At the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, Lopes competed in both the 100 metres and 200 metres. In the 100 metres she ran a time of 12.85 seconds and finished second last overall with Dianne Audrey Nioze of Seychelles the only athlete slower than her. Lopes did not progress to the final. In the 200 metres, Lopes came last in a time of 26.17 seconds and did not qualify for the final. At the 2014 Lusophony Games, Lopes finished fourth in the 100 metres; in a time of 12.49 seconds; and she won the silver medal in the 200 metres; in a time of 25.07 seconds. In her medal winning event, the 200 metres, she finished 0.07 seconds behind Indian Rengitha Chellah. The 2015 World Championships was Lopes' first senior World Championships. She competed in the 100 metres and finished last in her heat with a Cape Verdean national record time of 12.43 seconds. Overall, she was the 49th fastest out of 53 athletes and she did not progress to the semi-final round. At the 2015 African Games, Lopes finished 27th overall in the 100 metres in a time of 12.55 seconds and 29th overall in the 200 metres in a time of 25.53 seconds. Lopes' next major competition was the 2016 Ibero-American Athletics Championships. She competed in the 100 metres and finished last overall in a time of 12.67 seconds.