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- ↑ "Darci Menezes". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
- ↑ "O gaúcho que cativou os gramados da cidade". Diário de Rio Doce (in Portuguese). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
