Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don't understand that innovating is about starting. Taking care of a city is a process that you start, and then give the population space to respond.

I always try to say, 'If you want to help the environment, try to do just two things. One, use less of your car. Second, separate your garbage.'

There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream.

We can’t have landfills forever and we can’t ask others to accept our trash.

A city is like a family portrait - you don't tear it up if you don't like your uncle's nose.

The car is the cigarette of the future.

Brazil will change when its cities change.