Curitiba is not a paradise. We have all the problems that most Latin American cities have. We have slums. We have the same difficulties, but the big ….

There is little in the architecture of a city that is more beautifully designed than a tree..

Creativity starts when you cut a zero from your budget..

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

The lack of resources is no longer an excuse not to act. The idea that action should only be taken after all the answers and the resources have been ….

The city is not the problem; the city is the solution..

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

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 cit….

If you want creativity, take a zero off your budget. If you want sustainability, take off two zeros..

There is no endeavor more noble than the attempt to achieve a collective dream. When a city accepts as a mandate its quality of life, when it respect….

Many cities end up putting off things because they want to understand everything. They don't understand that innovating is about starting. Taking car….

The car is the cigarette of the future..

After working in cities for nearly 40 years, I am telling you that every city can improve its quality of life in less than three years, no matter the….

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.'.

Every city has to deal with the problem of cars and public transport..

I have realized after all these years that a city that has a good quality of life attracts jobs. People don't want to invest in places if there is no….

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

We have to change from 'ego-architecture' to 'eco-architecture.'.

Bureaucracy is like a fungus that contaminates everything..

A lot of people assume that the expensive ideas are the most effective ones, but that is simply not true..

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