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Boca do Rio Submarine

Outfall: Improvement

in Bahia’s Basic Sanitation

4 a new phase in basic sanitation in bahia

Installed by Foz do Brasil and Odebrecht Infraestrutura, the Jaguaribe Oceanic Outfall System was inaugurated in Salvador on May 27 and marks a new phase for basic sanitation in the region.

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8 acreditar, in french Odebrecht International launched the Continued Professional Qualification Program - Acreditar (“Believe”) at the Simandou Project in the city of Kérouané in Guiné-Conacri. The initiative is being held for the first time in the French language.

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10 angola discusses sustainability

From May 26-29, the Angolan Ministry of the Environment promoted the 1st International Environment and Environmental Equipment, Services and Technologies Fair with the participation of several companies, including Odebrecht Angola.

22 caring for natural wealth for future generations

In order to promote the conservation of the region’s wealth, the Bahia Baixo Sul EPA Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable Development Program (PDIS) promoted Environment Week from May 30-June 4.

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14 for the recovery of emas national park On June 2, ETh Bioenergia and the Chico Mendes Institute signed

a reciprocity Agreement to recover Emas National Park, located in Brazil’s Central Plain region in the state of Goiás.

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18 contact with culture and work at the construction site

Journalism students from the Federal University of Bahia visited the construction work for the Fonte Nova Arena during the Corporate Communication Seminar organized by the Odebrecht Engineering and Construction Operations Communication area.

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> submarine outfall

A New Phase in Basic Sanitation in Bahia


To celebrate its 40 years, the

Bahia Water and Sanitation

Company (EMBASA)

inaugurated the Jaguaribe

Oceanic Outfall System (SDO)

on May 27, marking a new

phase for basic sanitation in

the metropolitan region of

Salvador.

With investments of

approximately r$ 259 million,

the system – also known as

the Boca do rio Submarine

Outfall – will benefit 2 million

people from the capital and

from the municipality of

Lauro de Freitas during the

first phase alone. This will

allow Salvador to remain

among the cities with the

country’s best sanitation rate,

reaching 85%.

The Jaguaribe SDO was

constructed through a

Public-Private Partnership

(PPP) – one of the first in

Brazil in the area of sanitation

– signed with the Jaguaribe

Consortium after a bidding

process. The Jaguaribe

Consortium is a Special

Purpose Company (SPC)

formed by Foz do Brasil –

responsible for the operation

and leasing for 15 years and

three months as established

in the contract – and by

Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

which built the new system.

In addition to its significant

contributions to improving

the water from the lakes,

rivers and streams, the SDO

will help improve the bathing

quality of the region’s

Northern coast beaches.

BeneFIts tO HealtH and

tHe envIrOnment

The Jaguaribe Oceanic

Outfall System inauguration

ceremony took place at the

Prévio Processing Station,

currently operated by Foz

do Brasil, and included the

presence of 150 people,

including local leaders,

EMBASA and Bahia

Government representatives

and Members of the

companies.

The Bahia Governor,

Jaques Wagner, and

President of EMBASA,

Abelardo de Oliveira

Filho, were welcomed

by Alexandre Barradas,

regional Director of Foz

do Brasil for the Northern

and Northeastern

During its first phase alone, the Boca do Rio Outfall will benefit 2 million residents of Salvador and from the municipality of Lauro de Freitas

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regions and Goiás, and

by raul ribeiro, Operation

Director. representing

Odebrecht Infraestrutura

were André Vital, Managing

Director for Bahia and Sergipe,

roberto r. Santos, Contract

Director, Jorge Ocké, Project

and Construction Manager

and other Members who

worked on the construction

projects.

During the event, Maria

de Jesus – who represented

the residents of the local

community of Bate Facho

– spoke about the trust in

the work developed by the

Odebrecht Organization: “I

was one of the people against

the construction work in the

neighboring area," she said.

“After I learned more about

the company, I understood

the importance of this work

and the seriousness of the

local team of companies.”

The actions directed at the

community also earned

special importance. “We are

very pleased with everything

that was developed here,”

said the community leader,

who participated in the

Environmental Education

in Sanitation Extension

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Community leader Maria de Jesus greets Jaques Wagner after his speech during the outfall inauguration ceremony


Bahia Governor Jaques Wagner emphasized the new outfall’s contributions to the population’s health and the environment

Course directed at the

state high schools located

near the project and local

residents. Currently, Maria

de Jesus works as one

of the multipliers of the

environmental preservation

concepts in the region.

