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MIA Mover: Transportation Alternative for Residents and Visitors in Miami

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4 línea uno consortium awaits arrival of tbms

On September 2, the President of Panama and other authorities from the country received two TBMs to be used to open the Line 1 tunnel of the Panama Subway, which will be constructed by the Línea Uno Consortium.

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8 acreditar junior prepares youth for job market

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In August, 317 youth receive certificates of conclusion for the Acreditar (“Believe”) Junior courses held by Odebrecht Energia for the children of the Members of the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant.

Over 550 adolescents have already participated in the program.

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14 mia mover inaugurated in the united states

On September 8, the Parsons-Odebrecht consortium and Miami County Aviation Department inaugurated MIA Mover, the automated collective transportation system that connects the International Airport to the city’s Central Station.

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18 ocs holds development seminar

From August 31 to September 2, Odebrecht Corretora e Administradora de Seguros (OCS) held the 2011 Development Seminar in São Paulo, involving the participation of 60 Members from the company.

22 commitment to the environment

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For the past 10 years, the Land Conservation Organization, supported by the Odebrecht Foundation, has worked to recover and conserve the forests and flows of life in the Pratigi Environmental Protection Area located in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

> 26 fast news editorial staff ODEBRECHT NEWS is an internal newsletter published by the Odebrecht S.A. Business Communication Team Responsible Journalist: Fabiana Cabral Editorial Office: Avenida das Nações Unidas, 8.501, 32º andar, São Paulo Phone Number: (55 11) 3096-8171 Suggestions: fabianacabral@odebrecht.com Website: www.odebrechtnoticias.com.br share this newsletter at your company or your project!

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LĂ­nea Uno Consortium Aw

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, other authorities from the country and Members of the LĂ­nea Uno Consortium receive two TBMs in Germany

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waits Arrival of TBMs On September 2, the President of Panamá, Ricardo Martinelli, Executive Secretary of the Panama Subway, Roberto Roy, and other authorities from the country received two TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines) at the Herrenknecht factory in Schwanau, Germany.

The machines, called “Marta” and “Carolina,” will be used to open the seven kilometers of underground tunnel for the Panama Subway Line 1, which will be built by the Línea Uno Consortium, formed by Odebrecht Panamá (subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola) and by the Spanish company Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas (FCC). This project will receive investments of R$ 1.4 billion.

José Suárez, Panama’s Minister of Public Works, André Rabello, Managing Director of Odebrecht in the country, Marcos Tepedino, Contract Director, Martin Herrenknecht, President of Herrenknecht AG, and Avelino Acero, General Manager of Construction at FCC, were odebrechtnoticias.com.br / no. 266 / september 2011

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> panama also present at the equipment delivery event.

The TBMs, which are the Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) type, have a 9.77 meter diameter and are equipped with cuttingedge technology. Besides these, there was also the delivery of components such as locomotives, transporter belts, tracks, replacement parts, maintenance machines, cables and cutting tools. When they begin operating at the Panama Subway construction project, they will simultaneously perform the activities of soil digging and pre-cast concrete part placement for lining the tunnel.

After the inspection of the equipment at the German factory, the TMBs were disassembled and transported to Panama by ship. The arrival to the country is scheduled for the months of October and November of this year.

During the delivery, Ricardo Martinelli announced the bidding for Line 2 of the Panama Subway: “We’ll transform the transportation difficulties in the country into a safe and reliable system for the entire population.”

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The equipment, which has a diameter of 9.77 meters, will dig the tunnel for the Panama Subway Line 1

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> professional training

Acreditar Junior Prepares Y for Job Market

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“I am sure that, starting now, the doors

She and another 316 adolescents formed

will be open for me in the job market,”

the third group of apprentices of the

said Ana Carolina Freitas, age 17, pleased

Acreditar (“Believe”) Junior Program,

to receive her certification of conclusion

an initiative of Odebrecht Energia

for the Microcomputer Operator course.

in partnership with Brazil’s National

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Youth

Created in 2009, the Acreditar Junior Program has already trained more than 660 youth, children of the Members of the Santo Ant么nio Hydroelectric Power Plant, located in Porto Velho

Industrial Learning Service (SENAI).

