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- Samba Meu [CD booklet] (2007). Miami Beach, FL: Warner Music Brazil.
- Translation from Samba Meu in the Portuguese-language Wikipedia.
- Chris White, "Samba Meu is just too polished and lacking in edge to make a real impact on the listener", BBC (21 November 2007).
- Jonathan Cunningham, "Maria Rita: Samba Meu" Miami New Times (17 January 2008).
- Latin Grammy Award Winners, (search "Maria Rita" to verify award).
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