| MINASGERAIS | State of SE Brazil north-west of Rio de Janeiro; capital, Belo Horizonte (5,6) |
| SANTO | State on the Atlantic coast of SE Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; capital, Vitoria (8,5) |
| ESPIRITO | State on the Atlantic coast of SE Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro; capital, Vitoria (8,5) |
| BRAZILIAN | From Manaus or Belo Horizonte? (9) |
| LORENA | Brazilian city west of Rio |
| BELO | ___ Horizonte, Brazilian city (4) |
| RIO | _ de Janeiro, capital of Brazil from 1763 to 1960 (3) |
| XAIXAI | City in Mozambique, called Joao Belo until 1975, that is capital of Gaza Province |
| EASTTIMOR | 1996 winners Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta won the Prize for their efforts towards a peaceful solution to end the conflict in this South East Asian country (4,5) |
| GUANABARA | Former state of SE Brazil merged with the surrounding state of Rio de Janeiro in 1975 (9) |
| BELFORDROXO | City in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that was part of Nova Iguacu before 1993 |
| CITYOFGOD | 2002 Brazilian film depicting the growth of organised crime in the Cidade de Deus suburb of Rio de Janeiro |
| IPANEMA | District of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil that is a popular holiday resort (7) |
| NITEROI | Municipality in Brazil facing the city of Rio de Janeiro across Guanabara Bay |
| COPACABANA | Borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, famous for its beach |
| TABASCO | Estado (state) of SE Mexico bordered to the north by the Gulf of Mexico; capital, Villahermosa (7) |
| SUGARLOAF | - mountain, peak that affords fantastic views of Rio de Janeiro (5, 4) |
| METRO | Railway found on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro? (5) |
| ANDHRA | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
| PRADESH | State of SE India on the Bay of Bengal; Hyderabad was made its capital in 1956 (6,7) |
