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Odebrecht Supports Tribute to “Exu’s Blacksmith,” Mario Cravo Jr.

8 hertha odebrecht library: a bridge between people and knowledge

A ceremony held on August 18 marked the inauguration of the Hertha Odebrecht Library at the Organization’s head office in Salvador, Bahia. The name is a tribute to Norberto Odebrecht’s mother, who played an important role in his education and contributed toward the establishment of the bases of TEO.

4 prosub-ebn receives visit from brazil’s new minister of defense

On August 22, the Brazilian Minister of Defense, Celso Amorim, visited the construction work for the shipyard and naval base that are part of the Submarine Development Program (PROSUB-EBN), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in Rio de Janeiro. It was the minister’s first official engagement at military construction work since he took office.

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14 tribute to exu’s blacksmith On August 17, Mario Cravo Jr., one

of Brazil’s greatest modern artists, received praise from the some 700 guests that attended the launch of the book and video documentary Exu Iluminado (“Illuminated Exu”), about his life and work. The project was launched by the publisher Versal Editores, with the cultural support of Odebrecht.

20 recognizing customs and traditions

Residents of the Bahia Southern Lowlands communities celebrated the days of Historical Heritage and Folklore in the region on August 17 and 22, respectively. The artistic movements were coordinated by the Bahia Southern Sustainable Development Institute (IDES), one of the institutions supported by the Odebrecht Foundation.

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PROSUB-EBN Receives Visit from Brazil’s Minister On August 22, the Brazilian

Minister of Defense, Celso

Amorim, visited the construction

work for the shipyard and

naval base that are part of

the Submarine Development

Program (PROSUB-EBN),

located in the municipality

of Itaguaí in Rio de Janeiro.

It was the minister’s first

official engagement at military

construction work since he took

office on August 8.

Accompanied by the General

Commander of the Brazilian

Navy, Fleet Admiral Julio

Soares de Moura Neto, and by

a group consisting of members

of the Ministry of Defense and

Brazilian Navy, Celso Amorim

watched a presentation on the

program given by Fleet Admiral

José Alberto Accioly Fragelli,

General Coordinator of the

Nuclear Propulsion Submarine

Development Program, and

by Fábio Gandolfo, Managing

Director of PROSUB-EBN.

The exhibit highlighted

the development’s strategic

value for national defense

and the characteristics of the

The Minister of Defense, Celso Amorim, is accompanied by the General Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Fleet Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto


PROSUB-EBN Receives Visit from Brazil’s Minister contract signed between

the Navy, the French

company DCNS (Direction

des Constructions Navales

et Services) and Odebrecht.

Roberto Simões, Executive

Director of Odebrecht Defesa e

Tecnologia, also participated in

the presentation.

In addition to the construction

of a shipyard and naval base for

mooring the vessels, PROSUB

also includes the manufacturing

of five submarines – four

conventional ones (S-BR) of the

Scorpène class, and a nuclear

propulsion one (SN-BR) – as well

as the installation of a Metal

Structure Manufacturing Unit

(UFEM).

AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE

PROJECT

Celso Amorim and the group

monitored the installation

activities for the Metal Structure

Manufacturing Unit (UFEM),

where the paneling and

other parts of the submarine

will be produced, the North

Area, which will house the

support buildings, laboratory

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and warehouse, and

the South Area, the site

of the Naval Base and

submarine construction and

maintenance shipyard.

The group also toured the

construction sites for the

structures of the complex

that will produce the first

Brazilian nuclear submarine.

In order to get a better

view of the maritime space

occupied by the shipyard,

the minister toured the area

by boat.

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Roberto Simões presents the structure of PROSUB; and Celso Amorim talks to Fábio Gandolfo, who presented the project


The PROSUB installations are being built on Madeira Island in the city of Itaguaí

A NEW COMPANY TO MANAGE

PROSUB

A new company was formed

to make the Brazilian submarine

program feasible: Itaguaí

Construções Navais (ICN), the result

of a partnership between DCNS and

Odebrecht.

The union was formed with the

participation of the Brazilian Navy,

which holds golden share over

issues associated with the company’s

operations. ICN will be responsible

for building the five submarines.

The site chosen for the program

installations was Madeira Island, located

in the municipality of Itaguaí in the

metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro.

According to the ICN timeline, the

inauguration of the Metal Structure

Manufacturing Unit (UFEM) will take

place in November 2012, the conclusion

of the shipyard is scheduled for 2014

and the naval base should be ready six

months later.

During the construction work,

PROSUB will generate more than

9,000 direct job opportunities

and 27,000 indirect ones. For the

submarine construction period,

some 2,000 direct and 8,000 indirect

permanent job opportunities should

be created in the naval military

construction area.


