Rio de Janeiro Trivia

Name these facts about the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro.

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Clue	Answer
Etymology	River of January
What a person from Rio is called	Carioca
Dominant Chistian branch	Roman Catholic
Huge granite mountain with a famous cablecar	Sugarloaf Mountain
Colorful celebration held before Ash Wednesday	Carnival
Popular dance associated with the above	Samba
Longest beaches	Copacabana
Longest beaches	Ipanema
Statue overlooking the city	Christ the Redeemer
Peak where the above stands	Corcovado

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Largest stadium	Maracanã
Years the above hosted the FIFA World cup final	1950
Years the above hosted the FIFA World cup final	2014
Bordering bay	Baía de Guanabara
Term for a Brazilian shanty town	Favela
Natural disaster frequently affecting the above	Landslide
Major 2016 sporting event	Summer Olympics
Famous Bossa Nova musician	Antônio Carlos Jobim
Biggest export	Oil
James Bond movie partly set in Rio (hint: Jaws)	Moonraker

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