Rio de Janeiro vs. ‘The Simpsons’
Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 04.10.02 | 5:06 PM ET
An episode of “The Simpsons” in which the cartoon family visits Rio de Janeiro only to see Homer get robbed and kidnapped apparently didn’t amuse tourism officials in Brazil. As they see it, the show, “Blame it on Lisa,” only served to undermine a costly campaign to attract tourists.
According to a Reuters report on Yahoo, tourism officials are considering legal action against the show. Among their complaints, the episode depicts monkeys inhabiting Rio. “It’s a completely unreal image of the city,” a spokesman told Reuters.
For the record, we at World Hum suggest travelers study a range of television shows before making any serious travel decisions. Before going anywhere, for example, we watch “The Osbournes,” “The Daily Show” and “Protagonistas de Novela,” a Spanish-language soap opera. Only then do we feel we have enough sound travel information.
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Jim Benning is the editor and co-founder of World Hum.