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Hertha Odebrecht Library: A Bridge between People and Knowledge


Norberto Odebrecht between his son Emílio and grandson Marcelo, with

the image of Hertha Odebrecht on the panel: the new library is a tribute to the

educating mother

Hertha Odebrecht Library: A Bridge between People and Knowledge


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A ceremony held on

August 18 marked the

inauguration of the Hertha

Odebrecht Library at the

Organization’s head office

in Salvador, Bahia.

During the event, Hebe

Meyer, Adviser to the

Presidency of the Odebrecht

Foundation Board of

Trustees, presented the

new cultural space to the

members of the Odebrecht

S.A. Board of Directors and

the three generations of

the Odebrecht family that

succeeded one another as

the Organization’s leaders,

Norberto, Emílio and

Marcelo Odebrecht.

Students of the Jorge Amado University Center (UNIJORGE) during the visit

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During the inauguration ceremony, Hebe Meyer presents the new space to members of the Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors and Organization leaders

The library’s name is

a tribute to Norberto

Odebrecht’s mother.

Hertha Odebrecht played

an important role in

the education of the

Organization’s founder,

and dedicated to a type of

learning for her children

based on principles and

values, she contributed

decisively to establishing

what would come to be

the bases of Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology

(TEO) in the future.

The new library emerged

as a result of the donation

of Norberto Odebrecht’s

personal archive and also

that from Members of

the Organization. It also

features a set of permanent

works, consisting of books,

magazines, catalogs,

almanacs and other

publications from different

areas, in addition to a space

for temporary thematic

exhibits.

The first topic, chosen

for the inauguration,

narrates the life of Hertha


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Odebrecht and the

places she lived. In one

of the published quotes,

Norberto Odebrecht

explains his family values:

“At home, under the

leadership of my mother,

Hertha Odebrecht, we

lived in an educational

and religious environment

marked by trust. From very

early on, with discipline

and organization, my

sisters and I were prepared

for life and for work. The

teachings always prompted

us to seek the truth and

what was right and best for

everyone.”

SPACE DIRECTED AT THE

PUBLIC

Designed from a

pragmatic viewpoint, in

which the book is not

treated merely as the

object in a collection, but

rather as an instrument

designed for man and

society, the Hertha

Odebrecht Library is part

of the Odebrecht Cultural

Center, also located at the

Organization’s head office.

The dynamic environment

is designed for social-

cultural events focused

on education – a bridge

between people and

knowledge.

On August 30, the library

hosted its first event

open to the public. The

professor Mabel Velloso

presented the lecture

“Family Education for Moral

Values” for members of the

head office, members of

the Study and Educational

Advisory Center (CEAP) and

other guests.

Professor Mabel Velloso gave the first lecture open to the public at the new library

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The new cultural space in Salvador has a permanent archive and area for temporary thematic exhibits


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“When he administered

the injection, something

extremely rare happened. The

needle caught a blood vessel

and I had an eternal stroke.

(...). I preserve this to always do

an Exu with one eye opened

and the other closed.” This

is the way that Mario Cravo

Jr., one of Brazil’s greatest

artists, opens the book Exu

Iluminado (“Illuminated Exu”),

yet another work of reference

to join Odebrecht’s archive of

cultural publications.

Tribute to Exu’s Blacksmith


Mario Cravo Jr. autographs the book Exu Iluminado during the launch ceremony held at the Odebrecht Organization head office in Salvador

At the age of 88 and still

working actively, the modern

artist lived a very special

moment in his distinguished

career on August 17, when he

received praise from the some

700 guests that attended the

launch of the book and video

documentary Exu Iluminado,

about his life and work.

The site chosen for the

launch ceremony was

decorated with Cravo Jr.’s work.

After displaying the

documentary in the

auditorium, those present gave

the artist a standing ovation

and he returned the affection

by giving autographs, writing

personalized notes and even

drawing in the books of the

guests who formed a line to

congratulate him.


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FROM THE MODERN

ARTIST’S HANDS

In his studio, located in the

Pituaçu Metropolitan Park

in Salvador, Mario Cravo Jr.

gives shape to unique works

of art that are part of the very

identity of Bahia’s capital.

The artist, who has been

producing his works since

1940, received from writer

Jorge Amado the nickname

“Exu’s Blacksmith:” the

messenger who works

with iron, bronze and other

materials by melting them,

transforming them into art

and placing them once again

into movement.

His historical sculptures

include Cruz Caída (“Fallen

Cross”) in Pelourinho, and Cristo

Crucificado (“Crucified Christ”),

located at a high point in the

city of Vitória da Conquista in

Bahia’s Southwestern region.

The marks of the modern artist

include the sculptures of Exus –

inspired in the African Orixá of

communication that represents

“movement” –, sculpted in

metal, rubber and wood.

“First, ‘I flirt’ with the piece.

Some 700 people attended the launch of the book and video documentary that describe the life and work of the modern artist


With the approximation,

I begin to touch the work

and things start happening.

