imagine no outdoor advertising . . .

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/12/world/americas/12paulo.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin

NYTIMES wrote: December 12, 2006
São Paulo Journal
Streets Are Paved With Neon’s Glare, and City Calls a Halt
By LARRY ROHTER

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Imagine a modern metropolis with no outdoor advertising: no billboards, no flashing neon signs, no electronic panels with messages crawling along the bottom. Come the new year, this city of 11 million, overwhelmed by what the authorities call visual pollution, plans to press the “delete all” button and offer its residents an unimpeded view of their surroundings.