| 100% | CHRIST | 6 | Figure depicted in a famous statue atop Corcovado, in Rio de Janeiro |
| 46% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, famous statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 43% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, towering statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 42% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, Art Deco statue in Rio de Janeiro |
| 42% | IPANEMA | 7 | Beach in Rio de Janeiro known for a certain girl |
| 39% | BRASILIA | 8 | It replaced Rio de Janeiro as a national capital in 1960 |
| 36% | SUGARLOAF | 9 | Mountain in Rio de Janeiro |
| 36% | MACAE | 5 | City in Rio de Janeiro |
| 36% | OLA | 3 | "Hello," in Rio de Janeiro |
| 36% | MICHAELPHELPS | 13 | Swimmer who won a record 23 Olympic gold medals in Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio de Janeiro (2 wds.) |
| 36% | COPA | 4 | Beach in Rio de Janeiro, informally |
| 36% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the ___, one of the 7 wonders of the world which is approximately 125-feet concrete and soapstone statue situated in Rio de Janeiro |
| 35% | MARACANA | 8 | Major football stadium in Rio de Janeiro |
| 35% | SUGARLOAF | 9 | "Sweet" mountain peak located in Rio de Janeiro |
| 35% | ELA | 3 | "She," in Rio de Janeiro (anagram of "ale") |
| 35% | LOCHTE | 6 | US swimmer lied about robbery in Rio de Janeiro |
| 34% | COPACABANA | 10 | Bairro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for its beach |
| 34% | REDEEMER | 8 | Rio de Janeiro's impressive statue, Christ the __ |
| 33% | REDEEMER | 8 | Christ the __, Rio de Janeiro hilltop statue |
| 33% | EROS | 4 | God depicted in a figure called an "amoretto" |
| 33% | NOTORIO | 7 | 1946 Hitchcock film set in Rio de Janeiro which in the finale [SPOILER] |
| 32% | RIO | 3 | ___ de Janeiro, a popular city in Brazil |
| 32% | RABIN | 5 | Figure to the left of Clinton in a famous 1993 photo-op handshake |
| 31% | SAMBA | 5 | Dance that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro |
| 31% | RAISINGTHEFLAG | 14 | Activity depicted in a famous 2/23/1945 photograph ... and in three of this puzzle's answers |
| 31% | CHE | 3 | Beret-clad figure depicted wearing a Bart Simpson T-shirt, in a New Yorker cartoon |
| 31% | NITEROI | 7 | Municipality in Brazil facing the city of Rio de Janeiro across Guanabara Bay |
| 30% | PSYCHE | 6 | Mythological figure being kissed in a statue at the Louvre |
| 30% | GUANABARA | 9 | — Bay, deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Brazil upon which Rio de Janeiro stands |
| 30% | IPANEMA | 7 | Beach in Rio that a famous song's girl came from |