The story begins when the Simpson family receives a $400 phone bill for calls to Brazil. Lisa confesses she made the calls to find Ronaldo, an orphan boy she has been sponsoring who has gone missing. The family travels to Rio de Janeiro to search for him, leading to several plot-driven mishaps:
The Simpsons explore Rio's slums and orphanages without success. [S13E15] Blame it on Lisa
The episode lean heavily on tropes, depicting Rio as a jungle overrun by monkeys, colorful rats, and rampant crime. The story begins when the Simpson family receives
The episode's portrayal of Rio de Janeiro caused immediate backlash upon its 2002 airing: The episode lean heavily on tropes, depicting Rio
Homer is kidnapped by an unlicensed taxi driver and held for a $50,000 ransom in the Amazon rainforest.
Homer is seen wearing a T-shirt featuring Uncle Sam devouring the Earth with the slogan "Try and Stop Us," mocking American oblivious to foreign perspectives. The Brazilian Controversy