Eduardo Paes

Don't ever in your life do a World Cup and the Olympic Games at the same time. This will make your life…

— Eduardo Paes

I strongly believe being mayor is the public post in which you have the greatest opportunity to change peoples' lives for the…

— Eduardo Paes

By 2050, seven out of ten people will live in cities, which will account for six billion people living in urban areas.…

— Eduardo Paes

Rio's a beautiful city, a vibrant place, special place.

— Eduardo Paes

Rio is an energetic, vibrant place, full of beauty and nature. But we face the kinds of problems any developing metropolis does…

— Eduardo Paes

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global…

— Eduardo Paes

[At] the end of the day, when we talk about cities, we talk about a gathering of people. And we cannot see…

— Eduardo Paes

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…

— Eduardo Paes

The city of the future is a city that cares about its citizens and integrates its citizens.

— Eduardo Paes

There is no time and space in the digital world. People chat and collaborate through social networks. Cultural icons garner millions of…

— Eduardo Paes

When Seoul hosted the Games in 1988, it became a symbol of the Asian Tigers' ascent onto the world stage. In 1992,…

— Eduardo Paes

Rio will have to look after the legacy of infrastructure. But it's unclear who will run the sports centres after the Olympics.

— Eduardo Paes

I have the best job in the world. I wake up every morning energized at the thought of running Rio de Janeiro,…

— Eduardo Paes

Globalization has produced a new of level of interdependence among us. The economy and multinational supply chains do not abide by political…

— Eduardo Paes

The digital revolution has deepened the crisis within representative democracy. But as it forces its demise, it might also dictate its future.…

— Eduardo Paes

In Rio we built a Center of Operations, a situation room that gathers information from municipal departments and allows us to manage…

— Eduardo Paes

You cannot deal with a city if it's not socially integrated.

— Eduardo Paes

Civil movements and riots are as old as human civilization. Long before Twitter was created, mobilization of the discontented was mouth-to-mouth, or…

— Eduardo Paes

Favelas [slums] are not always a problem. Favelas can sometimes really be a solution.

— Eduardo Paes

There is no time and space limitation for public accountability on the Internet. Creative commonality is standard and does not resemble the…

— Eduardo Paes

What we are witnessing is the birth of something I call 'Polisdigitocracy.' This is a form of government that counts participation and…

— Eduardo Paes

President Obama is the best-known politician to be exploring the possibilities of new technologies to converse with the people. Others must follow…

— Eduardo Paes

Every time you think of a city, you have to think green, green, green. Every time you see concrete jungle, you must…

— Eduardo Paes

It's a difficult task to deal with cities. But with some original ways of getting things done, with some basic commandments, you…

— Eduardo Paes

Political movements and mega sporting events have always gone hand in hand. In 1980, there were Cold War boycotts in Moscow and…

— Eduardo Paes