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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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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.
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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.
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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 Vis 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
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The Minister of Defense, Celso Amorim, is accompanied by the General Commander of the Brazilian Navy, Fleet Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto
sit 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 odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 265 / september 2011
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Roberto SimĂľes presents the structure of PROSUB; and Celso Amorim talks to FĂĄbio Gandolfo, who presented the project
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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A NEW COMPANY TO MANAGE PROSUB
metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. According to the ICN timeline, the
A new company was formed
inauguration of the Metal Structure
to make the Brazilian submarine
Manufacturing Unit (UFEM) will take
program feasible: Itaguaí
place in November 2012, the conclusion
Construções Navais (ICN), the result
of the shipyard is scheduled for 2014
of a partnership between DCNS and
and the naval base should be ready six
Odebrecht.
months later.
The union was formed with the
During the construction work,
participation of the Brazilian Navy,
PROSUB will generate more than
which holds golden share over
9,000 direct job opportunities
issues associated with the company’s
and 27,000 indirect ones. For the
operations. ICN will be responsible
submarine construction period,
for building the five submarines.
some 2,000 direct and 8,000 indirect
The site chosen for the program
permanent job opportunities should
installations was Madeira Island, located
be created in the naval military
in the municipality of Itaguaí in the
construction area.
The PROSUB installations are being built on Madeira Island in the city of Itaguaí
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Hertha Odebrecht Library: A Bridg
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ge between People and Knowledge Norberto Odebrecht between his son EmĂlio and grandson Marcelo, with the image of Hertha Odebrecht on the panel: the new library is a tribute to the educating mother
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> organization 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
decisively to establishing
features a set of permanent
a tribute to Norberto
what would come to be
works, consisting of books,
Odebrecht’s mother.
the bases of Odebrecht
magazines, catalogs,
Hertha Odebrecht played
Entrepreneurial Technology
almanacs and other
an important role in
(TEO) in the future.
publications from different
the education of the
The new library emerged
areas, in addition to a space
Organization’s founder,
as a result of the donation
for temporary thematic
and dedicated to a type of
of Norberto Odebrecht’s
exhibits.
learning for her children
personal archive and also
based on principles and
that from Members of
for the inauguration,
values, she contributed
the Organization. It also
narrates the life of Hertha
The first topic, chosen
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> organization Professor Mabel Velloso gave the first lecture open to the public at the new library
Odebrecht and the
what was right and best for
places she lived. In one
everyone.”
of the published quotes,
is designed for socialcultural events focused
Norberto Odebrecht
SPACE DIRECTED AT THE
on education – a bridge
explains his family values:
PUBLIC
between people and
“At home, under the
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The dynamic environment
Designed from a
knowledge.
leadership of my mother,
pragmatic viewpoint, in
Hertha Odebrecht, we
which the book is not
hosted its first event
lived in an educational
treated merely as the
open to the public. The
and religious environment
object in a collection, but
professor Mabel Velloso
marked by trust. From very
rather as an instrument
presented the lecture
early on, with discipline
designed for man and
“Family Education for Moral
and organization, my
society, the Hertha
Values” for members of the
sisters and I were prepared
Odebrecht Library is part
head office, members of
for life and for work. The
of the Odebrecht Cultural
the Study and Educational
teachings always prompted
Center, also located at the
Advisory Center (CEAP) and
us to seek the truth and
Organization’s head office.
other guests.
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On August 30, the library
The new cultural space in Salvador has a permanent archive and area for temporary thematic exhibits
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Tribute to Exu’s Blacksmith (...). I preserve this to always do
artists, opens the book Exu
the injection, something
an Exu with one eye opened
Iluminado (“Illuminated Exu”),
extremely rare happened. The
and the other closed.” This
yet another work of reference
needle caught a blood vessel
is the way that Mario Cravo
to join Odebrecht’s archive of
and I had an eternal stroke.
Jr., one of Brazil’s greatest
cultural publications.
