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- ↑ "Igreja Evangélica Congregacional do Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". www.reformiert-online.net. Archived from the original on 2020-02-23. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ↑ "Igreja Evangelica Congregacional do Brasil". www.globalministries.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2021-01-11.