She joined the BM&amp;F Bovespa sports club in 2009 and this coincided with a period of revival for Coutinho. She made her return to international competition that year as she ran on the Brazilian relay team at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics. She won back-to-back 400 m national titles in 2010 to 2011. She also re-established herself at continental level, taking the 400 m bronze medal and relay gold at the 2011 South American Championships in Athletics. The 2011 Military World Games were held in her home state of Rio de Janeiro and she provided one of the highlights for the hosts by winning the 400 m title in a personal best and Games record of 51.08 seconds. She won two further gold medals at the competition as she helped Brazil not only win the 4×400 m relay, but also the 4×100 metres relay (in which she set another Games record). At the 2011 Brazilian championships she ran a personal best of 23.07 seconds for the 200 m (later finishing third overall), won the 400 m race, and then set a South American record in the 4×400 m relay of 3:26.68 minutes with her club mates Bárbara de Oliveira, Joelma Sousa and Jailma de Lima.