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- ↑ "The 75 Best Edited Films". Editors Guild Magazine. 1 (3). May 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-03-17.
- ↑ "Daniel Rezende on City of God", webpage from the Film4 website; retrieved June 11, 2008.
- ↑ "'Bingo – O rei das manhãs' recria a vida 'mucho loca' do ator por trás do Bozo", webpage from the Brazilian newspaper O Globo; retrieved August 27, 2017.
