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- ↑ Brazil Handbook - Volume 2 - Page 102 A new church was built in 1761, which became the Capela Real with the arrival of the Portuguese royal family in 1808 and subsequently the city's cathedral. .
- ↑ Portuguese Piano Music: An Introduction Nancy Lee Harper - 2013 Page 6 "Joaquim Félix Xavier Bachixa, harpsichordist and pianist who was in service at the Capela Real in Rio de Janeiro during the early part of the 19th century."
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