At the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Paris, he qualified for the semi-finals with a time of 6.65 (matching his personal best), but did not make the final. He started the outdoor season on 15 May at the University National Championships, opening the season with a time 10.56 seconds. A week later, at the Meeting of Leiria, he won with a time of 10.54 seconds. In early June, he participated in the International Flanders Athletics Meeting in Belgium. In the 100 meters he lined up against the then world champion in the 60 meters Dwain Chambers, taking second place with 10.70 seconds. Chambers finished the race in 10.27 seconds – a heavy headwind of -2.3 m/s affected the race. Later in the same meeting, Abrantes won the 200 meters in 20.90 seconds.