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- ↑ Dib, André (27 November 2015). "Abraccine organiza ranking dos 100 melhores filmes brasileiros". Abraccine - Associação Brasileira de Críticos de Cinema (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ↑ VICTOR DIRAMI (October 9, 2013). "NORMA BENGELL: UMA VIDA DEDICADA AO CINEMA" (in Portuguese). Obvious Lounge. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