Hydroelectric Power Plant project in Porto

The program is directed at the children

Velho. Youth ages 14 to 17 that are at

of Members of the Santo Ant么nio Civil

least at the 6 th grade level are welcome to

Consortium (CSAC) and Odebrecht

participate.

Assembly who work at the Santo Ant么nio

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> professional training Microcomputer Operator, Production Assistant, Automotive Vehicle Installation Electrician and Automobile Maintenance Mechanics courses, Ana Carolina and her colleagues received the certificate of conclusion during a ceremony held on August 27 in the capital of Rondônia.

With her father working as a hydraulic mechanic and her mother as an assistant at the plant construction site, the youth followed in the steps of her older sister, a student of the first Acreditar Junior group. “The professors are excellent and are prepared to help us and hear us,” said Freitas. “In addition to a

Mário Lúcio Pinheiro, Contract Director,

profession, the program teaches us

Antônio Cardilli, Institutional Relations

ethics,” she said.

Manager, both from the Santo Antônio

Marlene de Melo, mother of Emanuele de Melo, 17, defines the

Enzo Mangano and Pastor Alan Delon,

initiative as “the best thing that

shared their messages with the

happened” in her daughter’s life,

graduates.

who still walks with the help of

“In life, you can follow the path of

crutches. The adolescent overcame

good or evil,” said Cardilli, the creator

physical difficulties and completed

of the Acreditar and Acreditar Junior

the Production Management

programs, referring to the youth

course. “I am very excited about

affectionately as “my children.” “The path

graduating,” said Emanuele,

of good is more difficult and tiresome

who wants to be an architect.

because it is the one that requires

“I like everything, especially the

discipline. However, the knowledge and

professors,” she said.

wealth earned along this path will last

During the graduation ceremony,

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Construtor Consortium (CCSA), Father

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for your entire lives,” he said.

Also participating in the event were Vivaldo Matos Filho, Regional Director of SENAI, Ênio Carneiro, Brazilian Ministry of Labor Tax Auditor, Vulmar Araújo, Vice President of the Regional Labor Court, among other authorities and the students’ family members.

OVER 660 ADOLESCENTS TRAINED Since it was created in August 2009, Acreditar Junior has already trained over 660 youth. Currently, an additional 600 youth participate in the program.

Osíris Augusto Andrade Lopes is one of the adolescents who completed the program. Son of a CSAC Member,

The third group of the program, with 317 participants, completed the courses at the end of August

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> professional training

Ant么nio Cardilli, creator of the program, speaks to youth during the theoretical class; and adolescents from the Automobile Maintenance Mechanic course during a practical class

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Josias Medeiros Lopes, he joined Acreditar

Technology (TEO). The practical stage,

Junior in January 2010 and completed

held at SENAI, lasts for two semesters and

the Mechanics course in December of

has a course load of 880 hours.

the same year. “The program was a great

During the 12 months of the program,

opportunity for qualification and learning

the participants are contracted as

for life,” said Lopes.

Apprentices, receive half a minimum

Acreditar Júnior is divided into the

monthly wage per month and receive the

Theoretical and Practical modules. The

benefits of FGTS (workers’ unemployment

first has a course load of 80 hours/class

insurance), paid vacation, bonus

and covers the areas of Adolescence,

salary, transportation vouchers and life

Health, Environment, Financial Education

insurance.

and Odebrecht Entrepreneurial

Osíris Augusto Andrade Lopes took part in Acreditar Junior last year

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> transportation

MIA Mover Inaugurated in the United States

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On September 8, the

People Mover, which extends

is yet another successful

Parsons-Odebrecht

2 km and connects the Miami

milestone for Miami County,

consortium – led by

International Airport to the

for the International Airport,

Odebrecht United States (a

Miami Central Station.

for Parsons and Odebrecht

subsidiary of Odebrecht

Representatives from

International) – and the

the county, consortium

Abreu, the Director of the

Miami County Aviation

leaders and the community

Miami-Dade County Aviation

Department inaugurated

participated in the project’s

Department, which operates

MIA Mover, the Automated

opening ceremony. “This

MIA Mover. “Transporting

and their partners,” said José

MIA Mover, which transports passengers from the Miami International Airport to the Miami Central Station, is already operating

