diff --git a/backend/src/routes/projects.ts b/backend/src/routes/projects.ts
index adf8efb5..95a0b8d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/projects.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/projects.ts
@@ -252,16 +252,6 @@ router.get('/:id/tasks', validateIdParam('id'), async (req: AuthRequest, res, ne
     const { status } = req.query;
     const offset = calculateOffset(page, limit);
 
-    // Verificar se projeto existe e pertence ao usuário
-    const project = await queryOne(
-      'SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = $1 AND user_id = $2',
-      [id, req.userId]
-    );
-
-    if (!project) {
-      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Projeto não encontrado' });
-    }
-
     let whereClause = 'WHERE user_id = $1 AND project_id = $2';
     const params: (string | number)[] = [req.userId!, id];
     let paramIndex = 3;
@@ -272,21 +262,32 @@ router.get('/:id/tasks', validateIdParam('id'), async (req: AuthRequest, res, ne
       paramIndex++;
     }
 
-    const countResult = await query(
-      `SELECT COUNT(*) as total FROM tasks ${whereClause}`,
-      params
-    ) as { total: string }[];
-    const total = parseInt(countResult?.[0]?.total || '0');
-
     const allowedSortFields = ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'due_date', 'priority', 'title'];
     const safeSortBy = allowedSortFields.includes(sortBy as string) ? sortBy as string : 'created_at';
 
-    const tasks = await query(
-      `SELECT * FROM tasks ${whereClause}
+    // ⚡ Performance Optimization: Execute all queries concurrently
+    const [project, countResult, tasks] = await Promise.all([
+      queryOne(
+        'SELECT id FROM projects WHERE id = $1 AND user_id = $2',
+        [id, req.userId]
+      ),
+      query(
+        `SELECT COUNT(*) as total FROM tasks ${whereClause}`,
+        params
+      ) as Promise<{ total: string }[]>,
+      query(
+        `SELECT * FROM tasks ${whereClause}
        ORDER BY ${safeSortBy} ${order}, created_at DESC
        LIMIT $${paramIndex} OFFSET $${paramIndex + 1}`,
-      [...params, limit, offset]
-    );
+        [...params, limit, offset]
+      )
+    ]);
+
+    if (!project) {
+      return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Projeto não encontrado' });
+    }
+
+    const total = parseInt(countResult?.[0]?.total || '0');
 
     res.json(buildPaginatedResponse(tasks || [], total, { page, limit, sortBy, order }));
   } catch (error: unknown) {