Juliana Barbassa Quotes & Sayings

This was about more than semantics; it represented a dangerous shift in perspective.
Rio was not at war, I pointed out; and even if it were, wars have rules. — Juliana Barbassa

Really, what is the law when it stands in the way of what the government wants to do? — Juliana Barbassa

The city is physical, concrete," Pedro [da Luz] said. "When we make a mistake, it is a mistake that will last for forty, fifty years. That's a problem. — Juliana Barbassa

It didn't take much prompting for Cariocas who were sick of living with violence to advocate violence as a solution. — Juliana Barbassa

The reality is fuck the animals, fuck biodiversity, fuck the laws, and long live construction," [Ricardo Freitas] said. "All of this is being done because some people will make a lot of money, and it's being done with no monitoring, no support, no rescue of species. — Juliana Barbassa

It was time to take up the discussion over governance, housing, transportation, security, health care, and education - to define the country we wanted and outline our terms. Who were we. . . . What were our limits and our ambitions? — Juliana Barbassa

interactions were valuable ways of accumulating social capital. — Juliana Barbassa

You kill one, there was another in his place, and what's worse, his nephew now hated you, his friend now hated you. . . . There was no end. — Juliana Barbassa