Eduardo Paes
Eduardo Paes
Eduardo da Costa Paesis a Brazilian politician who is the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, having defeated Fernando Gabeira in the 2008 Elections. On 12 August 2012, at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Paes received the Olympic Flag, via Jacques Rogge, from London Mayor, Boris Johnson...
NationalityBrazilian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth14 November 1969
CountryBrazil
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Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution.
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There is no time and space in the digital world. People chat and collaborate through social networks. Cultural icons garner millions of fans online in locations they have often never been themselves. The boundary between public and private life is now everyone's business.
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[At] the end of the day, when we talk about cities, we talk about a gathering of people. And we cannot see that as a problem.
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Rio's a beautiful city, a vibrant place, special place.
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The city of the future is a city that cares about its citizens and integrates its citizens.
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I don't want to compare my city to Zurich; thank God we're not that boring. Rio is advancing fast, but we're at a different phase in our civilization.
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You cannot deal with a city if it's not socially integrated.