Brazil bans saucy postcards

Postcards showing scantily clad women alongside Rio de Janeiro’s famous landmarks have been banned under a new law in the state famed worldwide for Carnival.

The law, which went into effect yesterday, outlaws the popular cards showing Brazilian women in tiny bikinis – known as “dental floss” – together with local attractions like Copacabana Beach, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue.