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- ↑ Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.o 5-A/2002 de 11 de Janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ Associação Nacional de Freguesias. "FREGUESIA - ÓRGÃOS" (PDF). anafre.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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