Environmentalists From Brazil

"Just showing a woman, in Houston’s [Texas, United States] control centre, was a very great inspiration for me,”"

"I am optimistic, I think that we will discover ways of using energy that do not cause global warming. The problem is that the question has become more political than scientific."

"Inclusion is important because science needs talent, it needs dedicated people, and it does not matter it they are men or women, of different ethnicities, or anything. It is important to have youths aimed at a career in sciences and technology because it is our future."

"I was always of the opinion that, if somebody has a prejudice, the problem is theirs, not mine. It is better to go forwards and do the work in the best way that you can."

"I grew up with the Apollo programme and it was that which inspired me a lot. I wanted to be an astronaut, at first, but I saw that I was a woman, Brazilian, and very short-sighted. So, really, it was not going to happen. I decided that I was going to help the space programme as a scientist. I decided this very early and never strayed from this path."

"Never to be silenced"

"“I will keep on fighting against what Belo Monte represents: a destructive, unsustainable, and unfeasible development model.”"

"“The Belo Monte Dam is literally drowning the lungs of the earth, the Amazon rainforest, and clogging its arteries, the great Amazon river that brings water and food to millions of people,”"

"" I dedicated my life to campaigning against this project, and though it has gone ahead, I will keep on fighting against what Belo Monte represents: a destructive, unsustainable and unfeasible development model.”"

"Our people face increased violence, unemployment and misery because the government and a group of investors want to exploit our land and rivers for profit."