Background
Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001.
Teodoro was born in Guararapes, São Paulo and began competing in senior athletics in 2001.
She attended her first Olympics at the 2004 Athens Games as part of the 4×400 metres relay team
However, the team did not reach the final of the event. She competed at the following World Championships in Osaka, this time in the 400 m hurdles, but did not progress to the finals. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics Teodoro represented Brazil in the 400 m hurdles, and the 4×400 metres relay.
She set a new South American record in the 400 m hurdles with a time of 55.84 seconds in Belém at the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa meet in May 2009.
Following this, she finished second at the Troféu Brasil Caixa de Atletismo to Luciana França, who challenged Teodoro"s record by running a new personal best of 55.90 seconds. However, she tested positive for banned substances (Fenproporex) soon after and was provisionally banned from competition and was not selected for the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.
After admitting her use of a banned substance, she was suspended from competition for the minimum of two years by the Brazilian Athletics Confederation. All information taken from IAAF profile.