Dulse Pontes, kwa jina la awali Maria Rita de Souza Pontes (Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 26 Mei 1914 – Salvador, 13 Mei 1992) alikuwa mtawa Mfransisko ambaye alianzisha taasisi kwa ajili ya fukara. Alitangazwa na Papa Benedikto XVI kuwa mwenye heri tarehe 22 Mei 2011, halafu Papa Fransisko alimtangaza mtakatifu tarehe 13 Oktoba 2019, akiwa mwanamke wa kwanza kutoka Brazil. Sikukuu yake huadhimishwa tarehe ya kifo chake. Watakatifu wa Agano la Kale Orodha ya Watakatifu Wakristo Orodha ya Watakatifu wa Afrika Orodha ya Watakatifu Wafransisko Pope advances sainthood causes, including Brazil's 'Mother Teresa'. Iliwekwa mnamo 14 May 2019. Pope advances sainthood causes, including Brazil's 'Mother Teresa'. Iliwekwa mnamo 14 May 2019. Dulce Lopes Pontes: From serving the sick to Nobel nominee, Vatican News (October 2019). Martyrologium Romanum Gaetano Passareli: Irmã Dulce, o Anjo Bom da Bahia (Editora Record; ISBN|85-01-06654-0) Nathan A Haverstock: Give us this day; the story of Sister Dulce, the angel of Bahia (Appleton-Century) OSID's Website – Obras Sociais Irmã Dulce - OSID Video about Irmã Dulce and OSID – Irmã (Sister) Dulce - The Angel of Bahia & OSID