“When he administered
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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
documentary Exu Iluminado,
the artist a standing ovation
about his life and work.
and he returned the affection
The site chosen for the
by giving autographs, writing
moment in his distinguished
launch ceremony was
personalized notes and even
career on August 17, when he
decorated with Cravo Jr.’s work.
drawing in the books of the
received praise from the some
After displaying the
guests who formed a line to
700 guests that attended the
documentary in the
congratulate him.Â
launch of the book and video
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Some 700 people attended the launch of the book and video documentary that describe the life and work of the modern artist
FROM THE MODERN
Jorge Amado the nickname
Crucificado (“Crucified Christ”),
ARTIST’S HANDS
“Exu’s Blacksmith:” the
located at a high point in the
messenger who works
city of Vitória da Conquista in
Pituaçu Metropolitan Park
with iron, bronze and other
Bahia’s Southwestern region.
in Salvador, Mario Cravo Jr.
materials by melting them,
The marks of the modern artist
gives shape to unique works
transforming them into art
include the sculptures of Exus –
of art that are part of the very
and placing them once again
inspired in the African Orixá of
identity of Bahia’s capital.
into movement.
communication that represents
In his studio, located in the
The artist, who has been
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His historical sculptures
producing his works since
include Cruz Caída (“Fallen
1940, received from writer
Cross”) in Pelourinho, and Cristo
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“movement” –, sculpted in metal, rubber and wood. “First, ‘I flirt’ with the piece.
With the approximation,
materials can be recycled
I begin to touch the work
and transformed into art.
and things start happening.
“I use rubber, wood, metals
I like to work with two or
and plastics to build my
three materials at once. I
structures, for example. I
temporarily need to renew my
acquire this content with
relationship with them. I think
suppliers from Salvador, such
that each one has a soul,” said
as junkyards. I try to maintain
the artist. He points out that
an experimental technique
his latest passion is graffiti, the
that gives me a sensorial
“the soft brother of diamond
construction of the work,” he
carbon.”
explains.
Also known as the “Poet of Materials,” Cravo rigorously puts into practice
EXU ILUMINADO The idea for Exu
the motto that “nothing is
Iluminado was born out of
lost.” According to him, all
an initiative by filmmaker
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> culture 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
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
passed away during the elaboration of the book and video and is also honored in the work. With the death of Cravo
such as Carybé, Jorge
includes a timeline with a
Neto, his son Cristian
Amado, Ildásio Tavares
biography on the sculptor,
Cravo joined the group to
and Jorge Valladares, as
contextualizing the reader
conclude the work.
well as a large archive
in the space and period
of photos, engravings,
in which the events took
Versal Editores, features
sketches and paintings.
place, and describing his
quotes by Brazilian artists
The publication also
interaction with the world,
The book, produced by
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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 his family and the city
Bahia and Brazil,” said
and his vision, ideas and
Márcio Polidoro, the
choices.
professional responsible
libraries and public and private entities. Learn more about the Organization’s
“We felt that it was
for Communication at
a time to honor Mario
Odebrecht, during the
archive by clicking
Cravo Jr., one of the
launch ceremony for the
here.
greatest artists of
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Zâmbias Meeting in the city of Nilo Peçanha livens up the Cultural Parade in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands
Recognizing Customs and T
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As the streets gained new
giant cowrie shells. In the middle
Nilo Peçanha, Cairu and Taperoá
colors, the participants began
of the crowd, someone says: “The
– joined together for a major
smiling. From afar, the sound
Zambiapunga group is heading
celebration: the meeting of
of different types of drums,
this way!” Masked men, coming
Zâmbias. There are hundreds of
including friction drums, and
from three Bahia municipalities –
people who, with the different
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Zambiapunga group. We have
held at the Agroforest Family
made a great dream come true!”
Home.
said Master Deco, responsible for the Taperoá group. The cultural expression is
For two days, presentations, seminars, walks, theater and conversations with the
part of the programming for
community were the highlights.
the Cultural Parade, an event
The activities were supported
designed to celebrate the
by the city governments,
Historical Heritage and Folklore
Municipal Departments of
Days in the Bahia Southern
Culture, Education, Social Action,
Lowlands on August 17 and
Tourism, Agriculture, Sports and
22, respectively. The action
Communication, local teaching
was coordinated by Bahia
units, the Industry Social Service
Southern Lowlands Sustainable
(SESI) - Valença and the Bahia
Development Institute (IDES), one Artistic and Cultural Heritage of the institutions supported by
Institute (IPAC). “The celebration
the Odebrecht Foundation, and
indicates to us that a society’s
involved the entire region, which
soul is found in its culture and
also includes the municipalities
that every citizenship process
of Maraú, Presidente Tancredo
takes place through social living,”
Neves, Ibirapitanga, Camamu,
said Liliana Leite, Executive
Piraí do Norte, Igrapiúna, Ituberá
Director of IDES. “I congratulate
and Valença.
the entire team involved in
The initiative was designed to
promoting this cause.”
