Together with
Leena Günther,
Anne Cibis and
Verena Sailer, Pinto won the gold medal at the
2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki at the 4 × 100 metres relay. The same team came in fifth at the
2012 Summer Olympics in London. In 2025, Pinto transferred her allegiance from her country of birth, Germany, to the country of her father's origin, Portugal. ==Personal life==