I figured this would likely be appropriate for this day & year; Brazil. -State authorities unsuccessfully tried to ban the singer filming in Rio de Janeiro and Salvador. Officials feared images of poverty might affect tourism and accused Jackson of exploiting the poor. A judge banned all filming but this ruling was overturned by an injunction. Although officials were angry, the residents were not and Jackson was surrounded by crowds of enthusiastic onlookers during filming. 1,500 policemen and 50 residents acting as security guards effectively sealed off the Dona Marta shanty town. -ITN. February 9, 1995.
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