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> transportation people is who we are and

connects the subway, train,

today, we are closer to the

bus, taxi and car rental

date on which the population

systems. The project is also

will be able to travel easily in

an environmentally correct

many different ways,” he said.

initiative, since it eliminates

The consortium built the

approximately 100 of the

MIA Mover road and stations,

buses in operation, reducing

and through a subcontract

CO2 emissions.

with Mitsubishi Heavy

“We have the pleasure of

Industries, it installed a

contributing toward this

complete operational system,

important project, within

including eight vehicles for

the established deadline and

driving passengers.

budget,” said Luiz Simon,

Considered a transportation

Contract Director. According

alternative for residents and

to Simon, MIA Mover can

visitors, MIA Mover connects

transport 3,000 passengers

the airport to the Intermodal

per day free of charge. “We

Center, which houses the

reduce fuel emissions and

Miami Central Station and

help commuters arrive to

The MIA Mover construction work, which began in March 2009, generated over 1,000 direct job opportunities and involved approximately 50 subcontractors

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Representatives from Miami County, consortium leaders and the community take part in the inauguration event for the new system

their destinations,” said Simon.

RECOGNITION FOR

during the Safety Awareness

“It is a project to be proud of,”

WORKPLACE SAFETY

Expo, organized by the U.S.

he said.

Gilberto Neves, Managing

In August of this year, MIA

Department of Transportation.

Mover earned the Voluntary

According to Vergie Bain,

Director of Odebrecht United

Protection Program - VPP Star

a member of the OSHA

States, also added: “As a key

from the Occupational Safety

evaluation team, since 1982

component for integrating the

and Health Administration

the VPP Star has recognized

transportation to the Miami

(OSHA), a Workplace Safety

companies that implement

International Airport, the

agency.

effective safety and health

system benefits passengers

It was the first project in

systems and maintain their

and airport workers as well

Florida and the second within

accident and disease figures

and also helps reduce backups

the OSHA Region IV, which

below the industrial average.

at the terminal, reducing the

includes eight North American

Over the past 29 years, 2,400

traffic both inside and outside

states, to receive the award. The

companies have earned the

the site.”

recognition was the highlight

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> insurance and warranties

OCS Holds Development

From August 31 to September 2, Odebrecht Administradora e Corretora de Seguros (OCS)

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Metropolitan Region of São

Managing Director. “We have

Paulo.

undertaken activities of this

According to Marcos Lima, the

nature since 1992, to promote

held the 2011 Development

General Supervisor at OCS, the

the development of human

Seminar, with the participation

event was designed to promote

beings,” explained Lima.

of 60 Members from the

the growth of Members and

“The event did not cover the

company in São Paulo’s capital

increase interaction with Marcelo

technical issues of insurance,

and in Cotia, located in the

Odebrecht, the Organization’s

planning or budget. Rather, it

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Seminar

Members from OCS listen to a lecture

by Marcelo Odebrecht during the 2011 Development Seminar

CONCEPTS AND ACTIONS

was geared toward the Member.” the importance of each at Marcos Lima commented

the Organization: “We need

On the first day in São Paulo,

that OCS has a total of 68

to be attentive and better

Marcelo Odebrecht opened the

professionals from seven

prepare our characteristics and

seminar and spoke about the

different countries, 60% of

competencies to support the

Organization’s businesses and

whom have been with the

development of business and

companies and the 2020 Vision.

company for less than five

the development of these skills,”

According to him, the macro

years, and he also emphasized

he said.

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> insurance and warranties maximize the potential of the “Organization” concept, which in turn should generate wealth for clients, shareholders, Members

During the three days of the event, the professionals participated in debates on the presented topics

and communities.

The Managing Director also spoke about Odebrecht Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO), emphasizing the philosophical concepts such as Trust in Human Beings, the Spirit of Serving, Humbleness and Simplicity, Decentralization, Planned Delegation and Partnership, Transparent Communication between Leader and Led and Permanent Dissatisfaction with Results.

Marcelo Odebrecht answered Members’ questions and finalized his participation with messages for the OCS professionals. “Question everything you see and don’t look for logical explanations,”

exchanged perceptions,

the high point of the seminar.

he said. “The Members of the

evaluations and learning about

“We had the opportunity to

Organization are Knowledgeable

the information provided

hear him and open a dialogue

People and must be aligned

by Marcelo Odebrecht. “It is

about our operations in order to

with the culture. It is these

important to stir things up and

achieve the 2020 Vision,” he said.

Knowledgeable People that will

question things in order to

“The result was excellent.”

achieve the 2020 Vision.”

reinvent ourselves,” said Solange

After the presentation by the Organization’s Managing Director, Marcos Lima led a debate, during which Members

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During the second part of the

Martinez, the Foz do Brasil

day, the participants listened

Support at OCS.

to lectures on Corporate

For Marcos Lima, Marcelo Odebrecht’s participation was

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Governance at Odebrecht, administered by Eliane Rubira

from the Odebrecht S.A.

and develop that he/she leads,”

group activities, the Members

Corporate Governance team, and

said Lima.

listened to a lecture by journalist

about the People Development

Caco Barcellos, from the Globo

The second and third days of

Plan and Educating Leadership,

the seminar were held in the

Television Network.

given by Marcos Lima and

city of Cotia, in the Metropolitan

Emanuel Salgado from OCS.

Region of São Paulo, where

Members showed that they

“The discussion about Educating

the participants discussed the

were quite committed,” said

Leadership was important

development of competencies

Marcos Lima. We awakened

in order to raise everyone’s

and professional characteristics.

discussions and many

awareness about the Leader’s

In addition to debates, the

reflections on the topics

role as an educator to prepare

presentation of videos and

addressed,” said Lima.

“During this period, all

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> odebrecht foundation

Commitment to the Environment

The recovery and conservation

22

years of operation of the Land

Cardoso, President of the OCT

of the forests and flows of life –

Conservation Organization

Deliberative Council. “This

water, soil, fauna, flora, human

(OCT), the institution that works

means establishing safe ways

beings and their businesses

to strengthen the region’s

of promoting sustainability,” he

– in the Pratigi Environmental

environmental capital.

said.

Protection Area (EPA) located

“Our objective is to develop a

The institution – which is part

in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

practical model that promotes

of the Bahia Southern Lowlands

This has been the main activity

the appropriate treatment of

Environmental Protection

promoted over the past 10

nature’s elements,” said Joaquim

Area Mosaic Integrated and

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deforestation avoided, which

Papuã-Pratigi Corridor, in the

proposes to raise the awareness

municipalities of Piraí do Norte,

of local communities about

Nilo Peçanha, Ituberá, Igrapiúna

the importance of caring for

and Ibirapitanga. “The operations

and maintaining trees. In this

face the challenge of facilitating

way, the rural farmer, who

the adoption of practices that

receives technical orientations

restore ecosystems and allow for

and is compensated annually,

ecologically balanced production

is encouraged to provide

systems that contribute toward

environmental services. The goal

conservation in a global

is 77,000 hectares conserved

fashion,” said Volney Fernandes,

until 2016.

Integrating Coordinator at ACSA.

The second action encourages

Avoiding deforestation is one of OCT’s strategies for promoting the recovery and conservation of the forests and flows of life in the Pratigi EPA

Sustainable Development

André Catixa, leader of the

reforestation. A total of 50

Lagoa Santa Association, a

hectares of forest have already

quilombola (descendants of

been restored with the planting

former slaves) community from

of 75,000 seedlings, allowing for

the municipality of Ituberá,

the recovery of 25 water sources.

emphasizes that “the purpose

The third is geared toward

is to care for the green.”“We

the promotion of Agroforest

joined forces with OCT and we

Systems – a way of planting

have achieved success with the

that integrates agriculture with

reforestation actions,” said Catixa.

the forest, based on the natural

“Furthermore, this activity helps

maintenance of the trees and

generate jobs and income for the

different cultivations – and

residents.”

forestry, the planting of legal

The Bahia State Public

wood for sale.

Prosecutor’s Office, the

Program (PDIS), supported by

These three activities

Bahia State Department of

the Odebrecht Foundation –

contribute toward the

the Environment, Agrarian

has promoted three initiatives

installation of Ecological

Development Coordination,

through the Environmental

Corridors, a project that aims to

BioAtlântica Institute, M.

Services Cooperative Alliance

connect fragments of Atlantic

Libânio Group, Brazilian

(ACSA) that guide and reiterate

Forest, extending from Bahia to

Fund for Biodiversity, Oi

its mission.

Espírito Santo.

Telecomunicações, rural

One of the initiatives is

OCT operates in the

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> odebrecht foundation some of the initiative’s partners,

and Bahia State Government,

and renewable energy to the

together with the institutions

respectively: The Cooperative

population. The initiative will

associated with PDIS.

Energy Alliance and Parque da

also promote the protection and

Cidadania Road (EPC).

recovery of the water sources

The first consists of

and riparian forests, creating

STRUCTURING PROJECTS The organization also

reactivating five Small

a virtuous cycle in which

coordinates two other actions

Hydroelectric Plants (PCH)

the water generates energy,

in the region together with the

that exist in Bahia’s Southern

allowing for reforestation, which

Brazilian Federal Government

Lowlands to supply clean

in turn will increase the flow

Parque da Cidadania Road: road to communication and the generation of wealth, which allows for the transportation of people and

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of the rivers, producing more

connects BR-101 to BA-001 and

limit the vehicles’ speed, are

energy. The technical projects

its branches. The road constitutes

easy to maintain, have a longer

have already been concluded

the basic infrastructure for

useful life and reduce the soil’s

and the project is currently in the

communication and the

water tightness. A total of 17

fundraising phase.

generation of wealth and allows

km of roads have already been

for the transportation of people

constructed. When it is ready,

and raw materials.

EPC will be administered by the

Extending 150 km, EPC cuts four municipalities, which are Ibirapitanga, Piraí do Norte, Ituberá and Igrapiúna, and

The paving work, which began in 2010, uses materials that

community through the Pratigi EPA Guardian Association.

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> Fast Notes

Odebrecht TransPort Launches its Website

On September 16, Odebrecht TransPort – an Organization company with

SuperVia (Rio de Janeiro), ViaQuatro (São

investments and operations in the areas

Paulo), Logum and Embraport (São Paulo).

of urban mobility, highways, integrated

Visitors can also find information on

logistics systems and airports – launched

the company’s stake and that of its

its website.

associates, about the investments made

The website contains the profile of the company’s nine assets: Rota das Bandeiras (São Paulo), Rota dos Coqueiros (Pernambuco), Rota do Atlântico (Pernambuco), Litoral Norte Concessionaire

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(Bahia), Bahia Norte Concessionaire,

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and sustainability programs, among other news.

Visit the Odebrecht TransPort website: http://www.odebrecht-transport.com/

Members of the Teles Pires HPP Receive Mobile Cafeteria Odebrecht Energia created a mobile cafeteria for the Members working in remote sites of the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) construction work, located at the border between the states of Mato Grosso and Parรก.

A bus was adapted for the new meal site. Inside it, three tables with the capacity to hold 24 seated adults were installed. In the outside part, the tents allow the workers to eat outdoors.

The cafeteria also has a water reservoir with the capacity for 1,000 liters, which supplies two sinks, installed at the back outer part of the vehicle, designed for the Members to wash up. their meals.

In the mobile cafeteria, Members can also use the outside part of the bus to eat their meals

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> Fast Notes

Odebrecht International Launches Read+ Project in Mozambique On August 24, Odebrecht

Moatize Government and the

pedagogical proposals and

International inaugurated the

Province Board of Education,

the third phase consists of

Read+ Project in Mozambique

teachers, students, community

the production of books by

with the support of the Vale

leaders, members of the

the children, which will be

Foundation, opening the

School Board and other guests

launched at the end of the

library of the Maguiguane de

participated in the ceremony.

school year.

Cateme Primary School. The

The project was inserted

space for reading and writing,

into the teaching institution’s

Primary School also received a

equipped with over 350 books,

school curriculum and consists

new children’s park, installed

maps, dictionaries and globes,

of three stages. The first,

by the Social area of the

will benefit more than 1,000

already held in Mozambique,

Moatize Coal Project, which

children, including students

trained teachers to encourage

built it with recycled materials

of the teaching institution

the habit of reading and

and debris left over from the

and residents of the local

writing among children.

construction work. Other

communities.

The second includes the

primary schools from the Tete

installation of educational

Province also received new

spaces and the elaboration of

leisure spaces.

Members of the Moatize Coal Project, representatives of the

Odebrecht International will take the Read+ Project to other Moatize schools

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The Maguiguane de Cateme

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CONEST Installs Equipment at the Abreu e Lima Refinery oil desalters at the ADU.

diameter of four meters and

Engenharia Industrial

Each piece of equipment

was transported along the

and OAS, the CONEST

has a weight of 125 tons,

refinery’s outside area from

Consortium celebrated

length of 38 meters and

the Petrobras yard to the unit.

Formed by Odebrecht

an important stage of the construction work: the installation of large equipment at the Atmospheric Distillation Unit (ADU) at the Abreu e Lima Refinery in Pernambuco.

The Electromechanical Assembly, Cargo Transportation, Quality and Safety, Environment and Health teams installed four

The oil desalters will be responsible for removing the residual salt present in the oil using fresh water

Sign Up for Young Partner Program Now Open in Argentina From August 15 to October 15, university

integrate and develop youth in search of

students and recent Argentinean graduates

personal and professional achievement who

can sign up for the 2012 Argentina Young

are willing to overcome challenges.

Partner Program.

Participants must be age 28 and younger,

During the sign up period, the People and Organization and Communication teams at

be completing the Civil Engineering or

Odebrecht AmĂŠrica Latina e Angola and

Economy courses, and have graduated

Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial traveled

between December 2009 and December of

to different universities throughout the

this year.

country to present the 2012 Young Partner

The program is designed to identify,

Program.

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> Fast Notes

Companies Mark their Presence at Event 2011 Market - Career Fair On August 23, Odebrecht Energia and

At the company’s booth, there was the

Odebrecht Infraestrutura participated in the

distribution of free gifts and folders about the

4th edition of the Market - Career Fair event,

companies and about the recruitment and

held at the São Carlos branch of the University

selection process.

of São Paulo (USP), located in the state’s rural

Geared toward undergraduate and graduate

region. The event offers an opportunity for

students, Market - Career Fair is the third largest

contact between large companies and university

recruitment fair in the State of São Paulo. In this

students, aiming to get students familiar with

year’s edition, the event gathered 38 companies

the job market.

and 1,900 résumés were registered.

Members orient students about Odebrecht Energia and Odebrecht Infraestrutura and about the companies’ selection processes

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Cambambe Hydroelectric Facility Invests in People Development Responsible for the rehabilitation

The Continued Professional

up. With a course load of 200

work at the Cambambe

Qualification Program - Acreditar

hours, the program is divided into

Hydroelectric Facility – which

was launched on August 1 to

two modules: Basic and Specific.

includes the modernization

train residents and generate work

After the conclusion of the

of the Central 1 and the

opportunities for the community.

construction work, which is

construction of Central 2 –

Over 100 people were trained

scheduled for May 2015, the

located in the Province of North

in the Basic Module and 22

Cambambe Hydroelectric Facility

Kwanza, Odebrecht Angola

completed the Bricklayer course.

will supply 960 MW of energy for

(a subsidiary of Odebrecht

Another 300 are currently signed

the entire North Angola System.

América Latina e Angola) began three programs to promote the social, economic and technological development of the Members and communities: Acreditar (“Believe”), Hit the Net and English For All. Launched in May, English For All is a free English course directed at Members and residents.

Currently, there are 50 people signed up. “Learning another language is important for the

Acreditar is also generating work opportunities for the residents from the region of the Cambambe Hydroelectric Facility

job market, and is a long term benefit,” said Canga Adão Neto, the program’s creator and coordinator.

To promote digital inclusion, the Hit the Net Program is benefiting the construction workers and residents of the communities, who have been taking part in free computer courses since May of this year.

