Bossa nova's Brazilian birthplace, briefly (3)

I believe the answer is:

rio

(Other definitions for rio that I've seen before include "Location of next Olympic Games, in short" , "A Mexican river, may be grande" , "- Ferdinand, footballer" , "Port, -- de Janeiro" , "A Mexican river - like Grande" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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