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Garbage removal is a citizen responsibility.

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If you provide good alternatives for public transport, you won't have traffic problems.

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A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions.

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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.'

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There is no place in a city that can't be better. There is no toad that can't be a princess, no frog that can't become a prince.

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The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of the city die.

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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.

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A car is like a mother-in-law - if you let it, it will rule your life.

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Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything.

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I always run into these Ph.D.s. They write and write and write about sustainable development. Then these guys ask me, 'But, how do you do it?' They are scared to death to do anything.

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Biography

Nationality: Brazilian

Type: Politician

Born: December 17th, 1937

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