Her personal best of 1:11:15 hours for the half marathon is the Brazilian and South American record for the event.

She had much success at the Ibero-American Championships in Athletics, winning three golds and a silver medal at the competition during her career.

[2] Her first major senior medal came at the 1989 South American Championships in Athletics, where she was runner-up in the 1500 m race.

[5] The year after she ran a South American record for the half marathon in Florianópolis, setting a time of 1:11:15 hours.

[6] She won the South American cross country title in 1993 and came third in the long race at the following year's competition.