Historical clue formulations

• Home of the Christ the Redeemer statue — 2026-09-13
• Animated 2011 film set in Brazil — 2026-08-14
• City on Guanabara Bay, familiarly — 2026-08-05
• Host of the 2016 Olympics — 2026-07-26
• ___ Bravo (México/Tejas border) — 2026-07-16
• Copacabana locale — 2026-06-25
• City with Carnival samba parades, informally — 2026-06-09
• Site of the world's largest Carnival celebration — 2026-05-12
• Carnaval locale, familiarly — 2026-03-29
• Birthplace of the bossa nova, informally — 2026-03-09
• Carnaval city, informally — 2026-02-18
• Grande opening? — 2025-12-19
• ___ de Janeiro — 2025-11-10
• South America's ___ de la Plata — 2025-10-07
• Locale of an annual Carnaval — 2025-09-30
• "Flying Down to ___" (1933 film) — 2025-09-04
• Mexico's ___ Conchos — 2025-08-23
• City at the center of "Moonraker," informally — 2025-08-06
• Kia model whose name references a body of water — 2025-08-05
• Carnival-themed Vegas hotel — 2025-08-03
• ___ de Janeiro — 2025-06-16
• "Blame It on ___" (1984 Michael Caine rom-com) — 2025-06-05
• Carnaval city — 2025-05-19
• 2011 animated film set in Brazil — 2025-04-29
• ___ Grande — 2025-04-18
• Subcompact Kia — 2025-03-01
• Home of the Sugarloaf Cable Car, informally — 2025-02-23
• 2016 Olympics host city, familiarly — 2025-02-19
• Natural feature between México y Texas — 2025-01-26
• South America's ___ de la Plata — 2024-10-23
• Birthplace of bossa nova — 2024-08-22
• 2016 Summer Olympics host, informally — 2024-07-29
• City that's home to Copacabana Beach, familiarly — 2024-07-08
• Carnival city — 2024-06-09
• 2016 Olympics host, informally — 2024-06-04
• Casino that houses the Penn & Teller Theater — 2024-04-11
• Summer Olympics host between London and Tokyo — 2024-02-18
• Carnival location — 2023-11-10
• "Her name is ___ and she dances on the sand" (Duran Duran lyric) — 2023-11-07
• ___ de Janeiro, Brazil — 2023-08-28
• ___ Negro (Amazon tributary) — 2023-07-02
• Home of Christ the Redeemer, informally — 2023-06-27
• Capital of Brazil until 1960, informally — 2023-04-20
• Bravo in the movies? — 2023-04-06
• ___ de Janeiro — 2023-01-02
• ___ Grande — 2022-09-09
• Home to Maracanã Stadium — 2022-08-25
• Carnival locale, briefly — 2022-07-14
• Setting for the memorable cable car scene in "Moonraker" — 2022-06-16
• 2016 Olympics host, informally — 2022-04-27