  m ▁at ▁the ▁Tro f é u ▁Brasil ▁de ▁At let ismo ▁( the ▁Brazil ian ▁champion ships ) ▁and ▁came ▁fourth ▁at ▁his ▁first ▁national ▁level ▁event . ▁ ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁by ▁winning ▁his ▁first ▁South ▁American ▁title ▁as ▁he ▁defeated ▁fellow ▁Brazil ian ▁Gl ád son ▁Barb osa ▁with ▁a ▁s print ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁ 1 2   km ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁South ▁American ▁Cross ▁Country ▁Championships ▁in ▁As un ción , ▁Par agu ay . ▁In ▁March ▁he ▁ran ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁race ▁in ▁Europe : ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁non - A fr ican ▁finish er ▁at ▁the ▁Lis bon ▁Half ▁Mar athon , ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁t enth ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 0 4 : 1 0 ▁hours . ▁He ▁then ▁travel led ▁to ▁Italy ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁the ▁Pad ua ▁Mar athon ▁and ▁he ▁ran ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 2 : 1 1 : 3 2 ▁hours ▁to ▁finish ▁fourth ▁behind ▁Ken ya ' s ▁Peter ▁Kim eli ▁Some . ▁Da ▁Silva ▁returned ▁to ▁Brazil ▁and ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁placed ▁fourth ▁nation ally ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁metres ▁and ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   m ▁( including ▁a ▁personal ▁best ▁of ▁ 1 4 : 1 2 . 8 1 ▁minutes ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁event ). ▁ ▁His ▁performances ▁in ▁the ▁mar athon ▁gained ▁him ▁selection ▁for ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁team ▁at ▁the