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- ↑ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Lauro". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1964-1971". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Lauro". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