Jaques Wagner highlighted

the partnership between the

public and private companies.

“The new submarine emissary

brings a range of different

benefits for the area of

health, since we will no

longer have open sewage,

as well as for environmental

preservation, with the cleanup

of the beaches, rivers, lakes

and groundwater,” said the

governor.

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The city of Kérouané, located

in the administrative zone of

Alta Guiné in the Republic of

Guiné-Conacri, is the site for the

installation of the Simandou

Mine, part of the Vale iron

ore exploration project in the

African country. Contracted

by the company, Odebrecht

International is responsible

for the earth-moving and

infrastructure work for the mine

processing plant platform and the

construction of the lodging units,

geologist laboratory and access

roads.

Consisting of eight sub-city

governments, the municipality

has approximately 260,000

inhabitants who live off

agricultural work, cultivating

rice, corn and manioc root.

Since the start of the project in

October of last year, the families

of the Damaro, Kounsankoro

and Linko sub-city governments

have been monitoring from

afar the construction work

and exploration of the mine’s

natural resource. Recently,

these residents have also

come to enjoy a perspective

of better days, including the

Acreditar (“Believe") Continued

Professional Qualification

Program - Guiné.

New OppOrtuNities

With the support of Vale, the

Kérouané City Government and

local educational entity Direction

Préfectorale de Educacion (DPE),

Acreditar - Guiné is training local

workers for the Simandou Project

construction work and the mine

prospecting activities. Called

Programme Espoir Guinée, it is the

first time that the program has been

applied in the French language.

The initiative was first

implemented in April of this

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Called Programme Espoir Guinée in Guiné-Conacri, Acreditar is being applied for the first time in the French language

Acreditar, in French

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year with training for the

teachers selected by Odebrecht

International, administered by

professionals from the school

Ecole Normale d’Instituteurs de

N’Zérékoré.

The classes from the first

Basic Module groups, which

involve a course load of 40

hours, began during the same

month at the NAFA Center

facilities in Kérouané, and at the

Damaro Primary School, where

participants studied the topics

of health, workplace safety,

psychology, environment and

quality.

The learning level of the groups

in the classroom was 82% and the

attendance rate reached 100%.

After finishing the basic course, some of the participants formed driller teams and are learning technical skills

through the work

Student from the Basic Module receives his certificate of conclusion. Over 80 people have

completed the training

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Of the 88 people who completed

the basic course, 68 were hired by

companies associated with the

Simandou Project. The second

phase of the program, which

will include different Technical

Modules, should begin over the

next few months.

During the second half of the

year, Acreditar - Guiné will be

expanded with the creation of

more basic and technical module

groups to meet the project’s

demand for labor in the areas of

civil construction and electro-

mechanical assembly.


> environment and safety

The Angolan capital of

Luanda was the head office

of the 1st International

Environment and

Environmental Equipment,

Services and Technologies

Fair, promoted by the

Minister of the Environment

from May 26-29. This was

the point of departure for

the implementation of the

environmental policies

announced in the country and

the promotion of the use of

technologies for a sustainable

economy.

Over 100 exhibitors from

11 countries, including both

companies and entities,

participated in the event.

The host country was

Angola D iscusses Sustainabi l i ty


Angola D iscusses Sustainabi l i ty

Maria de Fátima Jardim and Felipe Cruz during the opening of lectures at the Angola Environment Conference

represented by 70 companies

from the civil construction,

agriculture, energy and water

and transportation sectors,

including Odebrecht Angola,

a subsidiary of Odebrecht

américa latina and angola.

The Angola Environment

Conference was held as part

of the programming, with

lectures and debates by

specialists and representatives

from local and international

companies.

At the opening of the

event, Angola Minister of the

Environment, Maria de Fátima

Jardim, together with the

Ministers of the Environment

from the Community of

Portuguese-Speaking

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Countries (CPLP), discussed

the general strategic bases for

environmental policies in the

country.

Later, Felipe Cruz, the

professional responsible for

the Social-Environmental

Programs of the Odebrecht

Engineering and Construction

Operations, presented

the theme “Challenges of

Sustainability: the Case of

Odebrecht.” he pointed out

that the most important point

of the company’s projects in

the country is the contribution

to local development. “The

company has adopted social

policies that range from

the creation of direct and

indirect work opportunities

and promote the social and

economic development of

citizens,” he said.

Gustavo Belitardo, Contract

Director at the Cambambe

hydroelectric Facility, spoke

about the rehabilitation and

expansion of the plant, focusing

on the project’s construction,

social and environmental

aspects.

Topics such as

Competitiveness through

Sustainable Procedures,

Non-Polluting Technologies,

renewable and Alternative

Energies, Sustainability and

Sanitation Strategies, Waste

Management Development,

Technology Transfer, Pollution

Prevention and the Carbon

At the Odebrecht Angola booth, visitors watched a play on environmental preservation that was produced by Members

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Market were also addressed

during the two days of

conferences.

“Our participation in the

international fair and cycle of

conferences was an excellent

opportunity to demonstrate

that the company has a well

defined vision of sustainability

guidelines, with a focus on

people and on innovation,”

said Francisco Sawaguthi,

Sustainability Director at

Odebrecht Angola.

For Minister Maria de Fátima

Jardim, the event showed that

environmental issues can be

resolved in the country with a

transfer of knowledge. “It was a

success and we took advantage

of the opportunity to guarantee

the interest in continuing

forward with the second edition

in 2012,” she said.

traFFIc saFety alsO tHeme

OF event

During the week preceding

the 1st International

Environment and

Environmental Equipment,

Services and Technologies Fair,

Traffic Safety was the theme of

the event held by Odebrecht

Angola in Luanda.

Through the Luanda

Expressways Project and in

partnership with the Luanda

Province Government and

Angola National Traffic

and road Department, the

company promoted an exhibit

on traffic education and safety

for the second time, called

“A Safe route for Angola.”

held from May 16-21 at the

construction site Information

Center, the exhibit gathered

police and sign equipment and

educational panels.

Over 200 children from the

schools Wilson Macedo, N’Gola

Kanini and 2027 visited the

exhibit, participated in the

workshops and listened to

a lecture by Sub-Inspector

of the Province Traffic Police

Command, Manuel Paulo,

about signs and the conduct

of pedestrians and drivers in

traffic.

The last two days of the

event were dedicated to

the drivers from the Luanda

Expressways Project. More

than 60 professionals listened

to the lectures and received

instructions on the topic.

Manual Paulo shows students the meanings of different traffic signs


> partnership

On June 2, etH Bioenergia

and the Chico Mendes

Institute (IcmBio) signed a

reciprocity Agreement to

recover emas national park,

located in Brazil’s Central

Plain region in the extreme

Southwestern state of Goiás.

Considered a Natural

heritage of Mankind by the

United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural

Organization (UNESCO),

the site is an important

conservation unit of the

scrublands and guarantees

the preservation of the

fauna, flora and river sources

on a 132,000-hectare area.

The company contributes

r$ 500,000 as part of the

partnership. The investment

includes an emergency plan

for preventing fires, the

recovery of trails and the

acquisition of an adapted

vehicle designed for tours,

among other initiatives. The

For the Recovery of emas national Park

From left to right: Neiba Maria Barcellos, Mineiros City Mayor (Goiás); José Carlos Grubisich; Rômulo Mello, President of ICMBio; Marcos Cunha, President of Emas National Park; and Maurício de Sá, Alto Taquari City Mayor (Mato Grosso)

vegetation recovery process

is already visible, since the

species of scrubland plants

can resist the heat and

drought periods.

“We are seeking

to help improve the

social-economic and

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For the Recovery of emas national Park

José Carlos Grubisich

delivers the keys to the vehicle

adapted for tours to Rômulo

Mello and Marcos Cunha


environmental conditions

of the areas located near

our production units,

seeking to strengthen

our relationship with

these regions,” said José

Carlos Grubisich, Business

Leader at ETh. “helping

reopen Emas National

Park is the way that we

found, together with local

leaders and ICMBio, to

show our commitment

to the preservation of

biodiversity,” he said.

Closed last August due to

the land burning operations

that affected 93% of the

native forest, the park –

which celebrates its 50-year

anniversary in 2011, was

reopened for visitation on

June 5, World Environment

Day. The event was one of

the ETh actions designed to

celebrate the date.

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Home to Brazil’s largest biome – the scrublands – as well as hundreds of animal species, Emas National Park celebrates 50 years in 2011


natural scruBland reserve

Created in 1961 to protect part

of the natural heritage of Brazil’s

Central-Western region, the

Emas National Park landscape

predominantly features open field

and scrubland vegetation, formed

by shrubs and groupings of trees.

