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- ↑ Siquara, Carlos Andrei (9 June 2019). "'Flicts', de Ziraldo, segue atual após 50 anos". O Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "Ziraldo, 90 anos: a genialidade da obra do 'velhinho maluquinho'". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 October 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ↑ Torres, Bolívar (6 April 2024). "Drummond e Ziraldo: uma amizade no meio do caminho". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 April 2024.