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Rio's Saucy Postcards Over

October 27, 2005 at 10:32 AM | by | Comments (0)

Apparently Rio thinks its postcards that tourists buy in stands along Ipanema and Copacabana are too racy. The photos of women scantily clad in bikinis that are sent home every year have been banned by the state assembly. The governor hasn't ratified the ban yet, but many say that the images contribute to the city's image of cheap sex and prostitution.

Um, ok, we totally see where they're coming from, but wouldn't this mean a ban on Brazilian bathing suits also? After traveling to Rio this year, we noticed that um, the postcards, they don't lie. It wouldn't take much for a tourist to whip out a camera...

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