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Vacation: Time to Learn

University students served in internships at the Transnordestina Railroad in Pernambuco. Another 13 projects from six states also participated in the initiative

From July and August of this

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a student from Pernambucana

partnerships between the

year, Odebrecht Infraestrutura

University (FAPE), took part

company and teaching

received 33 students from the

in the program and will

institutions and promotes the

Civil Engineering, Mechanical

recommend it to his colleagues:

development of the university

Engineering, Electrical

“Odebrecht is an innovative

students’ extracurricular skills

Engineering and Business

company and has an excellent

by allowing them to experience

Administration courses at its

environment for the entry

the day-to-day at a contract.

construction sites as part of the

and development of young

This year, the selection process

Vacation Internship Program.

professionals,” said Silva. “I plan

was held at 20 universities in the

The university students spent 30

to tell others about this unique

country.

days at the projects and learned

experience.”

Odebrecht Infraestrutura plans

more about the different areas.

The Vacation Internship

to increase the program so that

Luiz David Faustino da Silva,

Program emerged through

other projects can participate.

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Odebrecht Venezuela Supports Community Vacation Plan During the months of July and August, during

and government representatives, visited the

the school vacation period, the Venezuela

construction work for the Third Bridge over the

Government held the 2011 3rd Community

Orinoco River, developed by the company in the

Vacation Plan, a retreat with recreational events,

municipality of CedeĂąo, in the State of BolĂ­var.

outings and cultural visits for public school students from different communities.

With the support of Odebrecht Venezuela,

Separated into groups for a three-month period, the students listened to audiovisual presentations and visited the project’s installations and work

1,560 children from the cities of Caicara del

fronts. The company provided transportation and

Orinoco and Cabruta, together with teachers

snacks for the participants.

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Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development Receives Support from Braskem Braskem has begun supporting the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable

must be a student in the Engineering, Agronomy

Development, currently in its fourth edition this

or Architecture courses.

year. Undergraduate students from all over Brazil

Those interested should sign up at the contest

can participant, and must enter their projects by

website: http://www.premioodebrecht.com/

October 10.

brasil.

The work must be developed based on

The projects will be pre-selected by an

perspective of the three pillars of sustainability:

Odebrecht Judging Committee. After the first

economic feasibility, environmental

screening, an external commission consisting

responsibility and social inclusion. The top five

of specialists will nominate the winners. The

projects will be awarded.

result will be disclosed during the second half of

The author or group of authors and their advisors will earn R$ 20,000 each and the universities will receive the same amount in

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process. At least one of the group’s members

December 2011. All of the selected works will be published in a commemorative book.

In addition to Brazil, the Odebrecht Award for

prizes or scholarship sponsorship. The top

Sustainable Development Award is also held in

placed will also be pre-classified for the final

Angola, Panama, Peru, the Dominican Republic

phase of the Young Partner Program selection

and Venezuela.

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Project Holds Integration and Leisure Actions for Professionals and Family Members Undertaken by Odebrecht

PASPM Volleyball Tournament,

including adults and children,

Venezuela, the Maracaíbo

involving the participation of

gathered at Vereda del Lago

Plain Socialist Agrarian Project

eight men’s teams and three

Park, located in the city of

(PASPM) held cultural, sports

women’s team, with new

Maracaibo, for 5 and 10 km

and leisure activities for its

participants each.

walks. Participants also had

direct and indirect Members

The Second Walk for Health

access to massage sessions,

and their families during the

closed the series of activities.

medical services and board

months of July and August.

On July 24, 381 people,

games.

On Children’s Day (Día del Niños), celebrated on July 17, PASPM promoted a cultural morning at the cinema, with the presentation of children’s movies. Over 840 people, including Members and their families, took part in the action.

For two consecutive Saturdays, the project held the first

Karley Fernandez, from the project’s People and Organization area, took her husband and son to the movie session on Children’s Day

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Monte Belo Condominium Construction Work Completed Ahead of Schedule

The Monte Belo Condominium, designed for Chevron employees, occupies an area of more than 10,000 m2

On September 1, one month and a half ahead of time, Odebrecht Angola (a subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola)

Hofke.

The first phase of the project began in August

completed the construction work for the Monte

2008, when the company signed the contract

Belo Condominium Recreational Club in Luanda.

with Chevron for the construction of 100 homes

The leisure area is the second phase of the

designed for expatriate oil professionals. In

development, contracted by Chevron, and has

October of last year, Odebrecht delivered the

party and games rooms, a gym, pool, gourmet

residential condominium 10 months before the

space, tennis courts, a soccer field and multi-

established deadline.

sports court, children’s parks and a running track.

