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- ↑ "Rose Di Primo, simbolo da mulher brasileira e musa de Ipanema" [Rose Di Primo: The Symbol of Brazilian Women and The Muse of Ipanema]. Pier de Ipanema (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Brazilian beach fashion: An analysis of vogue magazine and discovered body" (PDF). University of Brazilia. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Antonia Morais se inspirou em musa e criadora da tanga na década de 70 para post" [For this Post, Antonia Morais was Inspired by the 70s Muse and Creator of the Thong]. Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ↑ "Rose di Primo, a inventora da tanga" [Rose di Primo, the Inventor of the Thong]. Tio Oda (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023.