We met Milton Bragatti during our stay in Rio de Janeiro. We had a meeting with Brazilian Conservationists who are trying to save the endangered Golden Lion Tamarin. This little orange monkey makes it home in the Atlantic rainforest in Brazil. But the forest has been reduced by more than 80 percent, leaving the monkey with very little place to live. I met Milton Bragatti while “Monkey Watching”. He was preparing a top story on this subject.
Milton Bragatti is a passionate, hardworking and curious journalist and researcher. He is a reporter from Brazil for a major European radio broadcast network and editor for a daily national newscast at a large Brazilian TV network.
He inspired me for my 6vitesse-on-tour interviews. So let’s see what he thinks about the most important subjects in life:
WHAT DOES ‘FREEDOM’ MEAN TO YOU?
Freedom … pure and absolute freedom we only really have inside our heads, in our thoughts and conscience … I like that concept … Whatever the conditions around you, your mind, your spirit has always the ability to be free …
WHAT DOES ‘FRIENDSHIP’ MEAN TO YOU?
Friendship… Being there for someone and knowing that you can count on someone, too…
WHAT DOES ‘SUCCESS’ MEAN TO YOU?
Success… It’s something that is very debatable and maybe overrated in our society…
WHO DO YOU ADMIRE THE MOST IN THE WORLD
I admire anyone who can put others ahead of themselves without expecting anything in return … Which includes virtually all mothers in the world, for example…
WHAT GIVES YOU ENERGY? Knowing how ignorant I still am…
DO YOU HAVE A DREAM THAT YOU HOPE ONE DAY TO BE FULFILLED?
A dream… Everyone have dreams, right? I do not know how to live without a dream…
IN WHAT ARE YOU A TALENT BY NATURE?
In having a sense of justice and infinite amount of curiosity for the world.
WHO DO YOU RESPECT THE MOST IN THE WORLD? There are so many wonderful people in the world… the list is — luckily — long…
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO GROW AS A PERSON?
Oddly enough, I guess what I need to develop is the understanding towards people who are completely different from us …
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER THEY SAY. DID YOU EXPERIENCE THIS?
This is very personal, but I think it’s wise to understand that sometimes you do fall, and it’s a comfort to try to believe that the scars along the way will help and prepare you to face problems and challenges that might be ahead…
DID YOU ONCE TAKE A LEAP AHEAD BY TAKING A SMALL STEP BACKWARDS? HOW?
There are many situations where stepping back, observing, analyzing or not being part of it, allows you to deal more freely with it…
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CHANGE IN THE WORLD?
I wish … that each of us could think and believe in whatever wanted, but always keeping that little door open for discussion and to rethink their concepts. I think that alone would solve a lot of problems in the world today.
WHAT IS THE MOST PRECIOUS FOR YOU?
My character, my friends, my family…
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO DO, BUT NEVER DARED TO?
Trust people 100%… take things for granted, I guess I never did…
WHAT DRIVES YOU? WHAT ARE YOUR VALUES? WHAT MAKES YOU TICK?
Learning new things, humanity and nature in its purest forms…