I like to work with two or

three materials at once. I

temporarily need to renew my

relationship with them. I think

that each one has a soul,” said

the artist. He points out that

his latest passion is graffiti, the

“the soft brother of diamond

carbon.”

Also known as the

“Poet of Materials,” Cravo

rigorously puts into practice

the motto that “nothing is

lost.” According to him, all

materials can be recycled

and transformed into art.

“I use rubber, wood, metals

and plastics to build my

structures, for example. I

acquire this content with

suppliers from Salvador, such

as junkyards. I try to maintain

an experimental technique

that gives me a sensorial

construction of the work,” he

explains.

EXU ILUMINADO

The idea for Exu

Iluminado was born out of

an initiative by filmmaker


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André Luiz Oliveira, who

wanted to complete a

trilogy about the modern

artist. Oliveira had already

produced two movies

about Mario Cravo Jr.:

A Fonte (“The Source”)

during the 1970s, and

O Cristo de Vitória da

Conquista (“Christ of the

Victory of Conquest”) in

the 1980s.

Péricles Palmeira,

from the film company

Berimbau Filmes, was the

producer of the project,

which also involved a

partnership with the

artist’s daughter, Kadi

Cravo, responsible for the

research coordination,

and Mario Cravo Neto, an

internationally recognized

photographer, who

passed away during the

elaboration of the book

and video and is also

honored in the work.

With the death of Cravo

Neto, his son Cristian

Cravo joined the group to

conclude the work.

The book, produced by

Versal Editores, features

quotes by Brazilian artists

such as Carybé, Jorge

Amado, Ildásio Tavares

and Jorge Valladares, as

well as a large archive

of photos, engravings,

sketches and paintings.

The publication also

includes a timeline with a

biography on the sculptor,

contextualizing the reader

in the space and period

in which the events took

place, and describing his

interaction with the world,

The name of the book was based on the name author Jorge Amado gave to Cravo: “Exu’s Blacksmith,” the Messenger who works with iron, bronze and other materials by melting them, transforming them into art and placing them once again into movement


his family and the city

and his vision, ideas and

choices.

“We felt that it was

a time to honor Mario

Cravo Jr., one of the

greatest artists of

Bahia and Brazil,” said

Márcio Polidoro, the

professional responsible

for Communication at

Odebrecht, during the

launch ceremony for the

project.

ODEBRECHT’S

CULTURAL

INITIATIVES

For more than

half a century, the

Odebrecht Organization

has contributed to

Brazil’s culture and

that of other countries

by sponsoring the

production and launch

of cultural editions.

Artists and

researchers receive

support to develop

projects that recover

communities’

historic and artistic

heritage. The result

is a collection

rich in scope and

heterogeneity,

with over 200 titles

distributed between

libraries and public

and private entities.

Learn more about

the Organization’s

archive by clicking

here.

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As the streets gained new

colors, the participants began

smiling. From afar, the sound

of different types of drums,

including friction drums, and

giant cowrie shells. In the middle

of the crowd, someone says: “The

Zambiapunga group is heading

this way!” Masked men, coming

from three Bahia municipalities –

Nilo Peçanha, Cairu and Taperoá

– joined together for a major

celebration: the meeting of

Zâmbias. There are hundreds of

people who, with the different

Zâmbias Meeting in the city of Nilo Peçanha livens up the Cultural Parade in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

Recognizing Customs and Traditions

Recognizing Customs and Traditionscolors of their clothing, transmit

the good energy and joy and

invite the community to join

the party. “This was a unique

moment in the history of the

Zambiapunga group. We have

made a great dream come true!”

said Master Deco, responsible for

the Taperoá group.

The cultural expression is

part of the programming for

the Cultural Parade, an event

designed to celebrate the

Historical Heritage and Folklore

Days in the Bahia Southern

Lowlands on August 17 and

22, respectively. The action

was coordinated by Bahia

Southern Lowlands Sustainable

Development Institute (IDES), one

of the institutions supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation, and

involved the entire region, which

also includes the municipalities

of Maraú, Presidente Tancredo

Neves, Ibirapitanga, Camamu,

Piraí do Norte, Igrapiúna, Ituberá

and Valença.

The initiative was designed to

raise the communities’ awareness

as to the importance of material

and immaterial heritage and the

preservation of cultural identity.

“Recognizing the expressions

and natural wealth of our region

is essential, since it reinforces

the relationship between the

past and present,” said Elder do

Rosário, a student of the Training

Course in Agroforest Systems

held at the Agroforest Family

Home.

For two days, presentations,

seminars, walks, theater

and conversations with the

community were the highlights.

The activities were supported

by the city governments,

Municipal Departments of

Culture, Education, Social Action,

Tourism, Agriculture, Sports and

Communication, local teaching

units, the Industry Social Service

(SESI) - Valença and the Bahia

Artistic and Cultural Heritage

Institute (IPAC). “The celebration

indicates to us that a society’s

soul is found in its culture and

that every citizenship process

takes place through social living,”

said Liliana Leite, Executive

Director of IDES. “I congratulate

the entire team involved in

promoting this cause.”

DAYS OF CELEBRATIONS

The event began in Maraú,

where, on the morning of

August 17, the party earned

new dimensions with Mandu,

a local performance group,

which was accompanied by the

Lira da Conceição Philharmonic

Orchestra. In Presidente

Tancredo Neves, residents began

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their activities with a “Folkloric

Breakfast,” consisting of foods

made from manioc, such as

cookies and the traditional beiju.

Organizers of the project “I Love

Being a Child” livened up the

younger public from Ibirapitanga

and, in Camamu, a crowd

participated in a guided tour to

the Historical Site.

At the start of the afternoon,

Piraí do Norte hosted the Heritage

Education Seminar, with lectures

on the municipality’s history and

its cultural wealth, in addition

to presentations of the musical

genres Terno de Reis and Samba

de Roda. Finally, Igrapiúna sparked

the interest of the local youth

with the auditorium program

Young Art, which promoted

debates on heritage and social

vulnerability. “These actions

help build citizenship, especially

among youth,” said Gilson Santos,

Principal of the Luís Rogério de

Souza State High School, located

in Camamu.

Cairu began the programming

for the second day with the Gosto

de Álcool (“Taste of Alcohol”)

Philharmonic Orchestra, which

invited the community to dance

and sing traditional Carnival songs

and walk along the city’s historical

streets. “Even the cobblestones

themselves showed the culture

of the municipality of Cairu,”

said Antônio Isaías do Rosário

Ribeiro, Secretary of Culture. In

Ituberá, participants visit the Jesuit

Walking Trail, which dates back

to 1759. Interesting facts and

discussions were part of the walk.

Taperoá and Valença closed the

Cultural Parade with seminars and

educational walks.

“Valuing our history strengthens

us to consolidate the sustainable

development of a people who

know how to recognize the past to

construct the future,” said Pedrina

Belém do Rosário, communication

coordinator at IDES and a direct

supporter of the event.

The Cultural Parade is an event

on the calendar of activities

promoted by institutions

associated with the Bahia

Southern Lowlands Environmental

Protection Area Mosaic Integrated

and Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS). The idea is to

build the relationship between the

different PDIS communities and

communicate the main results

and challenges. This year, there

will also be celebrations for Tree

Day, Children’s Day and Black

Awareness Day.

Participants visit the Jesuit Walking Trail, which dates back to 1759. Interesting facts and discussions were part of the walk

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Formed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

Delta Construções and Andrade Gutierrez,

the Maracanã Rio 2014 Consortium

launched its website at the end of August

so that Brazilians could follow the stadium

remodeling construction events.

The project unites the past and present

of the arena that will host the 2014 World

Cup closure event and the transformations

to prepare it for the World Cup games.

The website presents the history of

Maracanã, curiosities and interesting facts

about the stadium over its 61 years and

the progress of the remodeling work,

with multimedia content that is updated

monthly.

To follow the construction work, access:

www.maracanario2014.com.br

Maracanã Remodeling Project Earns Website

On August 19, the ETH Bioenergia Alto Taquari Unit, located in the municipality with the same

name in the state of Mato Grosso, reached a new record of 1 million tons of sugarcane milled.

The unit has already produced 85 million liters of ethanol, including the hydrated type, which fuels

biofuel-powered vehicles, and the anhydrous type, which is mixed with gasoline.

Inaugurated in November 2010, the Alto Taquari Unit is currently completing its first harvest.

Approximately R$ 1 billion were invested in its installation. Currently, there are 1,600 Members

working to produce ethanol and electric energy from sugar cane bagasse.

In all, it is estimated that the Alto Taquari Unit will mill 2.1 million tons of sugarcane and produce

190 million liters of ethanol during this harvest.

Alto Taquari Unit Reaches Record of 1 Million Tons of Sugarcane Milled

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On August 18, Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

which is responsible for the installation work

for TransOeste/Grota Funda – the exclusive

BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor between the

neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca and Santa Cruz

in Rio de Janeiro –, has finished opening the

Grota Funda tunnels.

“With BRT, a high capacity transportation

system with the characteristics of a subway,

the population will be able to travel with more

comfort and speed,” said Mayor Eduardo Paes,

who watched the last detonation.

Formed by two galleries extending 1,100

meters each, the tunnels will reduce the

commute between the neighborhoods of

Guaratiba and Recreio dos Bandeirantes in the

city’s Western Zone, from 40 to five minutes.

The construction work will last 10 months,

involve 400 tons of explosives and generate 300

direct and indirect job opportunities. The drainage

installation work for the firefighting safety,

ventilation and paving systems are still underway.

Mayor Eduardo Paes shows the Grota Funda tunnels in the area of Emboque Guaratiba

Starting from the left: Erich Motta, Production Manager; Luiz Félix, Commercial Manager; Lucymar Prado, Production Manager; Olívia Vieira, Administrative and Financial Manager; Pedro Moreira, Operational Manager; Tomnnila Lacerda, Engineering Manager; Leandro Azevedo, Contract Director; Mário Almeida, Operational Manager; João Borba, Director at Odebrecht Infraestrutura; Antônio Hora, Production Engineer; Gilberto Pereira, General Supervisor; Victor Macedo, Production Engineer; Cláudio Meireles, General Supervisor; and Oliander Zacarias, Production Engineer

Grota Funda Tunnel Digging Operations Concluded

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On August 1, the Catoca

Mining Company, formed by

Odebrecht Angola (subsidiary

of Odebrecht América

Latina e Angola), Endiama

(Angola National Diamond

Company), Alrosa S.A. and the

LLI (Lev Leviev) Group, signed

agreements with the Angolan

state-owned company to

make investments in the area

of diamond prospecting and

exploration.

The agreement was signed

by César Marianetti, the

company’s Human Resources

and Administrative Director,

who represented Ganga

Júnior, General Director, and

by Carlos Sumbula, Chairman César Marianetti (from behind) and Carlos Sumbula celebrated the signing of the agreements between the Catoca Mining Company and Endiama

An Agreement for the Growth of the Catoca Mining Company

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of the Endiama Board of

Directors, and includes 11

contracts for new concessions

in Catoca that correspond to

potential reserves in alluvial

deposits.

The Catoca Mining Company

will be responsible for the

investments during the first

phase of the mine discoveries,

which may reach as high as

US$ 3.5 million.

On August 18, through the company Odebrecht Energias Alternativas S/A, Odebrecht Energia took

part in the Brazilian Federal Government’s Reservation Auction and sold 116 MW of installed capacity

and 50.5 MW average of energy originating from a wind source, at a rate of R$ 99.50.

The four wind parks sold – Corredor dos Senandes 2, 3 and 4 and Vento Aragano 1 – are located in the

Senandes Corridor Complex, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

In all, 70 aerogenerators with a capacity of 1.67 MW each will be supplied and assembled by

Alstom. It is estimated that the project installation will begin in July 2012, with the energy generation

scheduled to start in 2014.

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Members of the Social and Environment team at the Moatize Consortium show how it is possible to use water rationally

On August 23, the Construtor Teles Pires

Consortium, formed by Odebrecht Energia,

Voith Hydro and Alstom, began the construction

work for the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant

(HPP), located along the river with the same

name at the border between the states of Mato

Grosso and Pará. The plant’s Installation License

was granted by the Brazilian Institute of the

Environment and Renewable Natural Resources

(IBAMA) days before on August 19.

The development will have 1,820 MW

of power and will receive investments of

approximately R$ 3.6 billion. The construction

work should generate 10,000 direct and

indirect job opportunities, with 45% local

labor.

On August 9, the Moatize

Consortium, formed by

Odebrecht International

and Camargo Corrêa,

launched the campaign

“Have a Spurt of

Awareness: Save Water” at

the Moatize Coal Project

in the Province of Tete in

Mozambique, designed to

encourage Members to use

water rationally.

The campaign opening

included the presence

of 120 Members, who

listened to presentations

of the actions that help

reduce the loss of the

water resource. The

proposals presented by the

consortium’s Social and

Tele Pires HPP and the Start of Construction Work

Moatize Coal Project Encourages Rational Water Use

Environment team include

the use of buckets and rags

to clean vehicles, closing

faucets and showers

while not in use and leak

inspections.

“This campaign

represents yet another

contribution toward

sustainable water use,

considering that the next

generations may face

scarcity,” said José Piquitai,

Social Program Analyst.


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Responsible for constructing the eight units

at the Abreu e Lima Refinery in Pernambuco,

the CONEST Consortium (Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial and OAS) is training

41 Members who already work as assistants

in the Scaffolding Assembler course through

the Continued Professional Training Program

- Acreditar (“Believe”).

The classes began on August 10 at the

Training Center in Cabo de Santo Agostinho.

With a duration of 13 days and course load of

100 hours/class, the course is administered

by National Industrial Learning Service

(SENAI) professors and by consortium

engineers.

For Member Joseilton Evangelista, the

training represents an opportunity for

professional growth: “We are leaving behind

the hoe and spade to grow with the company

and with our region.”

CONEST Trains Workers through the Acreditar Program

The first CONEST Scaffolding Assembler group began the Acreditar classes on August 10

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Braskem signed an agreement with

BASF to supply propane and soda for

the global scale production of acrylic

acid, butyl acrylic and superabsorbent

polymers (SAP) in Brazil. BASF will

invest over US$ 750 million in the

construction of factories in the

Camaçari Pole in Bahia, which will

be the first to produce acrylic acid

and SAP in the country and South

America. Braskem plans to invest

some R$ 30 million in the project.

Propane will be the main raw material

for the production of the acrylic acid,

used in paints, the textile industry

and in the mining sector, as well as

butyl acrylate, a raw material for the

textile industry and civil construction,

as well as superabsorbent polymers,

used to produce diapers, for water

treatments and oil extraction, among

other applications.

Through the agreement, the product

will be consumed in the domestic

market. Furthermore, the project will

make use of the high technological

content belonging to BASF, helping

boost the competitiveness of the

national sectors that manufacture

diapers, paints, textiles and products

for civil construction in the country.

“The agreement will maximize the

potential benefits for the entire

acrylic acid production chain due to

the project’s production capacity and

size of the investment,” said Carlos

Fadigas, Business Leader at Braskem.

“It will also promote the emergence

of a new cycle of investments in

the Camaçari Pole, attracting new

manufacturing companies to Bahia,”

he said.

“The investment reinforces our local

and global leadership in the acrylic

value chain, guaranteeing the supply

of our products to consumers from

the region and contributing toward

the country’s development,” said

Alfred Hackenberger, president of

BASF South America.

With estimates for installation still

this year, the project is promoting

the creation of an Acrylic Complex

in the Camaçari Pole and is set to

start operating in 2014. During the

construction work, some 1,000 direct

jobs will be created.

Braskem and BASF Form Agreement to Create Acrylic Pole in Brazil

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Morar Feliz involves the construction of 5,100 homes in 12 lots for the relocation of the families living in areas of risk

The new project rescuers received training certificates after 10 days of classes

On August 11 and 12,

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

responsible for the Morar Feliz

(“Live Happy”) construction

work in Campos dos Goytacazes,

Rio de Janeiro, delivered the

Municipal Government 424 new

homes in the neighborhoods

of Eldorado II and Novo Jóquei.

In all, 1,532 housing units,

constructed by the company in

six different neighborhoods in

the city, were ready in 2011.

The ceremony to deliver the

new housing involved the

presence of the benefited

families, Mayor Rosinha

Garotinho, Congressman

Anthony Garotinho, and other

local authorities.

On August 15, another event

was held by the project: the

delivery of the certificates to

the rescuers trained by the

Occupational Health team.

For 10 days, 59 Members

and partners attended the

theoretical and practical classes,

learned to recognize emergency

situations and provide

immediate care until the medics

arrive.

Morar Feliz Project: Construction Work Moves Forward

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Children play in the new playground at the Los Jardines del Norte Park, revitalized by the Corredor Duarte Consortium

After completing the rehabilitation work,

the Corredor Duarte Consortium (formed by

Odebrecht América Latina e Angola and

Estrella S.A.), responsible for the Duarte Corridor

Road Solution Project in the capital of the

Dominican Republic, delivered the Los Jardines

del Norte Recreational and Children’s Park.

Present at the inauguration event were Victor

Díaz Rúa, Dominican Republic Minister of

Public Works and Communications; Marco Cruz,

Managing Director of Odebrecht in the country,

and Roberto Salcedo, National District Mayor.

The park project included the remodeling

of the public walkway, the construction of

sidewalks, the installation of flooring and

benches and inclusion of a playground with

children’s toys and a rubber floor to protect the

children that use it. The consortium also built

an outlook for community activities and used

different plants for the landscaping of the space.

Located in the Northern Zone of Santo

Domingo, the Los Jardines del Norte Park serves

the communities located near the construction

work on the avenues José Núñez de Cáceres

and Fernando A. Defilló. “It is a place that is

very different from what we knew before,” said

Fermina Socorro, a resident of the Los Jardines

neighborhood for 37 years. “We didn’t use it

because it was abandoned and today I can safely

talk walks every day,” she said.

In Santo Domingo, Los Jardines del Norte Park Has a New Look



The Rota das Bandeiras concessionaire

– the Odebrecht TransPort company that

administers the Dom Pedro, Corridor in rural

São Paulo – signed a technological cooperation

agreement with Petrobras to develop more

efficient pavements for the roads included along

the concession’s stretch.

Through the agreement, which lasts three years,

Rota das Bandeiras will grant parts of its highways

for the state-owned company to conduct

different tests. Furthermore, the concessionaire

will offer technicians trained to perform the

measurements and maintain the stretch.

Petrobras will offer the project all of its

knowledge on manufacturing asphalt alloys,

as well professionals and formulas and will also

provide modern tools to evaluate the material.

The idea is for the partnership to create new

asphalt formulas that are more efficient, more

resistant and more economic than those existing

on the market. “The partnership is great because

we will have access to the best laboratories and

the best technology to develop paving solutions

in the country,” said Alessandro Pacheco, the

professional responsible for the Dom Pedro

Corridor Highway Conservation.

