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, E, D. This city is the setting of a Marcel Camus film that popularized (-5[1])a jazz style featured on a 1964 Stan (10[1])Getz album. On a recording of a standard titled for an area in (10[2])this city, Astrud Gilberto sings about a “tall and tan and young and lovely” figure. (10[1])“The Girl from Ipanema” exemplifies this city’s native bossa nova that grew from its samba music. For 10 points, what Brazilian (10[1])city’s Mount Corcovado contains the statue Christ the (10[1])Redeemer? ■END■

ANSWER: Rio de Janeiro [prompt on Rio] (The first sentence refers to “Corcovado.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Erik FukuiUW GluttonyAlberta59-5
Euan McCubbinUW ChastityUW Pride6710
Gavin MorrowUW EnvyArizona State B8010
Tai BelkeUBC ABoise State8010
Akshath SrinivasanUW LustArizona State A9510
Justin QianUBC BUW Sloth11610
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW Gluttony12410

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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