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- ↑ "Doce típico da culinária cuiabana leva 5 ingredientes; aprenda" [Cuiabá's typical sweet takes 5 ingredients; learn how]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 5 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- 1 2 Moraes, Lidiane (7 April 2022). "Em tempos de guerra, tronco de mamoeiro vira doce caseiro: furrundu" [In times of war, the trunk of a papaya tree becomes a homemade sweet: furrundu]. Primeria página (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Festival de Inverno tem gastronomia com furrundu e castanha baru com chocolate; veja programação" [Winter Festival features furrundu and baru nuts with chocolate; see the program]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ↑ "Com sabor de doce típico cuiabano, cerveja artesanal ganha prêmio no Chile" [Tasting like a typical sweet from Cuiabá, craft beer wins award in Chile]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 17 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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