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- ↑ "CBF - Site Oficial da Seleção Brasileira de Futebol". www2.cbf.com.br. Archived from the original on 2012-05-29.
- ↑ "Futpedia: Dalton (Dalton Moreira Neto)" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ↑ "Strikers Ink Former U-20 World Cup Finalist Dalton Moreira Neto". 3 February 2016.