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- ↑ "Anitta: 'Funk Generation' é um dos melhores discos latinos do ano; veja ranking".
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- ↑ "Anitta eleva a temperatura com baile funk no México em estreia de turnê". gshow (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ↑ "Anitta Chart History (Brasil Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
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