Are bikini-clad girls bad for Brazil's image?

Rio de Janeiro cracks down on sex - The Other Side - Breaking News 24/7 - NEWS.com.au:

"Rio de Janeiro governor Rosinha Matheus has banned businesses from displaying or selling the postcards [of pretty girls in micro-bikinis]."

The story says the governor is afraid those postcards will encourage "sex tourism." Perhaps so, but it is all in the eye of the beholder. Postcards of fat, middle-aged men in speedos might also have the effect the governor fears; it just depends on the tastes of the audience. All things being equal, which they aren't, I suspect the scantily clad girls will do more good than harm for the image of the beach at Copacabana and the profitability of the businesses and employees that depend upon it.