In 2013, Pimenta won multiple medals in international events, namely two silvers (K-1 5000 metres and K-4 1000 metres) at the European Championships, held in Portugal's Montemor-o-Velho racing course, and two golds (K-1 500 and 1000 metres) at the Summer Universiade in Kazan. The following year, he secured his second world championship medal in Moscow, after a runner-up finish in the K-4 1000 metres event. At the European Championships in Brandenburg, Germany, Pimenta finished again in the top-three places of the K-1 5000 and K-4 1000 metres, taking a bronze medal in both events.