics was the 2010 World Championships, where she placed fifteenth in the all-around and third in the vault final, behind Alicia Sacramone and Aliya Mustafina.

[15] In August Barbosa returned to competition at the Brazilian Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around qualifications but withdrew from the final due to injury, later revealed to be a stress fracture in her shin.

[20] In September Barbosa competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Brazil win the team silver behind the United States.

[22] In November Barbosa competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Chiasso, Switzerland where she placed first in the three-event all-around, ahead of Saraiva and Eythora Thorsdottir of the Netherlands.

[23] A few days later Barbosa competed at the Swiss Cup where she was partnered with Canadian gymnast Cory Paterson to form the Pan American team.

[24] The following week she competed at the Cottbus World Cup where she won silver on floor exercise behind compatriot Saraiva and placed seventh on vault.

[30] The following month Barbosa underwent surgery on her ACL, but doubted she would be recovered in time to qualify for the Olympics via the World Cup series or the 2020 Pan American Gymnastics Championships.

[32] Barbosa next competed at the 2023 Paris World Challenge Cup, where she took the silver medal in the floor exercise final behind Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos.

[33] In October 2023, Barbosa competed at the World Championships along with teammates Rebeca Andrade, Lorrane Oliveira, Flávia Saraiva and Júlia Soares.

[38] Barbosa has become a very popular sports personality in Brazil since her first major appearance at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro.