> This debate was raging for years This is the problem I have with this law and others like it: that outdoor advertising is seen as an important issue worthy o

> This debate was raging for years This is the problem I have with this law and others like it: that outdoor advertising is seen as an important issue worthy of debate, in a country where half of the population doesn't have access to flush toilets. Brazilian political and bureaucratic elites (of every ideological disposition) seem to think that this is Norway. Hong Kong is famous for its high density of neon business signs. Incidentally, Hong Kong used to be poorer than Brazil not too long ago, and now boasts one of the highest per capita GDPs in the world. I'm not saying that outdoor advertising brings economic prosperity, just that they seem to have picked the right priorities.