Paulo Octavio - I was 12 when my father decided to move to Brasilia in 1961 as the capital's very first dentist. And like everyone of my generation, I had the privilege of watching this city grow, this amazing project. That's why I'm so attached to it.<\/p>\n
Before Brasilia, 80 % of Brazil's population lived on the coast. There was almost nothing inland. I think that if Rio had remained the capital, Brazil would never have become what it is today. We would have got bogged down in a deplorable economic situation. And that's why Kubitschek was an extraordinary man: he changed the destiny of our country. Brasilia is a city that continues to evolve visibly. It's not as if I were living in a city-museum, like Rome. Here, everything is constantly evolving. There's always a new bridge, a new building, a new road...<\/p>\n
The northern hotel zone, where my offices are now, was completely empty five years ago. The city has certainly been through great difficulties, crises and a dictatorship lasting almost twenty years, but it has always emerged victorious.<\/p>\n
P. O. - As a businessman, I've always worked in real estate and construction. My aim is to build hotels like the Kubitschek or the Manhattan Plaza, to attract visitors. As a politician and public figure, I'm trying to get more businesses to set up here, stimulate the city's economy and promote education.<\/p>\n
That's why every day I present a short television programme in which I invite people who have succeeded, at whatever level, to express themselves. To show that Brasilia is an active city, that you can succeed, whatever your ambitions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Qu\u2019est-ce que Brasilia signifie pour vous ? Paulo Octavio – J\u2019avais 12 ans lorsque mon p\u00e8re a d\u00e9cid\u00e9 de s\u2019installer \u00e0 Brasilia, en 1961, en tant que tout premier dentiste de la capitale. Et comme tous ceux de ma g\u00e9n\u00e9ration, j\u2019ai eu le privil\u00e8ge de voir grandir cette ville, ce projet hallucinant. C\u2019est pourquoi j\u2019y […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12917,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1017],"type-darticle":[51],"n_magazine":[],"class_list":["post-12915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-non-classe","tag-decideur","type-darticle-interview","vapo-free"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n