>From opinionjournal.com. This one's for Alberto :-) Jon http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,681172,00.html
The Rio de Janeiro tourist board is preparing to sue Fox Television "for damage to its international image and loss of revenue." At issue is an episode of "The Simpsons" in which Homer & Co. visit Rio and find "a city where all men are bisexual, where fearsome monkeys roam the streets, and tourists are kidnapped by taxi drivers and mugged by children." Reports Britain's Guardian: *** QUOTE *** Rio has severe social problems and high levels of violence, although these are generally restricted to certain areas. Attacks on tourists are rare and no one has ever been attacked by a monkey on Copacabana. Part of the anger in Brazil about The Simpsons is that, as well the stereotypes, there are many inaccuracies--Marge, the mother, finds that the local mode of transport is the "conga", which is a Caribbean dance. (She takes a conga to the hotel). Also, the family visits a samba school to learn the macarena--a Latin dance not performed in Brazil. There is also the penetrada, a fictitious and lascivious dance shown them by the teacher. Rio's tourist secretary, Jose Eduardo Guinle, said: "If Fox is so worried about Brazilian orphans and the poverty of our children, it should donate the profits of the episode to the city's social work programme." Jon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
