Brazilian patriotic piece(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Brazilian patriotic piece”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 29th January 2026.

The answer is

R I O

3 letters · most recently seen on 29th January 2026

Other clues that solve to RIO

The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.

#28 down Cypriot city, in short? (3) 10th May 2026
#25 down Brazilian port (3) 2nd March 2026
#11 down Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 29th January 2026
#12 down Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer (3) 8th January 2026
#12 down The right number in Brazil (3) 20th December 2025
#28 across Cypriot city, in short? (3) 27th September 2025
#33 down Ferdinand's little place? (3) 30th July 2025
#14 down Little city in the central Loire, maybe (3) 2nd April 2025
#25 down It was a capital little place (3) 4th September 2024
#18 across Cariocan city (3) 20th March 2024
#33 down Where Brazil was deprived of capital (3) 18th July 2023
#10 across City in which the three took time off (3) 17th March 2023
#4 down Diminished capital, formerly (3) 21st September 2021
#28 down Cypriot city, in short? (3) 24th February 2021
#25 down Brazilian port (3) 12th November 2020
#11 down Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 24th September 2020
#12 down Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer (3) 19th August 2020
#4 down Patriotic heart of Brazil (3) 14th July 2020
#28 across Cypriot city, in short? (3) 11th March 2020
#29 across Brazilian patriotic piece (3) 24th June 2019
#33 down Ferdinand's little place? (3) 27th May 2019
#14 down Little city in the central Loire, maybe (3) 31st December 2018
#25 down It was a capital little place (3) 14th June 2018
#10 across City in which the three took time off (3) 13th April 2018
#18 across Cariocan city (3) 15th January 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 29th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Biblical dog country? (5)
#2 down Rabid for something like scrambled eggs? (5)
#3 down It's said to be high in the Hebrides (4)
#4 across Lying with a bend in the backbone (6)
#4 down Yearns to match the size (5)
#5 down The appeal of the quiet part of the country (4)
#6 down Figure there's a strangely tinny effect about a note (6)
#7 across A traditionally incisive departure out East (4-4)
#8 across New angles, one gathers (6)
#9 down Diminish what's left at Big Bertha's place (6)
#10 across Hardly a good present! (5)