Mariana van Zeller

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.…

— Mariana van Zeller

I watched the Portuguese TV anchors talking about what was happening all over the world and I just thought they were so…

— Mariana van Zeller

I'm obsessed with trying new and different food. Always have been.

— Mariana van Zeller

It's part of my DNA as a Portuguese. Like many of my ancestors, there's that need to discover the world - exploration…

— Mariana van Zeller

I don't really take no for an answer. Giving up isn't an option.

— Mariana van Zeller

All conflicts are different, and yet the victims are always the same. They are people, just like you and me, but whose…

— Mariana van Zeller

Breaking Borders' is about, more than anything, communication and conversation. The best lesson I've learned from doing this show is that when…

— Mariana van Zeller

Soon after I graduated from Columbia University grad school, the war in Iraq started. I was a young freelance journalist with no…

— Mariana van Zeller

I'm more sort of attracted to these worlds that are very hard to gain access to. I think those are the most…

— Mariana van Zeller

After spending over 15 years reporting in these worlds and getting to meet these traffickers, drug dealers, and other people that are…

— Mariana van Zeller

There is not a lot known about the informal economy, and yet it makes over 60% of the global economy. And these…

— Mariana van Zeller

You'd be surprised how many doors flattery can open.

— Mariana van Zeller

My husband is a journalist as well, and while we love beaches, we can't sit for that long. If we go to…

— Mariana van Zeller

No story is worth a life.

— Mariana van Zeller

I always tell young journalists to leverage what you have. If you have a particular language skill or access to a particular…

— Mariana van Zeller

I truly believe the importance of shining the light on the dark corners of our world.

— Mariana van Zeller

I've always been attracted to the underworld.

— Mariana van Zeller

The bar for loud family meals is set pretty high when you come from Portugal.

— Mariana van Zeller

No one is going to tell me that I can't do something because I'm a woman, and I take that as a…

— Mariana van Zeller

I'm a shopaholic when I travel. I have a large collection of artifacts from all over the world at my house, some…

— Mariana van Zeller

Communication is what sets us human beings apart from other beings in this world.

— Mariana van Zeller

When I was 12 years old, I went to France for a long-awaited summer program. A month in an idyllic castle surrounded…

— Mariana van Zeller