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- ↑ "Base Geral da Biblioteca. Pesquisa: "AU SANTOS, Yara dos, 1979-". Câmara Municipal de Coimbra.
- ↑ "Depois da televisão os livros" [After TV, the Book] (in Portuguese). Correio da Manhã. 10 June 2002.
- ↑ "Yara dos Santos apresenta "Ildo, a voz crioula" na Itália" [Yara Presents "Ildo, the Creole Voice" in Italy]. Expresso das Ilhas. 26 November 2008.
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