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Brazil is where I belong, the place that feels like home. They love their family, their country and God, and are not afraid to let anybody know it.

Brazil is not what you see but what you feel. Once you spend time here - a week, two weeks - you get in the vibe. It's really intoxicating.

My mother is a proud Brazilian. I love visiting my family in Rio; the city and its people are so vibrant and amazing.

They have a joy for life in Brazil unlike any country I've ever seen.

The Brazilians are amazing in their nature. You cannot describe it; you must feel that warmth when you're around them to understand.

I first came to Brazil in the Sixties. Then I started coming back every year since touring most of the country. I grew to love it, the people, the music. I thought this is where I belong. I've been living in Brazil for the past 23 years. I call it my stress-free country.

My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that's it. I don't tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move.

Brazil has one of the greatest natural patrimonies in terms of biodiversity.

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

There are a number of parallels between the slums of Brazil and those found in my hometown, Karachi. The dichotomy that exists in Brazil is uncannily similar to that found in Pakistan, and I hope to one day make a film that follows similar themes.