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’s new at oog > 4 what Odebrecht Oil and Gas celebrated the signing of a new assembly and maintenance service contract for Petrobras and also commemorated the Norbe VI rig’s arrival to Brazil.

8 national sugarcane harvest officially open

The ETH Bioenergia Santa Luzia Unit, located in Mato Grosso do Sul, was the stage to the opening of the Brazilian bioenergy sector’s 2011/2012 national sugarcane harvest.

10 braskem theater award

highlights bahia actors

With the theme “The Bahia Actor on the Screen,” the 18th edition of the Braskem Theater Award took place on April 13 at the Castro Alves Theater in Salvador, Bahia.

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Next Edition: may 17, 2011. Take

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in alagoas, maranhão and pernambuco

part !

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Acreditar is transforming the lives of thousands of people. See some examples of the Odebrecht Infraestrutura and Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial construction projects and view the overall figures for the initiative in Brazil.

a school revitalizeda > 18

On April 14, the CONPAR Consortium re-inaugurated the Califórnia Municipal Children’s Education Center (CMEI) in the city of Araucária in Paraná after the revitalization projects.

20 networked knowledge

With the support of the Odebrecht S.A. Information Technology area, the Odebrecht Foundation launched the Bahia Southern Lowlands Family Houses Portal in April of this year.

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22 encouraging the habit of reading

Youth from Bahia’s Southern Lowlands region take part in the celebrations for International Book Day on April 27, organized by the Odebrecht Foundation and partner institutions.

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> oil and gas

What’s New at OOG In March and April, Odebrecht Oil and Gas celebrated the signing of a new assembly and maintenance service contract for Petrobras and also commemorated the arrival of the Norbe VI semi-submersible rig to Rio de Janeiro.

NORBE VI IN BRAZIL After leaving Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates, and navigating for two months in the direction of Brazil, the Odebrecht Oil and Gas (OOG) Norbe VI semi-submersible rig arrived to Rio de Janeiro on March 24.

To celebrate the Norbe VI’s arrival to the country and Odebrecht’s return to the offshore drilling sector, OOG organized visits to the rig for the Organization’s leaders and representatives from financing partner banks on April 18 and 19.

Participating in the event were Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of Odebrecht S.A., Renato Baiardi, Luiz Villar, Luiz Almeida and Gilberto Sá, members of the Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors, Luciano Guidolin, Responsible for Finance Entrepreneurship Support (RAE), Felipe Jens, Investment ERA, Newton de Souza,

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> oil and gas

Odebrecht Organization leaders and representatives from partner banks visited the recently-arrived rig

Legal ERA, André Amaro, Planning and

operation of each one. Roberto Ramos,

Development ERA, Paul Altit, Business

Business Leader, and Herculano Barbosa,

Leader of Odebrecht Realizações

Managing Director of Offshore Drilling,

Imobiliárias (OR), and Rogério Araújo

presented the unit to guests.

New Business Development Director at Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial.

The visits were guided by the OOG lea-

rig has the capacity to operate in a water depth of up to 2,400 meters, was contrac-

ders, who provided a tour of the rig’s

ted by Petrobras to operate in deepwa-

main areas - including the drilling tower,

ter for seven years and has the space to

parallel activity tower, engines and con-

accommodate 145 crew members.

trol cabin - and explained more about the

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NEW CONTRACT WITH PETROBRAS

ve planning, design, supply and manufactu-

OOG established a new assembly and

ring, undertaken by the OOG Macaé Base in

maintenance (A&M) service contract on the P-XVII rig for Petrobras Netherlands B.V. - the

Rio de Janeiro.

During the second phase, the rig will

Petrobras International Finance Company,

remain at the Petrobras São Roque do

responsible for the purchase, sale, leasing,

Paraguaçu Base in Bahia for 90 days. During

rental and chartering of materials, equip-

this period, OOG will supply the logistics

ment and rigs for oil and gas exploration

support for the unit’s mooring, the manage-

and production.

ment and planning, maintenance, assembly,

The agreement, signed at the end of

anti-corrosive protection (painting), inspec-

March, will last 300 calendar days and be

tion of the ballast and fuel tanks, as well as

divided into three phases.

the administrative support services.

The first, scheduled for the first 150 days

With duration of 60 days, during the

of the contract, consists of the preparation

last phase OOG will help demobilize the

of repair services (pre-stoppage) that invol-

activities.

OOG will provide A&M for the Petrobras P-XVII rig

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> Bioenergy

National Sugarcane Harvest

Representatives from the Mato Grosso do Sul Government, BIOSUL, UNICA and ETH toast the opening of the 2011/2012 national harvest with sugarcane juice

The ETH Bioenergia Santa Luzia Unit, loca-

UNICA estimates that the milling in the Central-

ted in Mato Grosso do Sul, served as stage to

South region for the new harvest will reach 568.5

the opening of the Brazilian bioenergy sector’s

million tons - a 2.11% growth with relation to the

2011/2012 national sugarcane harvest.

total amount processed during the last harvest

The event was held by the company with

- and that the ethanol and sugar production will

the support of the Mato Grosso do Sul State

increase slightly, for a total of 25,507 million liters

Government, the National Sugar-Energy Sector,

and 34,580 tons, respectively.

Mato Grosso do Sul Bioenergy Producers’ Association (BIOSUL) and the Sugarcane Industry Union (UNICA), and involved the presence of the sector’s main leaders.

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ETH INVESTS During the 2011/2012 national sugarcane harvest, ETH will inaugurate the two new

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Officially Open ethanol and biomass energy production plants: The Costa Rica Unit, located in the municipality of Costa Rica, in Mato Grosso do Sul, and the Água Emendada Unit, in the city of Perolândia, in Goiás.

Each agro-industrial unit, which has the capacity to mill 3.8 million tons of sugarcane per harvest, received investments of R$ 1 billion and will generate 1,500 direct and 3,000 indirect job opportunities.

With a total investment of R$ 7.3 billion, ETH aims to become the leader in bioenergy by 2012, with a production of 3 billion liters of ethanol and 2,700 GWh/year of electric energy produced from sugarcane.

The company has four production poles located the states of São Paulo, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul and Goiás.

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> Culture

Braskem Theater Award Hi The 18th edition of the Braskem Theater

nal television and movie screens. According

Award - the biggest award for local theater

to the Ceremony Director, Luiz Marfuz, the

and one of the most important in the coun-

theme was chosen due to the recognition of

try - took place on April 13 at the Castro

theater professionals from the state since the

Alves Theater in Salvador.

1950s, such as Harildo Déda, Wilson Mello

With the theme “The Bahia Actor on the Screen,” the 2011 edition highlighted the

Fábio Lago and Wagner Moura, among

actors who left Bahia stages to grace natio-

others.

Wagner Moura (in the center) receives the special trophy from his father José Moura (to the left) and actor Daniel Boaventura, who presented the ceremony (to the right)

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ighlights Bahia Actors Fernando Guerreiro earned the award for Best Director for the play Pólvora e Poesia (“Gun Powder and Poetry”)

The award ceremony was led by actor and singer Daniel Boaventura,

each and the others received R$ 5,000.

who called to the stage major names from Bahia theater and film, such as Fernando Neves, Carlos Betão,

SPECIAL TRIBUTE Acclaimed for his acting in Globo

Rejane Maia, Maria Menezes and

Television Network soap operas

Aicha Marques to deliver the awards

and in the films Elite Squad I and

from the eight categories: Actress,

II, Wagner Moura was the highli-

Actor, Special Category, Director,

ght of the edition.

Revelation, Text, Adult Performance and Children’s Performance.

The winners from the two last categories received awards of R$ 30,000

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> Culture remembered the first trophy of his career,

Abismo de Rosas (“Abyss of Roses”).

the 1997 Braskem Theater Award, in the

“I am very happy to read the phra-

Revelation category, for the performance

se ‘Bahia actor Wagner Moura’ in the newspapers,” he said. “This is some-

Actors Andrea Elia and Fábio Vidal won in the categories Actress and Actor in the plays As Velhas e Sebastião (“The Old Ladies” and “Sebastian,” respectively)

thing special, since I am very proud to be Bahian. I made it a point to end the season of Hamlet here in Salvador.”

18 YEARS AWARDING TALENTS Aligned with Braskem’s Social Responsibility Policy since 1994, the Braskem Theater Award recognizes Bahia talents who have achieved success within national artistic scene.

In the award’s fifth edition, held in 1998, Márcio Meireles won in the category Director, with the play Um tal de Dom Quixote (“A Guy Named Don Quixote”) and Lázaro Ramos was one of the individuals nominated in the Actor category for his role in Ópera dos 3 Reais (“3 Real Opera”).

Vladmir Britcha received the trophy for Best Actor in the sixth edition, held in 1999, with Calígula, and João Miguel won in the same category in the eighth edition, held in 2001, with Bispo (“Bishop”).

To eternalize the Braskem Theater Award, journalist and member of the judging committee, Marcos Uzel, launched the book A Noite do Teatro Baiano (“The Night of Bahian Theater”) in December 2010. The document takes a look back at Bahia’s contemporary theater scene from 1993 to 2009

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and recovers the history of the award.

mony nights, special guests, the complete list

The book includes the winning performan-

of those nominated and awarded during each

ces and their artists, the emotions of the cere-

edition and interesting facts about the event.

The theater play O Pássaro do Sol (“The Sun Bird”) earned the trophy in the category Children’s Performance

Learn the winners from the 18 th Edition of the Braskem Theater Award Actor Fábio Vidal, in Sebastião (“Sebastian”) Actress Andrea Elia, in As Velhas (“The Old Ladies”) Text Paulo Henrique Alcântara, for Partiste (“You Left”) Revelation

Special Category Zebrinha, for his choreography in Bença (“Bless”) Director Fernando Guerreiro, for Pólvora e Poesia (“Gun Powder and Poetry”) Children’s Performance O Pássaro do Sol (“Sun Bird”) Adult Performance

José Jackson, for his role as Director

Pólvora e Poesia

of Dois Perdidos Numa Noite Suja (“Two

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> Professional Qualification

Acreditar Trains Workers in A Maranhão and Pernambuco

The first civil assistants trained by Acreditar at the Pernambuco Arena construction projects should be hired soon

The Acreditar (“Believe”) Continued

undertaken in Brazil’s Northeastern region.

Professional Qualification Program, deve-

Hundreds of residents from Alagoas,

loped by the Odebrecht Organization in

Maranhão and Pernambuco received cour-

partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of

se completion certificates and some of

Social Development and Fight Against

them already work on the contracts.

Hunger, is transforming the lives of thouPERNAMBUCO ARENA GRADUATES

sands of people.

Some examples of the program can be seen at the Odebrecht Infraestrutura

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ITS FIRST GROUP As one of the companies responsible

and Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial

for building the Pernambuco Arena,

construction projects, currently being

Odebrecht Infraestrutura held a ceremony

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Alagoas,

on March 30 to deliver the certifi-

including bricklayers, carpen-

cates to the first Acreditar group at

ters, assemblers and assistants.

the construction site, which consists

Over 2,000 people signed up to

of 122 new civil construction assis-

participate in the program.

tants.

At the event, Contract Director,

OVER 800 TRAINED ON THE

Bruno Dourado, and Administrative

CARAJÁS RAILROAD

and Financial Director, Danilo Vieira,

In the municipality of

revealed that 40 students have

Açailândia, in Maranhão,

already been contracted and the

Odebrecht Infraestrutura is cur-

others should be hired during the

rently expanding the Carajás

course of the construction work. The

Railroad, which connects

Pernambuco Arena stadium is being

Parauapebas, in Pará, to São

built São Lourenço da Mata, in the

Luís, in Maranhão.

Metropolitan Region of Recife, for the 2014 World Cup.

From the start of the Acreditar program - first undertaken in

With the support of the Municipal

the cities of Santa Rita, Bom

Government and the National

Jesus das Selvas and Açailândia

Industrial Learning Service (SENAI),

- in November of last year, the

the company plans to train 600

company received over 3,200

workers over the upcoming months,

new registrations and has already qualified 886 workers.

On April 14, 356 students from Açailândia received their conclusion certificates, and should likely be hired during the months of May and June of this year.

SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY TO BE TRAINED IN MARECHAL DEODORO

Acreditar participants from Açailândia who completed the courses in April of this year celebrate their new professions

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> Professional Qualification However, the first Acreditar groups began their classes in November 2010.

The partnership between Odebrecht, Braskem, the National Industrial Learning Service (SENAI), the State Government and Municipal Government will prepare 640 workers for construction jobs at the new industrial unit. Over 1,060 people from the region signed up and those selected can choose between the training courses for the professions of carpenter, hardware assembler, electrician, assembler and adjustment mechanic, industrial plumber, boilermaker welder and welder.

“The program reinforces the importance Odebrecht gives to training people in the communities in which it operates and leaves a legacy to the residents,” said José Carlos Aversa, Contract Director.

The presence of several women in the courses has

The electrician and assembler groups during the Technical Module classe

try groups, which began in November of last year, 86% of the students who signed up were

surprised the program’s coordination team and even

women,” said Ana Carolina Alves, Acreditar

the participants themselves. “In the two first carpen-

Coordinator at the PVC Plant.

From Monday through Friday, Sandra

Women participate in the Acreditar carpentry course at the new Braskem PVC Plant

Márcia, age 30, dedicates four hours per day to the Assembler Electrician course classes.

“I am loving it and I hope to soon be able to help increase the family’s earnings,” said the resident of the Poeiras neighborhood, located in the periphery of Marechal Deodoro. Of the 18 students in Sandra’s class, 13 are women.

“This shows that many professions are no longer ‘exclusively’ for men,” said Alves.

Homemaker Rosângela Santos da Silva closed the snack stand she ran in downtown Marechal Deodoro to sign up for Acreditar.

She chose carpentry because she believes that it will bring good work opportunities after the end of the unit construction work.

“I want to have a profession and a job with benefits,” said Silva. “My life has begun to change,” she said.

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ACREDITAR IN BRAZIL Until the end of March 2011, 92,442 people from 11 Brazilian states had signed up for Acreditar and 39,047 had already been qualified, 16% of whom participate in the Brazilian Federal Government’s social programs, such as the Family Stipend.

A total of R$ 17.2 million have been invested in the program and 24,900 participants have been contracted to work on 16 Odebrecht Organization projects. Acreditar is currently being implemented in Rota das Bandeiras and Arena Itaquera, in SĂŁo Paulo, and in Volta Redonda, in Rio de Janeiro.

The following are the Acreditar program numbers by company and the distribution map in the country:

Company

Number Signed Up

Qualified

Hired

64,681

33,477

22,521

210

86

60

Odebrecht Infraestrutura

18,463

3,026

1,156

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial

9,088

2.458

1,163

Total

92,442

39,047

24,900

Odebrecht Energia Foz do Brasil

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> Social Responsibility

A School Revitalized

From left to right: Marli Marques, Director of the Califórnia CMEI; João Henry Müller, Administrative and Financial Manager of the CONPAR Consortium; Maria José Dietrich; Elda Jane Tuleski, General Director of CAIC; and Antonio Costa

On April 14, the CONPAR Consortium, formed by Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial,

children in the breastfeeding phase - and impro-

UTC Engenharia and OAS, re-inaugurated the

vements in the school’s electrical network. The

Califórnia Municipal Children’s Education Center

initiative included repairs of the loose flooring,

(CMEI) in the city of Araucária in Paraná after the

cleaning of the awnings, replacement of broken

revitalization projects.

windows, painting of the indoor area, remode-

The action, the result of the consortium’s par-

ling of the cafeteria and installation of a new

tnership with the Jardim Califórnia Children’s

clothes washing machine. The institution also

Full Assistance Center, an entity tied to the

received donations of new awnings, an indus-

Municipal Government, included the remo-

trial four-burner stove and two play houses.

deling of the children’s park, the construction

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During the ceremony, the children and

employees of the teaching institution paid tri-

tium and CAIC has resulted in several other

bute to the members of the consortium, who

actions, such as the installation of a “Hit the

distributed gifts to the students after the ope-

Net” Program classroom, the holding of the

ning of the park.

“Cook Brazil” event and the distribution of

The Municipal Secretary of Education, Maria

gifts for children on festive dates.

José Dietrich, emphasized CMEI’s importance

“Our construction project at the

for the local community - the school is the lar-

Presidente Getúlio Vargas Refinery (REPAR)

gest in Araucária and currently has 230 children

is currently in the conclusive phase, but as

ages 1-4. “We have worked hard to increase the

long as we are in Araucária, we will continue

CMEIs, and that is why we need partners like the

undertaking Social Responsibility actions.

CONPAR Consortium,” said Dietrich.

“We hope that these initiatives encourage other companies to contribute toward

OTHER INITIATIVES

the development of the communities,” said

The partnership between the consor-

Antônio Costa, Contract Director.

Students from the Califórnia CMEI play in the school’s new park

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> Odebrecht Foundation

Networked Knowledge With the support of the Odebrecht S.A. Information Technology (IT) area, primarily the Corporate Portal teams, the Odebrecht Foundation launched the Bahia Southern Lowlands Family Houses Portal in April of this year. The new interactive space is designed to strengthen the synergy between the Family Homes when it comes to sharing knowledge experiences.

The portal works through the cooperation of youth and educators from the region for the production and socialization of content on Rural Education, TradeOff Teaching, SocialProductive Projects and Sustainability.

The first to join the pro-

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Home, Agroforest Family

and circulating information,

ject was the Presidente

Home and Igrapiúna Rural

using the different poten-

Tancredo Neves Family

Family Home - will have

tials inherent to the techno-

Home, which has already

their environments created

logies,” said Clovis Faleiro,

published its website in

during this year. “The family

the professional responsible

the portal. The other ins-

homes are inaugurating a

for Institutional Relations at

titutions - Waters Family

new way of constructing

the Odebrecht Foundation.

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INFORMATION IN A CLICK In the Family Homes Portal, informa-

communication and synergy between the Southern Lowlands Family Homes,” explained

tion can be exchanged through diffe-

Frede Bonfim, Coordinator of the “Hit the

rent libraries associated with the topics

Net” Program in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

of education and agribusiness, agri-

The initiative is supported by Microsoft

cultural techniques and sustainability.

Brasil, Dell, Oi and Telebrás. The last of these

Users can also share calendars, news,

partners will bring connectivity to the rural

the training database, multimedia archi-

zone of Presidente Tancredo Neves still this

ve (photos, videos and podcasts) and

year. “I know we are doing the right work,

access the “Young Connection” blog, a

aligning technology with education, as a

space designed for those youth who are

means as opposed to an end,” said Emílio

studying or have graduated to freely

Munaro, Education Director at Microsoft

express themselves.

Brasil.

The tool also includes links to the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Cattle Raising and Supply National Agricultural Library website (BINAGRI), which contains the country’s largest archive on the topic. There is also a link to TED.com, the website supported by the Santander Bank with hundreds of videos from conferences, lectures and presentations of specialists from different areas of knowledge all over the world.

“The portal is a space designed for generating innovative results for educational problems, disseminating successful practices and strengthening the

Visit the Bahia Southern Lowlands Family Homes Portal.

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> Education

Encouraging the Habi One by one the youth appeared. From

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to recite the verses they knew. For her,

different points, the Reading Circle mul-

playing with words is the same as playing

tipliers recited poetry and surprised the

with dolls or balls. “I hope that I have pas-

public. At the end, Sabina Rita, the pre-

sed on to these people the importance of

sentation coordinator, invited participants

books,� said Rita, a former student of the

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neous action in the municipalities of Igrapiúna, Ituberá, Nilo Peçanha, Ibirapitanga and Presidente Tancredo Neves.

The event was coordinated by the Family Homes and Youth Home - teaching units tied to the Bahia Southern Lowlands Environmental Protection Area Mosaic Integrated and Sustainable Development Program (PDIS), instituted by the Odebrecht Foundation. The initiative also received the support of the city governments, local departments and municipal schools, together with the Brazilian Army and Industrial Social Service (SESI), among others.

Institutions that are part of PDIS, such as the Rights and Citizenship Institute (IDC), Land Conservation Organization

t of Reading Rural Igrapiúna Family Home.

This was one of the activities undertaken to

(OCT ), Pratigi EPA Guardian Association (AGIR), Bahia’s Baixo Sul Sustainable Development Institute (IDES) and different cooperatives (COOPALM, COOPRAP, COOPATAN and

celebrate International Book Day, which falls on

COOPEMAR), also participa-

April 23 and was celebrated in Bahia’s Southern

ted in the celebration. “The

Lowland region on April 27 as part of a simulta-

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> Education the Southern Lowlands have generated

involving the municipal school students.

important exchange with the community,

In Ituberá, the winner was Karens Alana,

and primarily, between municipal public

age 13. “I am in love with reading,” she

school students and the Family Homes,”

said. “It goes with us everywhere.”

said Janice Andrade, Presidente Tancredo

According to Portuguese teacher,

Neves Municipal Secretary of Education.

Edilene Conceição, from Igrapiúna, books

Based on the topic “The Importance

have a significant influence in the lives of

of Reading for Building Knowledge,” the

human beings. “The message being taken

youth gave a presentation on the history

to the youth will prompt them to return

of books and their relevance for society’s

to the classroom with another vision,” said

evolution. The event also marked the

Conceição. “Reading also helps develop

award ceremony for the writing contest

people who are capable of transforming

Hundreds of youth gather in the municipality of Igrapiúna to celebrate International Book Day

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Graduates from Ituberá visit the institutions tied to PDIS during the event

their communities,” said Ituberá Secretary

habit of reading, writing skills, expres-

of Education, Ezenilton Carvalho.

sion, contextualization and reflection

For Yasmin Santos, age 10, reading brin-

on the principles and values considered

gs more than knowledge. It is fun and

essential for the development of citi-

allows people to travel around the world.

zens and young leaders. The project is

“When I am reading, I imagine that I am

supported by the “Tribute to the Future”

inside the book,” said Santos, a resident of

Program.

Nilo Peçanha.

Youth multipliers apply the method at the Family Homes, Youth House and in

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE READING CIRCLES

other environments, such as municipal

The Reading Circles use a methodology

public schools and community associa-

that allows participants to develop the

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> Fast News

Training and Exchange of Experiences for IT From April 14-16, 180 Members from the

fessional interest to each. Companies such as

Information Technology (IT) area of the

Oracle, Microsoft, HP and Dell presented unique

construction projects and offices in Angola,

solutions recently-launched onto the market, in

Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Libya,

addition to opening the floor for discussions.

Mozambique, Panama, Peru, Portugal and

André Amaro, the individual responsible

Venezuela participated in the fifth edition of the

for Planning and Development Management

Annual IT Meeting in Itapecerica da Serra, São

Support, closed the meeting by talking about

Paulo.

IT Members’ role when it comes to supporting

At the opening of the meeting, André

the line and also cited safety, added value, effi-

Schneiter, the professional responsible for IT at

ciency, intelligence and knowledge as impor-

Odebrecht S.A., talked about the challenges for

tant points of this role.

the 2020 Vision.

“The event was fundamental in providing

During the event, participants learned the

content assimilated into the lectures and also

guidelines for the area, debated topics such as

due to the need to strengthen relationships

corporate safety and were able to create their

and exchange experiences,” stated Cesar

own lecture agendas for the first time, allowing

Batinga, who works at PROSUB-EBN in Rio de

them to become immersed in topics of pro-

Janeiro.

During the fifth Annual IT Meeting, the 180 participants were able to create their own lecture programming

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Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia Marks Presence at LAAD 2011 Odebrecht Defesa e

Jobim, the Chief Minister of the

Tecnologia (ODT) was one

International Security Cabinet,

of the exhibiting companies at

General José Elito Carvalho

the eighth edition of the Latin

Siqueira, Minister of Strategic

America Aero & Defence (LAAD)

Affairs, Moreira Franco, comman-

- Defense & Security event, held

ders of the three Brazilian Armed

from April 12-15 at the RioCentro

Forces and authorities who

expo pavilion in Rio de Janeiro.

work in the area of Security and

Considered the largest in Latin

Defense from 14 other countries.

America’s Defense and Security

At the ODT booth, for example,

sector, the fair gathered 663

visitors had a chance to see some

exhibiters from 40 countries and

of the company’s defense equi-

received over 25,000 visitors.

pment and that of companies

The Vice President of the

in which it holds stake, such as

Republic, Michel Temer, was res-

the Mectron radars. The panel

ponsible for the official opening

also showed the main projects

of the event, which also invol-

underway at the company, such

ved the participation of Brazil’s

as the construction of the sub-

Ministry of Defense, Nelson

marines for the Brazilian Navy.

Visitors to the ODT booth received kits and gifts from the company

Roberto Simões welcomes Nelson Jobim at the ODT booth

Roberto Simões, the professional responsible for ODT, accompanied Minister Nelson Jobim during his visit to the space, together with generals and high-ranking officials from the Navy, Army and Air Force of Brazil, Argentina, Chile and France. Over 1,000 people visited the site per day.

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New Viaduct Inaugurated in Campinas

The viaduct offers drivers two traffic lanes extending a total of 80 meters, in addition to two access viaducts extending 552 meters to the South and 526 meters to the North

The access viaduct to the District of Sousas, at the km 125+800 of Highway Dom

day, the new viaduct reduces the course of

Pedro I (SP-065), in the region of Campinas,

the Campinas urban perimeter by 5 km for

was inaugurated by the Governor of São

those who commute along the Southern

Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, on April 20.

lane of SP-065 (in the direction of Jacareí).

The viaduct was delivered to users after

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Equipped to receive 1,300 vehicles per

Rota das Bandeiras invested R$ 2.5 million

a year of construction work undertaken

in the construction of the viaduct, which is

by the Rota das Bandeiras Concessionaire,

part of the concessionaire’s investment plan

which completed it 45 days before sche-

until 2015. According to the concession, R$

dule. The access way will benefit 35,000

2.3 billion will be invested in modernization

residents from the districts of Sousas and

projects and in improving the 297 km of the

Joaquim Egídio.

Dom Pedro Corridor.

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The winners Cristiano, Gabriela and Carlos: youth from the NavyOdebrecht Olympic Project

Navy-Odebrecht Olympic Project: Winning Youth Three athletes supported by the Brazilian

The Navy developed a training program in

Navy-Odebrecht Infraestrutura Olympic Project

the categories of track and field, weight lifting

won the Brazilian under 17 Weightlifting

and boxing, with an initial duration of two years,

Championship, held on March 27 in Rio

held at the Almirante Adalberto Nunes Physical

de Janeiro. Cristiano do Patrocínio, age 16,

Education Center (CEFAN). With the sponsorship

Gabriela Távora Propodoski, age 17, and Carlos

of Odebrecht Infraestrutura, the athletes receive

Alexandre Gomes, age 15, earned first place in

financial support, psychological, medical and

their categories.

school counseling, as well as technical monito-

The partnership between Odebrecht Infraestrutura and the Brazilian Navy, established at the end of 2010, is designed to train ath-

ring and access to the most modern equipment available.

“We are not just supporting top level athle-

letes who have the potential to represent Brazil

tes, but also encouraging sports practice as

in competitions abroad and in the 2016 Olympic

a factor for the formation of citizens throu-

Games. The current team consists of 18 youth,

gh discipline, perseverance and respect for

ages 14-17, from Bahia, Espírito Santo, Pará and

others,” said João Borba, Director of Odebrecht

Rio de Janeiro.

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Uniting for the Environment in the United States

Members from AirportLink and their families gather for the Baynanza Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day

Members of AirportLink, developed

donated trees and planted seedlings

by Odebrecht United States (subsidiary

together with students from Fairlawn

of O d e b re c ht I nternational) and their

Elementary School at the institution

families participated in the Baynanza

itself.

Biscayne Bay Cleanup Day on April 16. As part of the action, promoted by public

of Earth Day, celebrated on April 22 with

entities from Miami-Dade County, thou-

aims of promoting the preservation of

sands of volunteers removed garbage

biodiversity. During the period, Members

from the beaches of Southern Florida.

received daily e-mails with tips on how

On April 21, Members from the Miami International Airport North Terminal

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The actions took place during the week

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to conserve natural resources.

Visit to Training Centers Built by Odebrecht Angola During the 11th Meeting of Ministries

the policies implemented to construct the

of Employment and Social Affairs of the

modern professional training centers in

Portuguese-Speaking Country Community

the country. Carlos Lupi, Brazilian Ministry

(CPLP), held in Luanda on March 30, the par-

of Employment, José Lourenço, Director

ticipating group visited the installations of

of CINFOTEC, Carlos Simonete, Director of

the Integrated Technological Training Center

EHR, Fábio Januário, Infrastructure Director

(CINFOTEC) and Hotel and Restoration School

at Odebrecht Angola, and Eduardo Badin,

(EHR) - set up by Odebrecht Angola for the

Luanda Expressways Project Director, also

country’s Ministry of Public Administration

took part in the event.

and Social Security.

After the visits, the authorities signed the

Accompanied by the Angolan Minister

Declaration of Luanda, which promotes coo-

of Public Administration, Employment and

peration between the member countries of

Social Security, António Pitra Neto, the

the CPLP in the search for mechanisms that

groups from Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-

help increase the generation of jobs and

Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Saint Thomas

improve the efficiency of social protection

and Prince and East Timor learned about

programs.

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Truck drivers receive healthrelated orientations during the “Smart Stop” campaign along the Rota das Bandeiras Highway

“Smart Stop” Benefits Over 400 Truck Drivers With aims of reducing the

measles and measure blood

partnership we have with

number of accidents on

sugar, as well as free doctor

the users of the Dom Pedro

the roads of the region of

and nutritionist appoint-

Corridor,” he said.

Campinas in rural São Paulo,

ments and haircuts. “I liked

the Rota das Bandeiras

participating because I am

the partnership of the

Concessionaire promoted

always on the road and I

Dpaschoal Store Chain,

the “Smart Stop” campaign

have no time for such care,”

BR Gas Stations, Military

from March 29-31, and offe-

said Oswaldo de Oliveira

Highway Police, Campinas

red free health services to

Júnior, resident of Tatuí.

Municipal Secretary of

the truck drivers. Over 400

For Adherbal Vieira da

Health, Jundiaí Social

truck drivers took part in the

Silva, Social Responsibility

Solidarity Fund, Planet Café,

actions.

Manager of the concessio-

the program “In the Right

naire, the results of the cam-

Hands” and the São Paulo

access to exams to diagno-

paign were very positive.

State Transportation Agency

se Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C,

“This work reinforces the

(ARTESP).

The drivers received

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“Smart Stop” involved

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Environmental Education at Cachoeiro Schools The Foz do Brasil concessionaire in

actions. “The presentations showed the impor-

Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, star-

tance of involving the children and communi-

ted a program in April to encourage the city’s

ties in the environmental education programs,”

schools to develop new environmental edu-

said Maristela Wassoler, Manager of the Amélia

cation actions. Teachers and managers from

Toledo do Rosário State Elementary School.

Córrego dos Monos and Burarama already participate in the project.

The concessionaire’s proposal is for Burarama and Córrego dos Monos to have

On April 9, the company gathered educators

programs that involve their communities by

from the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of the

the end of this year. “Extending the environ-

neighborhood of Coronel Borges for lectures

mental education work is one of the commit-

on Foz do Brasil’s work in the municipality and

ments that Foz do Brasil assumed with the

about environmental education activities.

communities of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim,”

The best programs developed by the

said Rosa Malena Gomes Carvalho, the indi-

Cachoeiro schools in partnership with Foz do

vidual responsible for Communication in the

Brasil were presented as references for new

municipality.

First Contacts with TEO

In Argentina, 62 new Members participated in the first meeting to discuss TEO

On March 18, Odebrecht Engenharia

The event, headed by Professor Oscar Ferreira,

Industrial and Odebrecht Latin America and

included the participation of professionals

Angola gathered 62 Members at the Four

and Young Partners who have been at the

Seasons Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for

Organization for less than one year and promo-

the first meeting of the sixth group of the

ted discussions on the practice of Odebrecht

Introduction to Culture Program.

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A New Benefit for Angolan Members In March of this year, with the support of Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora de Seguros (OCS) in the negotiations with its insurance companies, Odebrecht Angola, subsidiary of Odebrecht Latin America and Angola, began providing Life Insurance for all its Angolan Members, a new benefit offered by the company in the country.

The insurance will be funded by the company and guarantees the payment of compensation in the case of the permanent disability or death of Members due to natural causes or accidents.

“The benefit is important, since it offers increase safety and peace of mind to the Members’ families,” said Campos Francisco Kaputo, First Secretary of the Angola Trade Union Commission.

“Now you have Life Insurance!:” the poster announces the new benefit for Odebrecht Angola Members

Belo Horizonte to Host Braskem EcoRun on May 8 The Braskem EcoRun, an event that combines sports practice with environmental preservation, will take place in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, on May 8.

The event, sponsored by Braskem, is designed to awaken an ecological and sustainability-oriented awareness among the participating athletes. The company uses recycled materials, in addition to compensating the carbon emissions by planting trees.

The start of the race will be at 8:00 a.m. at the

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In addition to Belo Horizonte, the

Pampulha Ecological Park, located in the Marco Zero

Braskem EcoRun will take place in

parking lot. The circuit will traverse part of Otacílio

Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília,

Negrão Lima Avenue and then be divided into 5 and

Maceió, São Paulo and Salvador still

10-km courses.

this year.

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