Question

A landmark in this city titles a standard that later performers titled “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars.” An area in this city titles a standard most famously recorded in D-flat, but most often played in F with a melody beginning (read slowly) long G, short E, (10[1])E, D. This city is the setting of a Marcel Camus film (-5[1])that popularized a jazz style featured on a 1964 Stan (10[1])Getz album. On (10[1])a recording of a standard (10[1])titled for an area in this city, Astrud Gilberto sings (-5[1])about a “tall and tan (-5[1])and young (-5[1])and lovely” figure. “The Girl from Ipanema” exemplifies (10[1])this city’s native bossa nova that grew from its samba music. For 10 points, what (10[1])Brazilian city’s Mount Corcovado contains the statue Christ (10[1])the (10[2])Redeemer? ■END■

ANSWER: Rio de Janeiro [prompt on Rio] (The first sentence refers to “Corcovado.”)
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%108.33
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%50%88.88
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%93.67
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%42%105.58
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%78%102.78
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY580%0%40%86.75
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY9100%0%44%93.67
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%78%106.44

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andy Yu (DII)Maryland A (DII)Fordham A4510
Caedmon Holland (DII)Lehigh B (DII)Princeton A (UG)57-5
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)6710
Andrew YangColumbia BNYU A (UG)7010
Ethan Furman (DII)Penn A (DII)Penn B (DII)7510
Jason Qin (DII)Columbia J (DII)Columbia A (UG)85-5
Ezra Greenhill (DII)Bard A (UG)Maryland B (DII)90-5
Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BRowan A (DII)92-5
Lucas Shedlock (UG)Princeton A (UG)Lehigh B (DII)10010
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Rutgers B11510
Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Bard A (UG)12310
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Columbia J (DII)12410
Sam Millenbach (DII)Rowan A (DII)NYU B12410