I am the son of an illiterate father and mother.

We've advanced in the construction of a true free-trade area across South America... What's needed now is less rhetoric and more action.

Every time he plays, Leo Messi reminds me more of Maradona, both left-footed and short, Messi is the best player in the world, along with Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo. For us it is not a surprise. Since he began to come and train with us and we knew we would go down this path. Someday I will explain that I was at the birth of one of the footballing greats: Leo Messi.

I know how to move between political camps. When everyone in the world hated (Libyan leader Moammar) Gadhafi, I paid him an official visit. It caused an uproar - Lula's visiting the devil!

I am the son of an illiterate father and mother.

No sustainable development, environmental harmony or lasting security will happen if we are unable to eradicate hunger and extreme inequality

If with so little we have done so much in Brazil, imagine what could have been done on a global scale, if the fight against hunger and poverty were a real priority for the international community.