"Brazil's ad men face billboard ban"

From the BBC:

In the chaotic urban sprawl of Brazil's biggest city, the impact of advertising is impossible to ignore.

Massive billboards and skyscraper-sized hoardings line the streets of Sao Paulo, flaunting their wares at motorists caught in the city's ever-present traffic jams.

The choice of products on display sometimes bears witness to the uninhibited nature of Brazilian society.

A remarkable number of ads feature giant images of men and women dressed only in their underwear, while the Brazilian edition of Playboy is publicised with huge posters and cut-outs of the latest centrefold models.

It all adds to the sensory overload of a city that many see as South America's version of the hi-tech cityscape portrayed in the film Blade Runner.

And to think, I thought we had it bad with billboards here in San Francisco.