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- ↑ "Cabeça d'água em rio provoca tragédia em Guapimirim" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 2008-03-10. Archived from the original on 2009-12-04. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ↑ "Encontrado corpo em decomposição próximo à Cachoeira do Rio Soberbo, em Guapimirim" (in Brazilian Portuguese). O Globo. 2008-03-26. Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2022-03-06.