A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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Sun, 18 Feb '24
Summer Olympics host between London and Tokyo
Fri, 10 Nov '23
Carnival location
Tue, 7 Nov '23
"Her name is ___ and she dances on the sand" (Duran Duran lyric)
Mon, 28 Aug '23
___ de Janeiro, Brazil
Sun, 2 Jul '23
___ Negro (Amazon tributary)
Tue, 27 Jun '23
Home of Christ the Redeemer, informally
Thu, 20 Apr '23
Capital of Brazil until 1960, informally
Thu, 6 Apr '23
Bravo in the movies?
Mon, 2 Jan '23
___ de Janeiro
Fri, 9 Sep '22
___ Grande
Thu, 25 Aug '22
Home to MaracanĂ£ Stadium
Thu, 14 Jul '22
Carnival locale, briefly
Thu, 16 Jun '22
Setting for the memorable cable car scene in "Moonraker"
Wed, 27 Apr '22
2016 Olympics host, informally
Sun, 6 Feb '22
Grande preceder
Wed, 4 Aug '21
Vegas hotel and casino that is the longtime host of the World Series of Poker
Sun, 23 May '21
Summer Olympics host before Tokyo
Sun, 25 Apr '21
Where gymnast Simone Biles won four golds
Sun, 4 Apr '21
Home of the world's largest carnival
Wed, 24 Mar '21
Home to the Christ the Redeemer statue, in brief
Tue, 16 Mar '21
The city in 2002's "City of God"
Tue, 23 Feb '21
___ Grande
Thu, 31 Dec '20
Where swimmer Katie Ledecky won four Olympic golds
Sun, 27 Dec '20
Setting for Hitchcock's "Notorious," informally