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- 1 2 Topel, Marta F. "Judaism revivals in Brazil." Handbook of Contemporary Religions in Brazil. Bettina Schmidt, Steven Engler eds. Brill. 2016.
- ↑ "Jewish club in Rio hosts populist whom Sao Paulo Jews dis-invited from talk - Jewish Telegraphic Agency". www.jta.org.
- ↑ Congress, World Jewish. "World Jewish Congress". www.worldjewishcongress.org.
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