raise the communities’ awareness as to the importance of material
Traditions
and immaterial heritage and the
DAYS OF CELEBRATIONS The event began in Maraú,
preservation of cultural identity.
where, on the morning of
“Recognizing the expressions
August 17, the party earned
and natural wealth of our region
new dimensions with Mandu,
colors of their clothing, transmit
is essential, since it reinforces
a local performance group,
the good energy and joy and
the relationship between the
which was accompanied by the
invite the community to join
past and present,” said Elder do
Lira da Conceição Philharmonic
the party. “This was a unique
Rosário, a student of the Training
Orchestra. In Presidente
moment in the history of the
Course in Agroforest Systems
Tancredo Neves, residents began
> odebrecht foundation their activities with a “Folkloric
streets. “Even the cobblestones
Breakfast,” consisting of foods
themselves showed the culture
made from manioc, such as
of the municipality of Cairu,”
cookies and the traditional beiju.
said Antônio Isaías do Rosário
Organizers of the project “I Love
Ribeiro, Secretary of Culture. In
Being a Child” livened up the
Ituberá, participants visit the Jesuit
younger public from Ibirapitanga
Walking Trail, which dates back
and, in Camamu, a crowd
to 1759. Interesting facts and
participated in a guided tour to
discussions were part of the walk.
the Historical Site.
Taperoá and Valença closed the
At the start of the afternoon, Piraí do Norte hosted the Heritage Education Seminar, with lectures
educational walks. “Valuing our history strengthens
on the municipality’s history and
us to consolidate the sustainable
its cultural wealth, in addition
development of a people who
to presentations of the musical
know how to recognize the past to
genres Terno de Reis and Samba
construct the future,” said Pedrina
de Roda. Finally, Igrapiúna sparked
Belém do Rosário, communication
the interest of the local youth
coordinator at IDES and a direct
with the auditorium program
supporter of the event.
Young Art, which promoted
The Cultural Parade is an event
debates on heritage and social
on the calendar of activities
vulnerability. “These actions
promoted by institutions
help build citizenship, especially
associated with the Bahia
among youth,” said Gilson Santos,
Southern Lowlands Environmental
Principal of the Luís Rogério de
Protection Area Mosaic Integrated
Souza State High School, located
and Sustainable Development
in Camamu.
Program (PDIS). The idea is to
Cairu began the programming
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Cultural Parade with seminars and
build the relationship between the
for the second day with the Gosto
different PDIS communities and
de Álcool (“Taste of Alcohol”)
communicate the main results
Philharmonic Orchestra, which
and challenges. This year, there
invited the community to dance
will also be celebrations for Tree
and sing traditional Carnival songs
Day, Children’s Day and Black
and walk along the city’s historical
Awareness Day.
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Participants visit the Jesuit Walking Trail, which dates back to 1759. Interesting facts and discussions were part of the walk
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Alto Taquari Unit Reaches Record of 1 Million Tons of Sugarcane Milled 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.
Maracanã Remodeling Project Earns Website 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
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Grota Funda Tunnel Digging Operations Concluded On August 18, Odebrecht Infraestrutura,
The construction work will last 10 months,
which is responsible for the installation work
involve 400 tons of explosives and generate 300
for TransOeste/Grota Funda – the exclusive
direct and indirect job opportunities. The drainage
BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) corridor between the
installation work for the firefighting safety,
neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca and Santa Cruz
ventilation and paving systems are still underway.
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.
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 odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 265 / september 2011
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An Agreement for the Growth of the Catoca Mining Company On August 1, the Catoca
of the Endiama Board of
The Catoca Mining Company
Mining Company, formed by
Directors, and includes 11
will be responsible for the
Odebrecht Angola (subsidiary
contracts for new concessions
investments during the first
of Odebrecht América
in Catoca that correspond to
phase of the mine discoveries,
Latina e Angola), Endiama
potential reserves in alluvial
which may reach as high as
(Angola National Diamond
deposits.
US$ 3.5 million.
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
Odebrecht Energia Makes its Debut in Wind Energy Sector 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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Tele Pires HPP and the Start of Construction Work On August 23, the Construtor Teles Pires Consortium, formed by Odebrecht Energia,
Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) days before on August 19.
Voith Hydro and Alstom, began the construction
The development will have 1,820 MW
work for the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant
of power and will receive investments of
(HPP), located along the river with the same
approximately R$ 3.6 billion. The construction
name at the border between the states of Mato
work should generate 10,000 direct and
Grosso and Pará. The plant’s Installation License
indirect job opportunities, with 45% local
was granted by the Brazilian Institute of the
labor.
