▁does ▁not ▁come ▁from ▁Brazil ▁nor ▁is ▁it ▁frequently ▁performed ▁there . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁media ▁that ▁Ri ot ur , ▁the ▁tour ist ▁board ▁of ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁was ▁planning ▁on ▁su ing ▁Fox ▁for ▁dam aging ▁the ▁international ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Ri ot ur ▁stated ▁that ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁was ▁port rayed ▁in ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁as ▁having ▁r amp ant ▁street ▁crime , ▁kid n app ings , ▁sl ums , ▁and ▁a ▁rat ▁inf est ation , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁thought ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁disc ou rage ▁foreign ▁visitors ▁from ▁visit ing ▁the ▁city . ▁Over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁air ing ▁of ▁" Bl ame ▁It ▁on ▁Lisa " ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Ri ot ur ▁had ▁spent ▁US $ 1 8 ▁million ▁on ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁attract ▁tour ists ▁to ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁The ▁tour ist ▁board ▁now ▁saw ▁this ▁as ▁a ▁waste ▁of ▁money ▁since ▁they ▁believed ▁the ▁campaign ▁was ▁und erm ined ▁by ▁the ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁episode . ▁Ri ot ur ' s ▁planned ▁law suit ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁government , ▁with ▁president ▁Fernando ▁Henri que ▁Card oso ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁episode ▁" br ought ▁a ▁dist orted ▁vision ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁reality ". ▁ ▁Martin ▁K aste , ▁South ▁America ▁correspond ent ▁for ▁National ▁Public ▁Radio