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14 March 2019, Italy, Catania: Coffee mug with pistol grip, on which the portrait of the US actor Marlon Brando in the role of mafia boss Don Vito Corleone is depicted, and the lettering of the 1972 released mafia movie
Souvenirs in a store in Sicily show the portrait of US actor Marlon Brando as Don Vito Corleone in "The Godfather."

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  • Agrigento has banned the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs ahead of becoming the Capital of Culture.
  • The mayor aims to improve the city's image and reject the Mafia's influence on tourism.
  • Similar rules have been issued for gift stores in local airports and on ferries that dock around Sicily.

The Sicilian city of Agrigento has decided to ban Mafia-themed souvenirs ahead of becoming Italy's 2025 Capital of Culture.

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Travel, Sicily, Italy, Mafia, tourism, culture
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Italian town bans the sale of Mafia-themed souvenirs