Moatize Coal Project Encourages Rational Water Use On August 9, the Moatize
Environment team include
represents yet another
Consortium, formed by
the use of buckets and rags
contribution toward
Odebrecht International
to clean vehicles, closing
sustainable water use,
and Camargo Corrêa,
faucets and showers
considering that the next
launched the campaign
while not in use and leak
generations may face
“Have a Spurt of
inspections.
scarcity,” said José Piquitai,
Awareness: Save Water” at
“This campaign
Social Program Analyst.
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
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CONEST Trains Workers through the Acreditar Program Responsible for constructing the eight units
With a duration of 13 days and course load of
at the Abreu e Lima Refinery in Pernambuco,
100 hours/class, the course is administered
the CONEST Consortium (Odebrecht
by National Industrial Learning Service
Engenharia Industrial and OAS) is training
(SENAI) professors and by consortium
41 Members who already work as assistants
engineers.
in the Scaffolding Assembler course through
For Member Joseilton Evangelista, the
the Continued Professional Training Program
training represents an opportunity for
- Acreditar (“Believe”).
professional growth: “We are leaving behind
The classes began on August 10 at the Training Center in Cabo de Santo Agostinho.
the hoe and spade to grow with the company and with our region.”
The first CONEST Scaffolding Assembler group began the Acreditar classes on August 10
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Braskem and BASF Form Agreement to Create Acrylic Pole in Brazil Braskem signed an agreement with
diapers, paints, textiles and products
BASF to supply propane and soda for
for civil construction in the country.
the global scale production of acrylic
“The agreement will maximize the
acid, butyl acrylic and superabsorbent
potential benefits for the entire
polymers (SAP) in Brazil. BASF will
acrylic acid production chain due to
invest over US$ 750 million in the
the project’s production capacity and
construction of factories in the
size of the investment,” said Carlos
Camaçari Pole in Bahia, which will
Fadigas, Business Leader at Braskem.
be the first to produce acrylic acid
“It will also promote the emergence
and SAP in the country and South
of a new cycle of investments in
America. Braskem plans to invest
the Camaçari Pole, attracting new
some R$ 30 million in the project.
manufacturing companies to Bahia,”
Propane will be the main raw material
he said.
for the production of the acrylic acid,
“The investment reinforces our local
used in paints, the textile industry
and global leadership in the acrylic
and in the mining sector, as well as
value chain, guaranteeing the supply
butyl acrylate, a raw material for the
of our products to consumers from
textile industry and civil construction,
the region and contributing toward
as well as superabsorbent polymers,
the country’s development,” said
used to produce diapers, for water
Alfred Hackenberger, president of
treatments and oil extraction, among
BASF South America.
other applications.
With estimates for installation still
Through the agreement, the product
this year, the project is promoting
will be consumed in the domestic
the creation of an Acrylic Complex
market. Furthermore, the project will
in the Camaçari Pole and is set to
make use of the high technological
start operating in 2014. During the
content belonging to BASF, helping
construction work, some 1,000 direct
boost the competitiveness of the
jobs will be created.
national sectors that manufacture
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Morar Feliz Project: Construction Work Moves Forward 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 Morar Feliz involves the construction of 5,100 homes in 12 lots for the relocation of the families living in areas of risk
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
The new project rescuers received training certificates after 10 days of classes
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arrive.
In Santo Domingo, Los Jardines del Norte Park Has a New Look After completing the rehabilitation work,
benches and inclusion of a playground with
the Corredor Duarte Consortium (formed by
children’s toys and a rubber floor to protect the
Odebrecht América Latina e Angola and
children that use it. The consortium also built
Estrella S.A.), responsible for the Duarte Corridor
an outlook for community activities and used
Road Solution Project in the capital of the
different plants for the landscaping of the space.
Dominican Republic, delivered the Los Jardines del Norte Recreational and Children’s Park. Present at the inauguration event were Victor
Located in the Northern Zone of Santo Domingo, the Los Jardines del Norte Park serves the communities located near the construction
Díaz Rúa, Dominican Republic Minister of
work on the avenues José Núñez de Cáceres
Public Works and Communications; Marco Cruz,
and Fernando A. Defilló. “It is a place that is
Managing Director of Odebrecht in the country,
very different from what we knew before,” said
and Roberto Salcedo, National District Mayor.
Fermina Socorro, a resident of the Los Jardines
The park project included the remodeling
neighborhood for 37 years. “We didn’t use it
of the public walkway, the construction of
because it was abandoned and today I can safely
sidewalks, the installation of flooring and
talk walks every day,” she said.
Children play in the new playground at the Los Jardines del Norte Park, revitalized by the Corredor Duarte Consortium
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An “Asphalt Laboratory” on the Rota das Bandeiras Roads The Rota das Bandeiras concessionaire
Petrobras will offer the project all of its
– the Odebrecht TransPort company that
knowledge on manufacturing asphalt alloys,
administers the Dom Pedro, Corridor in rural
as well professionals and formulas and will also
São Paulo – signed a technological cooperation
provide modern tools to evaluate the material.
agreement with Petrobras to develop more
The idea is for the partnership to create new
efficient pavements for the roads included along
asphalt formulas that are more efficient, more
the concession’s stretch.
resistant and more economic than those existing
Through the agreement, which lasts three years,
on the market. “The partnership is great because
Rota das Bandeiras will grant parts of its highways
we will have access to the best laboratories and
for the state-owned company to conduct
the best technology to develop paving solutions
different tests. Furthermore, the concessionaire
in the country,” said Alessandro Pacheco, the
will offer technicians trained to perform the
professional responsible for the Dom Pedro
measurements and maintain the stretch.
Corridor Highway Conservation.
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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Members from Argentina and Mozambique Participate in Introduction to Culture Program From August 4-6, 180
On August 18 and 19, 118
people each, participated in the
Members from the Moatize
Members from Odebrecht
first meeting of the 8th group
Coal Project, undertaken by
América Latina e Angola,
and the second meeting of the
Odebrecht International in
Odebrecht Engenharia
7th group of the Introduction to
the city of Tete in Mozambique,
Industrial and Braskem,
Culture Program, administered
took part in the Introduction to
divided into two groups of 59
by Professor Oscar Ferreira.
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.
At the Moatize Coal Project, 180 Members took part in the Introduction to TEO Program
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Education Enters the Field in Maracanã On August 1, the Maracanã Rio 2014
levels in the civil construction sector. The
Consortium – formed by Odebrecht
classes are held from Monday through
Infraestrutura, Delta Construções and
Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Andrade Gutierrez – began the Literacy
(Brasília time) at the Maracanã construction
and Schooling Advancement Program -
site.
Education in the Field, geared toward the consortium Members.
“Companies should not only train qualified professionals, but also implement actions
In partnership with the Industry Social
that encourage citizenship,” said Wilson
Service (SESI), the initiative is designed to
Busanello, Administrative and Financial
help eradicate illiteracy and low schooling
Manager.
After work hours, Members of the Maracanã Stadium remodeling project take part in the Education in the Field program
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Danone and Braskem Partner Up to Adopt “Green” Plastic Market leader in the category
“Danone is committed to
companies and reinforces the
of fresh dairy products, Danone
making its business increasingly
concept of the biopolymer as a
worked through its Activia and
more environmentally sustainable
solution that also brings benefits
Danoninho brands to establish
and this is reflected daily in the
for sustainability,” said Carlos
a partnership with Braskem to
development practices of the new
Fadigas, Business Leader at
adopt packaging manufactured
packaging,” said Mariano Lozano,
Braskem.
with “green” plastic.
the CEO of Danone. “The Activia
During the second half of
and Danoninho brands provide
August, the product Activia 150g
an important demonstration of
arrived to the country’s store
leadership and alignment with the
shelves in recipients developed
desires of the Brazilian consumer,
using the I’m GreenTM Green
more attentive to sustainability-
Polyethylene – a bioplastic
related issues,” he said.
derived from sugarcane with
“The expansion of the
international certification. The
partnership focused on ‘green’
Danoninho Fermented Milk
plastic, globally associating
plans to launch its packaging
brands recognized as being
with “green” plastic still this
synonymous with quality and
month.
trust, creates value for both
The new Activia 150g packaging contains the I’m GreenTM Seal, used to characterize the adoption of the green plastic
Odebrecht Energia and FGV Offer Course on Sector With aims of contributing toward the
and 19 from Odebrecht Energia, and the first of the
understanding of business management in the
five program meetings was held on August 5 and
energy sector, Odebrecht Energia worked in
6 at FGV in São Paulo. The course will be closed on
partnership with the Getúlio Vargas Foundation
September 30 during the last module.
