| BRASILIA | City that succeeded Rio de Janeiro as the capital of Brazil in 1960 (8) |
| TASHKENT | City that succeeded Samarkand as the capital of Uzbekistan in 1930 (8) |
| DODOMA | City that succeeded Dar es Salaam as Tanzania's capital (6) |
| GRENOBLE | French city known as the "Capital of the Alps" noted for appellation controlee walnuts grown in the Isere Valley (8) |
| LILONGWE | City that replaced Zomba as the capital of Malawi in 1975 (8) |
| TRUJILLO | The third most populous city in Peru, known as the "Capital of the everlasting Spring" |
| HAMILTON | City that replaced Saint George as the capital of Bermuda in 1815 (8) |
| BLUMENAU | Hermann -, German pharmacist; founder of a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1850 (8) |
| NUTSHELL | Part of Brazil in which, briefly, you have it? |
| WORLDCUP | Won by Brazil in Yokohama in 2002 (5,3) |
| SAOPAULO | It's the largest city, but not the capital of Brazil |
| RIODEJANEIRO | The capital of Brazil, 1763-1960 |
| RIO | City of Brazil, in short (3) |
| BEERSHEBA | City in S Israel that is known as the "Capital of the Negev" (9) |
| MARRAKESH | Chief city of central Morocco, founded in 1062 as the capital of the Almoravids (9) |
| NGERLLMUD | City that replaced Koror City as the capital of Palau in 2006 (9) |
| BONCE | Nut from the capital of Brazil, formerly |
| LEWISHAMILTON | British racing driver who became an honorary citizen of Brazil in 2022: 2 wds. |
| ERNESTOGEISEL | Which general became president of Brazil in 1974? (7,6) |
| IRONAGE | Hallstatt was the site of the first European culture that typified this new period that succeeded the Bronze Age (4,3) |
