 She finished the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in third place in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.She won Ironman Brazil three times (2000, 2004 and 2008) and was four times runner-up.Her first triathlon was 1983 in Rio de Janeiro during her time at the university.