(FGV) to create an extension course in Regulation
“The course is an opportunity to improve my
and Business in the Electric Energy Sector. The
understanding of the operation and dynamics of
elaboration of the training also involved the
the electric energy market,” said Anselmo Tolentino,
support of certain company Members to evaluate
from the company’s Controllership area. “By
and suggest content.
completing the five modules, we will be able to
The first group includes 29 Members, 10 of whom are from the Santo Antônio Energia concessionaire
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PTA POY PET Installation Project Invests in People Development the training of qualified
its survival, growth and
These words summarize the
professionals certified in the
perpetuity.”
moment currently being
job function. “The course is a
experienced by the 61
way for Odebrecht to invest
is one of the students and is
assistants for the Odebrecht
in people development,”
excited to begin working in
Engenharia Industrial PTA
she said. “By developing the
his new job function. “I was
POY PET Installation project in
worker, the company becomes
thinking of studying electricity
Pernambuco. For two months,
more qualified to meet the
and the course came at a good
the Members will participate in
strong demands of the global
time,” she said. “I can’t wait to
the Labor Qualification Program
scenario, guaranteeing
complete it and go to the area.”
Opportunity and qualification.
Edmilson Floriano, age 19,
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
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Positive results: the participants of the Labor Qualification Program received higher than average grades on the first tests
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Odebrecht Angola Organizes Social Responsibility Meeting On August 12, Odebrecht
Responsibility Manager,
presentations by professionals
Angola – a subsidiary of
Members participated in the
from the area and social
Odebrecht América Latina
Unified Economy workshop
educators on the current and
e Angola – held the Social
promoted by UNPD. Glayson
future actions. “The exchange of
Responsibility Meeting in the
dos Santos explained the
experiences was very enriching
country with aims of promoting
importance of companies’
and helped us reflect on our
the synergy between
social responsibility in terms
projects,” said Ruth Catate, the
professionals from the area
of Angola’s development.
professional responsible for the
and improving the company’s
“The challenge is generating
Social Area of the Population
operations in the communities.
economic inclusion in a unified,
Resettlement Project.
Held at Odebrecht’s head
fair and sustainable manner,”
During the meeting,
office in Luanda, the event
said Santos. “Or we work in
there was a presentation
included the presence of
favor of an inclusive economy
of the Odebrecht Angola
Glayson dos Santos, Executive
or we will never achieve
Sustainability Portal designed
Coordinator of the United
sustainability,” he said.
to ensure that the contracts
Nations Development Program
The second phase included
share their own initiatives.
(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
Members of Angola Social Responsibility gather for the area’s first meeting
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Project to Expand Carajás Railroad Holds Corporate Safety Program From August 22-27, Odebrecht
corporate recommendations at the
Infraestrutura worked through the
contract and promote the development
Carajás Railroad expansion projects to
of the Members and teams. The concepts
hold the 1 st Corporate Safety Program
and practices adopted by the company
(PSE) with the participation of Members
in its relationship with workers, service
from all the project construction sites –
providers, government agencies and
São Luís, Santa Rita, Açailândia and Bom
society were addressed during the
Jesus in Maranhão, and Marabá in Pará.
program.
The objectives were to multiply the
Members of the Carajás Railroad expansion project participate in the first edition of the Odebrecht Infraestrutura Corporate Safety Program
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English and Spanish Versions of the Odebrecht Foundation Website Now with More Content 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.
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New Bohechío Baseball Field
Odebrecht will organize a training program and sponsor baseball tournaments for children from the communities
On August 20, Odebrecht América Latina e Angola delivered a new baseball field to the
of Bohechío and Arroyo Cano, Odebrecht
municipality of Bohechío, in the Province of San
will promote a training program oriented by
Juan de la Manguana, located in the Southern
baseball coaches for students with a minimum
region of the Dominican Republic.
school attendance record of 95% per month and
Responsible for the construction of the Palomino Hydroelectric Project for the company Empresa de Generación Hidroeléctrica
grades above a 7.5 (equivalent to a C+) in the local teaching institutions. The project is part of the Social
Dominicana (EGEHID) in the city, the company
Responsibility Program that the company
remodeled the space with the support of
promotes in the region, designed to improve
the local city government. The construction
the conditions of life of the communities
work included the full remodeling of the
located in the area of influence of the future
field, the installation of infrastructure such as
hydroelectric power plant. Actions designed
grandstands, locker rooms and parking and the
to promote the arts, culture, sports, health
installation of a fence around the field.
and respect for the environment are also part
In addition to sponsoring a baseball
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