An “Asphalt Laboratory” on the Rota das Bandeiras Roads

Rota das Bandeiras and Petrobras signed an agreement for the development of new types of pavements, which are being tested on the Dom Pedro Corridor

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From August 4-6, 180

Members from the Moatize

Coal Project, undertaken by

Odebrecht International in

the city of Tete in Mozambique,

took part in the Introduction to

Culture Program – Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology,

administered by Paulo Paixão,

the professional responsible for

People and Organization in the

country.

“The Members will apply the

orientations they receive during

the program to implement

their Action Programs (AP),

aiming to always surpass the

desired results,” said Paulo Brito,

Contract Director.

Members from Argentina and Mozambique Participate in Introduction to Culture Program

At the Moatize Coal Project, 180 Members took part in the Introduction to TEO Program

In Buenos Aires, professionals from the different projects in the country met to study the Organization’s culture

On August 18 and 19, 118

Members from Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola,

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial and Braskem,

divided into two groups of 59

people each, participated in the

first meeting of the 8th group

and the second meeting of the

7th group of the Introduction to

Culture Program, administered

by Professor Oscar Ferreira.

http://www.odebrecht.com.br/en/businesses-and-interests/international







On August 1, the Maracanã Rio 2014

Consortium – formed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, Delta Construções and

Andrade Gutierrez – began the Literacy

and Schooling Advancement Program -

Education in the Field, geared toward the

consortium Members.

In partnership with the Industry Social

Service (SESI), the initiative is designed to

help eradicate illiteracy and low schooling

levels in the civil construction sector. The

classes are held from Monday through

Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

(Brasília time) at the Maracanã construction

site.

“Companies should not only train qualified

professionals, but also implement actions

that encourage citizenship,” said Wilson

Busanello, Administrative and Financial

Manager.

Education Enters the Field in Maracanã

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After work hours, Members of the Maracanã Stadium remodeling project take part in the Education in the Field program






Market leader in the category

of fresh dairy products, Danone

worked through its Activia and

Danoninho brands to establish

a partnership with Braskem to

adopt packaging manufactured

with “green” plastic.

During the second half of

August, the product Activia 150g

arrived to the country’s store

shelves in recipients developed

using the I’m GreenTM Green

Polyethylene – a bioplastic

derived from sugarcane with

international certification. The

Danoninho Fermented Milk

plans to launch its packaging

with “green” plastic still this

month.

Danone and Braskem Partner Up to Adopt “Green” Plastic

The new Activia 150g packaging contains the I’m GreenTM Seal, used to characterize the adoption of the green plastic

“Danone is committed to

making its business increasingly

more environmentally sustainable

and this is reflected daily in the

development practices of the new

packaging,” said Mariano Lozano,

the CEO of Danone. “The Activia

and Danoninho brands provide

an important demonstration of

leadership and alignment with the

desires of the Brazilian consumer,

more attentive to sustainability-

related issues,” he said.

“The expansion of the

partnership focused on ‘green’

plastic, globally associating

brands recognized as being

synonymous with quality and

trust, creates value for both

companies and reinforces the

concept of the biopolymer as a

solution that also brings benefits

for sustainability,” said Carlos

Fadigas, Business Leader at

Braskem.

Odebrecht Energia and FGV Offer Course on SectorWith aims of contributing toward the

understanding of business management in the

energy sector, Odebrecht Energia worked in

partnership with the Getúlio Vargas Foundation

(FGV) to create an extension course in Regulation

and Business in the Electric Energy Sector. The

elaboration of the training also involved the

support of certain company Members to evaluate

and suggest content.

The first group includes 29 Members, 10 of whom

are from the Santo Antônio Energia concessionaire

and 19 from Odebrecht Energia, and the first of the

five program meetings was held on August 5 and

6 at FGV in São Paulo. The course will be closed on

September 30 during the last module.

“The course is an opportunity to improve my

understanding of the operation and dynamics of

the electric energy market,” said Anselmo Tolentino,

from the company’s Controllership area. “By

completing the five modules, we will be able to

increase our capacity for reading and analyzing the

sector,” he said.




Opportunity and qualification.

These words summarize the

moment currently being

experienced by the 61

assistants for the Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial PTA

POY PET Installation project in

Pernambuco. For two months,

the Members will participate in

the Labor Qualification Program

Scaffolding Program, developed

by the contract’s People

Training and Planning team in

partnership with the National

Industrial Learning Service

(SENAI).

The first group began classes

in July of this year and there are

currently two groups taking the

theoretical and practical classes

with a total course load of 96

hours. “The perspective is for

the new groups to complete

the training based on the

project’s demands,” explained

Nívia Correa, the professional

responsible for People Planning.

According to Correa, the

training is designed to meet

the construction project’s

demands and the need for

PTA POY PET Installation Project Invests in People Development

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Positive results: the participants of the Labor Qualification Program received higher than average grades on the first tests

the training of qualified

professionals certified in the

job function. “The course is a

way for Odebrecht to invest

in people development,”

she said. “By developing the

worker, the company becomes

more qualified to meet the

strong demands of the global

scenario, guaranteeing

its survival, growth and

perpetuity.”

