After spending over 15 years reporting in these worlds and getting to meet these traffickers, drug dealers, and other people that are really stereotyped in our society, I've come to realize the uncomfortable truth that most are not very different… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
The bar for loud family meals is set pretty high when you come from Portugal. — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
There's whole television stations, magazines, organizations devoted to analyzing every up-and-down twist and turn, IPO, everything that happens in the formal economy. And yet… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
I watched the Portuguese TV anchors talking about what was happening all over the world and I just thought they were so knowledgeable and… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
I'm obsessed with trying new and different food. Always have been. — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
It's part of my DNA as a Portuguese. Like many of my ancestors, there's that need to discover the world - exploration is in… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
I don't really take no for an answer. Giving up isn't an option. — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
All conflicts are different, and yet the victims are always the same. They are people, just like you and me, but whose lives are… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
Breaking Borders' is about, more than anything, communication and conversation. The best lesson I've learned from doing this show is that when there is… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
Soon after I graduated from Columbia University grad school, the war in Iraq started. I was a young freelance journalist with no experience in… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
I'm more sort of attracted to these worlds that are very hard to gain access to. I think those are the most interesting stories. — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
After spending over 15 years reporting in these worlds and getting to meet these traffickers, drug dealers, and other people that are really stereotyped… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
There is not a lot known about the informal economy, and yet it makes over 60% of the global economy. And these black markets… — Mariana van Zeller Copy Share Image
