▁Pat ty ▁and ▁Sel ma . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁Sim ps ons ▁arrive ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁they ▁begin ▁searching ▁for ▁R onal do ▁– ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁sl ums , ▁then ▁at ▁his ▁or phan age ▁– ▁but ▁without ▁success . ▁When ▁they ▁split ▁into ▁pairs ▁to ▁cover ▁more ▁ground , ▁H omer ▁and ▁Bart ▁are ▁ro bb ed ▁by ▁a ▁gang ▁of ▁children ▁and ▁later ▁kid n apped ▁in ▁a ▁tax ic ab . ▁Bart ▁esc apes ▁to ▁tell ▁Mar ge ▁and ▁Lisa , ▁and ▁the ▁kid n app ers ▁take ▁H omer ▁to ▁a ▁hide out ▁within ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁rain for est ▁and ▁demand ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁his ▁release . ▁ ▁Unable ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁r ans om ▁themselves ▁or ▁find ▁anyone ▁in ▁Spring field ▁to ▁l end ▁them ▁the ▁money , ▁the ▁remaining ▁three ▁Sim ps ons ▁begin ▁looking ▁for ▁H omer . ▁They ▁get ▁caught ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Car nav al ▁para de , ▁during ▁which ▁Lisa ▁finds ▁R onal do ▁- ▁now ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁fl aming o - cost umed ▁dan cer ▁on ▁a ▁popular ▁children ' s ▁television ▁program . ▁He ▁explains ▁that ▁the ▁sho es ▁he ▁bought ▁led ▁to ▁this ▁job ▁and ▁a ▁high ▁sal ary , ▁and ▁gives ▁the ▁Sim ps ons ▁the ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁they ▁need . ▁ ▁When ▁they ▁arrive ▁at ▁a ▁meeting ▁point ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁kid n app ers ▁– ▁on ▁adjacent ▁aer ial