Razzmatazz masks real Rio

There’s a scene early on in the The Hunger Games where the heroine played by Jennifer Lawrence is plucked from her district on the periphery in terms of both location and life.

Brought on a train to the city to take part in the Games, as it winds its way across the land the standard of living gradually increases as they get closer to their destination.

Ultimately they arrive in district one, a place self-described as making “the luxury goods that decorate and beautify our great Capitol. Its excellent taste and craftsmanship keep Capitol residents bewigged and bedazzled year-round”.