Among the animals most commonly

seen at the site are the rhea, wild

deer, wild dog, banded anteater

and 350 species of birds, including

toucans and Canindé macaws.

The drought period in the area

occurs between the months of June-

August. Between December and

March, the rains are more frequent,

and starting in September, when

lightning storms are common, the

risk for fires increases.

Considered Brazil’s oldest

biome, dating back 65

million years, the scrublands

occupy 23.9% of the

country’s territory, extending

through 11 states. Cradle

to Brazil’s main watersheds,

such as the Amazon, Prata

and São Francisco Basins,

the scrublands house 6,000

species of plants, 200 species

of mammals, 800 species of

birds and 1,200 species of

fish.


Contact with Culture and Work at the Construction Site> infrastructure

corporate

communication seminar


Contact with Culture and Work at the Construction Site“I had never visited a stadium

construction project,” said Yuri

Girardi, age 20, from the Federal

University of Bahia (UFBA) School

of Communication (Facom). “It

was interesting because I had

another vision of the project,”

he said. On May 25, Girardi and

another 19 university students

visited the construction work

for the Fonte Nova Arena,

currently being completed by

the Arena Salvador Consortium

(Odebrecht Infraestrutura

and OAS).

The visit is part of the

Corporate Communication

Seminar, an initiative

from the Engineering and

Construction Operations

Communication area in partnership

with Facom, designed to meet the students’

growing interest and strengthen the relationship

actions between the Organization and society.

Created in 2009, the program – which has involved

140 students from the Journalism and Cultural

Production courses during its six editions – is divided

into two separate phases.

During the first, held at the Odebrecht head

office in Salvador, participants visited the Cultural

Center and learned more about the activities of

corporate

communication seminar



> infrastructure

the Communication area

designed to support

Odebrecht S.A., the

Engineering and Construction

business and the Odebrecht

Foundation. During the

second phase, the students

go on a guided tour of a

construction site. The creator

and professional responsible

for the seminar, rodrigo Vilar,

from the Engineering and

Construction Operations

Communication team,

considers this experience the

program’s high point. “Seeing

the reality of a construction

site is a rich experience that

contributes toward these

students’ learning, primarily at

a time at which the World Cup

and intensive investments in

infrastructure demand more

extensive knowledge among

Participants from the fifth edition of the program visited the Odebrecht Cultural Center, located at the head office in Salvador


wItHIn tHe student’s reacH

Due to the growing demand,

the Arena Salvador Consortium,

in partnership with Fonte Nova

Negócios e Participações – the

concessionaire responsible for the

stadium management over the next

35 years – created a construction site

tour program.

Once per month, a multi-disciplinary

team from the consortium,

consisting of an engineer, journalist

and a workplace safety technician,

accompany the group of visitors.

The Members provide information

on the progress of the construction

work, orient the university students

on workplace safety and environment

issues, and also explained the

communication plan for the implosion

of the former development, which

took place in August of last year and

represented an important milestone in

the arena reconstruction.

The individual responsible for the

consortium’s Communication Program,

Carine Aprile Iervese, considers the

students’ presence at a major project

like this to be important. “We have the

opportunity to show the reality of our

work, and the efforts employed that

are usually only witnessed behind the

scenes,” said Iervese. “We can also learn

about the population’s view of our

construction project. This exchange is

extremely beneficial.”

press professionals,” explained

Vilar.

The seminar is an integral

part of the journalists' training

program, which has existed

at the Organization for years,

with support for the initiatives

undertaken by the Brazilian

newspapers Folha de S. Paulo and

O Estado de S. Paulo, the publisher

Editora Abril and the International

Institute of Social Sciences.

“For the communication

students, the visit helped to break

the paradigm on the relationship

between organizations and

society,” said Claudio Cardoso,

professor at UFBA. “This is

fundamental for the maturation

process of the communication

professional,” he said.

Journalism students are oriented by Members of the Arena Salvador Consortium during a visit to the construction site, part of the Corporate Communication Seminar Program


Caring for Natural Wealth for Future Generations> odebrecht foundation

Residents from the city of Ibirapitanga, in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands, planted tree seedlings

Bahia’s Southern Lowlands are home to one

of the world’s most beautiful natural sceneries.

The region consists of 11 municipalities that

form a mosaic of Environmental Protection

Areas (EPAs). Within this territory, which has

some of the world’s richest biodiversity, it

is possible to find waterfalls, forests, rivers,

mangroves, sandbars, coconut palms and an

extensive coast that attracts many tourists

every year.

In order to promote the conservation of

such wealth, the Bahia Baixo Sul EPA Mosaic

Integrated and Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), supported by the Odebrecht

Foundation, promoted Environment Week

from May 30-June 4, gathering 4,900 people.

The initiative was coordinated by the Pratigi

EPA Guardian Association (AGIR) and included

workshops, movies and tree planting activities,

engaging residents from the five municipalities

included in the Land Conservation Support

Organization, tied to PDIS and responsible

for developing Environmental Capital in the

region.

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Caring for Natural Wealth for Future Generations

The Pancada Grande Waterfalls is one of the region’s natural beauties

Between the lectures, representatives

from the Pratigi EPA (Ibirapitanga, Igrapiúna,

Ituberá, Nilo Peçanha e Piraí do Norte) and

from Presidente Tancredo Neves discussed

di� erent topics. “We promote activities

related to awareness raising on the planet’s

environmental issues as they relate to local

issues, focusing on the conservation of

the fauna, � ora, soil, climate and waters,”

said Ibirapitanga Municipal Environmental

Director, Ezequias Eufrásio.

“These actions are important for orienting

residents on the preservation of the river

sources and in terms of not using land

burning processes to clean the soil, for

example,” said Rosângela Gama, teacher at

the Acarás Municipal School in Ibirapitanga.

“We want to involve people with the topics

that in� uence our day-to-day,” said the Piraí

do Norte Secretary of Education, Deusdete

Macedo.

The event also involved a partnership

with city governments, departments

and municipal schools, in addition to the

Brazilian Army and Industrial Social Service

(SESI), among others. Other institutions that

are part of PDIS, such as the Family Homes,

Youth Home, Rights and Citizenship Institute

(IDC) and Bahia Baixo Sul Sustainable

Development Institute (IDES) also

participated in the event.

Environment Week is part of the PDIS calendar

of events. Topics such as cooperativism and

culture are the planned focus for the upcoming

mobilizations. Celebrations for Youth Day, Book

Day and Work Day were the themes of some of

the events already held this year.

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> fast notes

Last May, Braskem took an

important step forward in

strengthening its presence in

Asia. On May 18, it inaugurated

its first office on the continent,

estimated to become

responsible for 60% of the

global petrochemical market in

2014.

The chosen country was

Singapore, a center for

commercial operations and

an important logistics point

in Asia. According to rodrigo

Carnaúba, the professional

responsible for the International

Basic Petrochemical Business

at Braskem, the choice was

also influenced by the strong

support offered by the local

government for international

companies to set up operations

there and the facility of

adaptation for foreigners.

The new office will allow

Braskem to provide more

personalized service to its

customers located in Singapore,

China, India, Indonesia,

South Korea and Japan. “The

physical presence in Asia is also

designed to allow us to better

understand the region’s players

and dynamics of the local

market, as well as to search for

opportunities for the company’s

growth,” said Carnaúba.

Initially, the focus will be on

basic petrochemicals. Braskem’s

exports to Asia include olefins

such as propane, butadiene

and butane, derived from

naphtha. The company expects

to increase the sales of the ETBE

bio-additive to the Japanese

market. “The country should

triple its consumption of the

product based on the new

biofuel law, approved during

the second half of 2010,” said

Carnaúba.

Braskem Opens Office in Singapore

Focused on preserving Los Haitises National

Park in the Dominican republic, Odebrecht

américa latina e angola is supporting the

Carso Los Haitises Foundation (FUNKArST) in

its efforts to mark out the area. The absence of

signs indicating the extension of the protected

area has led to the poor use of the land and

degradation of the site due to the indiscriminate

planting by the local communities.

Located in the Los Haitises Prohibited Zone

Forest reserve, between the provinces of hato

Mayor, Monte Plata and Samaná, the area is home

to a high level of biodiversity from the Caribbean

aquifer, with the rainforest as its characteristic

vegetation. The park houses over 110 species of

birds, nearly half the total number found in the

country, as well as a complex system of caves.

The project to officially mark out the territory

was presented on June 1 by Jaime David

Fernández, Minister of the Environment and

Natural resources, Frank rainieri, President of

FUNKArST, and Marco Cruz, Managing Director

of Odebrecht in the Dominican republic.

The initiative is part of a co-management

agreement for Los Haitises National Park,

signed in August of last year by FUNKArST and

the Ministry of the Environment to undertake

protection, research, education, tourism and

economic and social development actions in

nearby communities.

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Norbe IX Heading to Brazil

The unit is the third of the new OOG fleet designed for operation in deep waters

On May 31, the Norbe IX drilling rig, owned by

Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG), left the shipyard

where it was built in South Korea to head toward the

Mauritian Islands. It included 86 people on-board,

including 57 Members of the company. The site will

be the unit’s first stop during its 55-day journey to

Brazil.

Patrick Landry, Manager of the Norbe IX, and his

assistants Clarisse rodrigues, Paloma Ferreira and

rafael Maia were honored, and all Members who

participated in the unit construction project

received participation diplomas.

The Norbe IX drilling rig has the capacity

to operate in a water depth of up to

3,000 meters and is set to begin

operating still this year.

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> fast notes

A subsidiary of Odebrecht

américa latina e angola,

Odebrecht Panama was

considered an excellent

place to work in Central

America and the Caribbean

by the Great place to work

Institute.

For the second consecutive

year, the company took part

in the study on the work

environment, undertaken by

the entity through surveys

with the professionals.

One of the Best Places to Work in Panama

Zoraida Chong, from the Communication and Image area, and Leandro Bastos, from People and Organization, represented Odebrecht Panama during the award ceremony

First Train to Buchanan Port

The last time that a train transported iron ore along the railroad that is currently being rehabilitated by Odebrecht International was 20 years ago

With 20 wagons loaded

with iron ore, the first

ArcelorMittal train traveled

245 km from the Tokadeh

Mine to Buchanan Port in

Liberia, along the railroad

that is being remodeled by

Odebrecht International as

part of the Iron Ore Project.

The company’s next

challenge, scheduled to start

during the second half of

July, is to install the crusher

to produce the ballast that

will be used to maintain the

line. It is estimated that the

construction work will be

completed in May 2012.



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From April 25-29 and May

16-20, the city of Araucária, in

Paraná, received the third and

fourth editions of the “Brazil

Cuisine” Program, held at

the Center for Full Attention

to Children, in Jardim

Califórnia, with the support

of the cOnpar consortium

(Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial, UTC Engenharia

and OAS). Over 170 residents,

including Members and their

families, took part in the

event and learned to prepare

healthy, low-cost meals.

Cook Antônia rosa Furtado

took part in the event for

the sixth time and explained

that she always prepares the

recipes that she learned at the

courses. “With the course, we

acquire more knowledge to

improve our health and well

being,” she said. “It’s worth it.”

The “Brazil Cuisine” Program

is made possible through

a partnership between the

CONPAr Consortium, Paraná

Industrial Learning Service

(SESI) and the Municipal

Government of Araucária. The

event, directed at the general

public, is free and lasts 10

hours.

“Brazil Cuisine” Program at CONPAR Consortium

The “Brazil Cuisine” Program, which has 30 mobile units located all over the country, was organized in Araucária, Paraná


http://www.consorcioconpar.com.br


The result of the social

mobilization of fish farmers

and families from the rural

zone, the Continental Water

Aquaculturists’ Cooperative

(COOPECON) supports

workers by providing them

with technical assistance

and contributes toward the

development of the aquaculture

activity in Bahia’s Southern

Lowlands. Through such efforts,

it seeks to align social inclusion

with the generation of jobs and

income.

“COOPECON proposes to offer

a unique product, one with

certification,” said Cleiton Passos,

the cooperative leader. “We

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José Raimundo says he believes that joint work should be a priority at COOPECON

COOPECON Promotes Aquaculture in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands

hope to win over a wide range of

consumers and also improve the

families’ quality of life,” he said.

Associated with the

Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), COOPECON

has 30 cooperative members

who work with the production

of fish in continental waters,

primarily tilapia and pirarucu.

Founded in October 2010, the

cooperative inaugurated its

head office in the municipality

of Ituberá six months later. “here

it is all for one and one for all,”

said José raimundo, cooperative

member and Chair of its Board

of Directors.

Different partnerships have

supported the initiative: The

Brazilian Ministry of Fishing and

Agriculture, the bank Banco do

Brasil, Odebrecht Foundation,

AguaVale, Pratigi Alimentos, the

restaurants Baby Beef Bahia,

Noronha Pescados, Qualimar

Pescados, Netuno Internacional,

Exceler Pescados, Alliance for

Sustainable Production and the

Pratigi EPA Guardian Association.

The last two institutions are also

associated with PDIS.



On May 27, the Odebrecht Infraestrutura

Northeastern/CSN/Central-Western Office

held the seventh edition of the Odebrecht

Engineering Award in recife, State of

Pernambuco. The award recognizes Civil

Engineering students with the best academic

performance and honors professors from state

universities.

Felipe rodrigues de Oliveira, from the Federal

University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Lucas

Durães Bezerra, from the State University of

Pernambuco (UPE), and Pedro Eugênio Silva

de Oliveira, from the Catholic University of

Pernambuco (UNICAP), were the winners of

the 2011 edition of the award and received a

trophy and r$ 10,000. The honored professors

were Bernardo horowitz, from UFPE, and Carlos

Calado, from UPE.

Created in 2004, the Odebrecht Engineering

Award involves the partnership of the

Pernambuco regional Board of Engineering,

Architecture and Agronomy (CrEA-PE).

From left to right: the university students Pedro, Lucas and Felipe and the honored professors Bernardo Horowitz and Carlos Calado

Odebrecht Infraestrutura Awards Engineering Students



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On April 19, 28 Embraport Members

participated in the Introduction to

Culture Program, held at the Mendes

Plaza hotel, in Santos, a city located on

São Paulo’s coast.

At the meeting, the professionals

learned more about the principles,

concepts and criteria of Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) and

watched the Organization’s institutional

video. The idea was to promote the

knowledge, understanding and

acceptance of the culture and foster its

practice with the implementation of

the Action Program (PA), for example.

Nuno Neves, the President of

Embraport, opened the event,

reinforced the importance of the

organizational culture and emphasized

concepts such as Discipline and Trust.

The program was led by Mariana Celete

and Salim Khouri, from the People

and Organization team at Odebrecht

transport (OTP) and Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, respectively.

Embraport is a development being

undertaken by Odebrecht TransPort

(OTP) in partnership with DP World, FI-

FGTS and Coimex for the construction

and operation of the largest private

multiuse terminal in Brazil. With

plans to begin operation in 2013, the

terminal will absorb investments of

approximately r$ 2.3 billion.

Embraport Members Participate in Introduction to Culture Program

All Embraport Members participated in the Odebrecht Introduction to Culture Program in Santos

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

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




On June 2, Members of the CSN-Odebrecht

engenharia Industrial Alliance in Volta redonda,

rio de Janeiro, listened to lectures on different

aspects of contracts under the alliance mode

and learned more about cases of this type of

agreement.

roberto Bernardino Seixas, Supply Manager

at Odebrecht and specialist in the contract

mode, coordinated the presentations. he

commented that the alliance contract represents

a cooperativism model where the companies

involved form a unique and integrated team,

sharing risks, problems and positive results.

“Because this type of contract is something

new for many of the project’s professionals, the

event showed how we act in certain situations,

in addition to evening out the Members’

knowledge,” said Gisele Bueno, Contract

Administration Manager.

In April of this year, Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial and csn (National Steel Company)

formed a partnership to install a rebar and

wire rod unit in Volta redonda, rio de Janeiro.

The unit will be called UPV - Long Steel and

have a production capacity of 500,000 tons

per year.

Members of CSN-Odebrecht Project Participate in Lecture on Alliance Contract

To train and strengthen the

leader’s actions during daily work

and obtain positive results, the

CONEST Consortium (Odebrecht

engenharia Industrial and OAS)

held the Leader & Led Training

from May 16-20, involving the

participation of 240 Coordinators,

Managers and Technicians.

Members took part in

individual and group activities

and debates on self-esteem,

communication, planned

delegation, production and

productivity and also watched

videos. The meeting was headed

by consultant Samuel Salotti.

For Antônio David, Quality

Manager, the initiative helps build

a positive relationship between

the Leader and Led. “CONEST

seeks respect and balance in the

relationships to obtain positive

results,” he said.

Strengthening the Leader’s Role at the Construction Site

Leaders from the CONEST Consortium meet for the training

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


http://www.csn.com.br




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To celebrate the World

Malaria Day in Mozambique,

Odebrecht International

supported the soccer

tournament “Child Without

Malaria,” promoted by the

Office of First Lady Maria da

Luz Guebuza in the city of

Maputo, on April 22-25. The

initiative gathered partners

such as the Maputo City Youth

and Sports Board, Maputo City

Council, BEBEC Youth Soccer

Association and the company

Brandel - Strategic and

Operational Marketing.

During the event, 32 boy’s

and girl’s teams, consisting of

children ages 10-13, played

games in the group, semi-final

and final stages. The teams

received names related to

the campaign to fight malaria

and were sponsored by local

and international companies.

Odebrecht International

supported the boy’s team

called “Preventives” from the

neighborhood of Urbanização.

Participants received a kit

with a brochure on the disease,

mosquito netting, milk and

cookies, dental hygiene items

and a uniform and shoes, the

latter of which were used in

the tournament.

Odebrecht International Participates in Campaign to Fight Malaria in Mozambique

The boy’s team, called “Preventives,” used an orange uniform and was sponsored by Odebrecht International



Jorge Luiz Luz, Administrative and Financial Manager at Odebrecht - Assembly delivers the conclusion certificate to graduate Ivan Gomes Molino

Odebrecht energia, in partnership with the

National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI),

trained yet another group as part of the

Acreditar (“Believe”) - Assembly Continued

Professional Qualification Program in Porto

Velho, rondônia. During the ceremony held

on June 2, 33 students from the Industrial

Mechanic course and 25 from the Industrial

Electrician course received certificates.

The groups are participating in the selection

process to work on the assembly construction

for the Santo Antônio hydroelectric Power

Plant (hPP). renan Mota, age 21, completed

the industrial electrician course and is awaiting

an opportunity. “I completed the course

because I identify with the area and because I

want to work on the project,” he said.

Implemented in January 2010, Acreditar

Assembly qualifies residents from the State

of rondônia for the santo antônio Hpp

Electromechanical Assembly work. The

program has already trained over 400 people

and approximately 300 of this total have been

hired to work on the development.

Acreditar Assembly Certifies Mechanics and Electricians

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

http://www.uhesantoantonio.com


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On May 27, the first eight

Luanda/Bengo Special

Economic Zone (SEZ) industrial

units were inaugurated by

the President of the republic

of Angola, José Eduardo dos

Santos. The factories will

produce articles that until

then were imported, such as

fiber optic cables, electrical

and agricultural irrigation

materials, metal towers for

telephone lines and energy

transportation and PVC pipes

and accessories.

Odebrecht Angola, a

subsidiary of Odebrecht

américa latina and

angola, was responsible for

constructing the structures

and for the foundation work

for five of the eight plants

inaugurated. The company

installed transmission lines,

an electrical substation,

energy distribution,

drinking water and sewage

collection networks, in

addition to installing pump

stations.

The SEZ Project, established

in 2005 based on the industrial

centers in China, Dubai,

the United Arab Emirates

and Manaus, in Brazil, aims

to promote the region’s

development and encourage

production for the domestic

market. Occupying an

8,300-hectare area, the

project consists of four

integrated structures: the first

includes the administrative

area and part of the factories;

the second, currently under

development, includes the

construction and assembly of

other industrial units; and the

third and fourth are being

prepared for the project

expansion phase, which

includes the installation of

the steel and agroindustrial

units.

Inauguration of Luanda Special Economic Zone Factories

The new industrial units of the Luanda/Bengo Special Economic Zone will manufacture items until then imported from other countries





The 500 members of the Bahia Southern

Lowlands heart of Palm Producers’

Cooperative (COOPALM) have plenty

of reasons to be proud. On May 27, the

television program Mais Você, aired on the

TV Globo network, highlighted the unique

quality of the Cultiverde brand heart of palm.

Presenter Ana Maria Braga reinforced

that, by buying the product, consumers are

both acquiring a certified and tracked heart

of palm while also helping to promote the

social inclusion of hundreds of families of

farmers in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

On June 1, a news story on COOPALM,

featured on the Globo Rural television

network in August 2010, earned the

Support Service for Micro and Small

Companies (SEBrAE) Journalism Award.

Under the title “heart of Palm Cooperative:

Joint Action of Small Farmers in Bahia

Transforms Poor Families into a New rural

Middle Class,” the news story received the

award in the category “honorable Mention

for Cinematographic reporter.”

Click here to view the Globo Rural story,

winner of the SEBrAE Journalism Award.

Click here to watch an excerpt of the TV Globo program, Mais Você.

COOPALM Featured on TV Globo Programs

http://www.cultiverde.com.br/novo/

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