Edmilson Floriano, age 19,

is one of the students and is

excited to begin working in

his new job function. “I was

thinking of studying electricity

and the course came at a good

time,” she said. “I can’t wait to

complete it and go to the area.”




On August 12, Odebrecht

Angola – a subsidiary of

Odebrecht América Latina

e Angola – held the Social

Responsibility Meeting in the

country with aims of promoting

the synergy between

professionals from the area

and improving the company’s

operations in the communities.

Held at Odebrecht’s head

office in Luanda, the event

included the presence of

Glayson dos Santos, Executive

Coordinator of the United

Nations Development Program

(UNDP), as well as the Social

Programs and Communities

teams from all the company’s

contracts.

“This is an opportunity for

us to observe our actions, the

challenges faced, the positive

and negative points and

what we need to improve,”

said Francisco Sawaguthi,

Sustainability Director, during

the opening of the meeting.

During the first stage of

the event, organized by Ilana

Cunha, the company’s Social

Odebrecht Angola Organizes Social Responsibility Meeting

Members of Angola Social Responsibility gather for the area’s first meeting

Responsibility Manager,

Members participated in the

Unified Economy workshop

promoted by UNPD. Glayson

dos Santos explained the

importance of companies’

social responsibility in terms

of Angola’s development.

“The challenge is generating

economic inclusion in a unified,

fair and sustainable manner,”

said Santos. “Or we work in

favor of an inclusive economy

or we will never achieve

sustainability,” he said.

The second phase included

presentations by professionals

from the area and social

educators on the current and

future actions. “The exchange of

experiences was very enriching

and helped us reflect on our

projects,” said Ruth Catate, the

professional responsible for the

Social Area of the Population

Resettlement Project.

During the meeting,

there was a presentation

of the Odebrecht Angola

Sustainability Portal designed

to ensure that the contracts

share their own initiatives.



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From August 22-27, Odebrecht

Infraestrutura worked through the

Carajás Railroad expansion projects to

hold the 1st Corporate Safety Program

(PSE) with the participation of Members

from all the project construction sites –

São Luís, Santa Rita, Açailândia and Bom

Jesus in Maranhão, and Marabá in Pará.

The objectives were to multiply the

corporate recommendations at the

contract and promote the development

of the Members and teams. The concepts

and practices adopted by the company

in its relationship with workers, service

providers, government agencies and

society were addressed during the

program.

Project to Expand Carajás Railroad Holds Corporate Safety Program

Members of the Carajás Railroad expansion project participate in the first edition of the Odebrecht Infraestrutura Corporate Safety Program




Helping to disseminate

the actions promoted by the

Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS). This is the

proposal of the English and

Spanish versions of the

Odebrecht Foundation

website, which were

revamped and now feature

new content.

One of the highlights is

the Press Room, where the

visitor has access to news,

videos and institutional

publications, such as the magazines Odebrecht Informa (published twice a month) and The Path

Toward Sustainability (published each quarter).

Also found on the page are the principles, concepts and criteria that form the base of the Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) and the details on Tribute to the Future – a program that

promotes actions certified by the Odebrecht Foundation by directing funds from the income tax of

Organization Members.

Besides the website, there is also the Digital Newsletter, a publication that presents the events that

involve institutions associated with PDIS, available twice a month in the same languages. To receive it,

simply register your name and e-mail at the website.

English and Spanish Versions of the Odebrecht Foundation Website Now with More Content

http://www.fundacaoodebrecht.org.br/en/index.php

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On August 20, Odebrecht América Latina

e Angola delivered a new baseball field to the

municipality of Bohechío, in the Province of San

Juan de la Manguana, located in the Southern

region of the Dominican Republic.

Responsible for the construction of the

Palomino Hydroelectric Project for the

company Empresa de Generación Hidroeléctrica

Dominicana (EGEHID) in the city, the company

remodeled the space with the support of

the local city government. The construction

work included the full remodeling of the

field, the installation of infrastructure such as

grandstands, locker rooms and parking and the

installation of a fence around the field.

In addition to sponsoring a baseball

tournament for children from the communities

of Bohechío and Arroyo Cano, Odebrecht

will promote a training program oriented by

baseball coaches for students with a minimum

school attendance record of 95% per month and

grades above a 7.5 (equivalent to a C+) in the

local teaching institutions.

The project is part of the Social

Responsibility Program that the company

promotes in the region, designed to improve

the conditions of life of the communities

located in the area of influence of the future

hydroelectric power plant. Actions designed

to promote the arts, culture, sports, health

and respect for the environment are also part

of the program.

New Bohechío Baseball Field

Odebrecht will organize a training program and sponsor baseball tournaments for children from the communities

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