Contract Director Marcelo Hofke stated that

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constantly surpass the client’s expectations,” said

“In addition to anticipating the contractual deadlines, we reached more than 6.5 million manhours worked without time loss accidents and we

the team’s integration allowed it to deliver

received the ISO 9.001 certification for the Quality

the project ahead of schedule. “The Members

Management System and the OHSAS 18.001

incessantly sought efficiency, productivity,

certificate for the Health and Safety Management

quality and workplace safety and sought to

Systems,” said Marcelo Hofke.

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Uruguaiana Currently Receiving Sanitation Construction Work

The Mayor of Uruguaiana, Sanchotene Felice, inaugurated the sanitation work in the city

On September 8, Foz do Brasil, the concessionaire responsible for the investments

quality of life,” she said.

Foz do Brasil’s investment in Uruguaiana is one of

and operation of the water and sewage services

the largest in sanitation in the state of Rio Grande

in the city of Uruguaiana, in Rio Grande do Sul,

do Sul. An investment of R$ 170 million is required

began the infrastructure work to expand the city’s

to bring 100% treated sewage to the city’s

sanitary sewage services.

residents during the 30-year concession period.

Residents from Vila Júlia, the first neighborhood benefited, the Mayor Sanchotene Felice, local

The company already has over 100 Members to serve the population.

authorities and Members of the company participated in the ceremony preceding the work.

The conclusion of the first phase of the construction work is set for December of this year, when 10,000 Vila Júlia residents will have 100% of their sewage collected and treated.

Tânia Maria Oliveira dos Santos, homemaker, says she is anxiously awaiting the changes. “My children have had several viruses because of the open sewage,” said Santos, a resident of the neighborhood of Ipiranga. “I’m happy to know that the company is making an effort to improve our

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CONPAR Consortium Holds Homemade Bread Course

Residents of Araucária, in Paraná, with ages ranging from 14 to 73, completed the Homemade Bread Course, an initiative of the CONPAR Consortium

On August 29, the CONPAR Consortium (formed by Odebrecht Engenharia

flavorful and low cost breads. “I thought

Industrial, UTC Engenharia and OAS)

that my age could make it hard for me

worked in partnership with the Center

to complete the course, but I didn’t give

for Full Attention to Children (CAIC) and

up and it was worth it,” said Catarina

the São Francisco de Assis Community

Ambrózio, age 73.

from Araucária, Paraná, to hold the

The consortium expects that the course

graduation ceremony for two groups of

will directly benefit 100 people. “We hope

the Homemade Bread Course, part of the

that the learning will be useful for the

“Our Daily Bread” Project.

participants and that they can multiply it,”

The 34 participants, ages 14 to 73, participated in 10 hours of classes in

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which they learned recipes for nutritious,

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said Antonio Costa, Contract Director.

Members of OOG and ETH Gather for Introduction to Culture Program On September 4 and 5, 61 new Odebrecht Oil

Board of Directors, who spoke about his life

and Gas (OOG) and ETH Bioenergia Members

and career at the Organization, Carla Barretto,

participated in the Odebrecht Introduction to

the professional responsible for People and

Culture Program, held at the Organization’s head

Organization at Odebrecht S.A., who presented

office in Salvador.

the 2020 Vision, Luís Felli, the professional

The programming included a visit to the

responsible for Agroindustrial Operations at ETH,

Odebrecht Cultural Center. The Members

and Pedro Mathias, Operations Director at OOG,

listened to testimonials by Genésio Lemos

who reinforced the importance of Odebrecht

Couto, the professional responsible for People &

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) and the

Sustainability at ETH, and André Vital, Managing

succession of Action Programs in the Members’

Director at Odebrecht Infraestrutura for Bahia

career.

and Sergipe.

The meeting also included the presence of Pedro Novis, member of the Odebrecht S.A.

Jorge Mitidieti, Managing Director of UN – Integrated Services at OOG, closed the series of lectures.

OOG and ETH gather 61 Members for a meeting about TEO in Salvador

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Metropolitan Arch Reaches 1.5 Million Hours without Accidents The Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Arch

achieved reflects the workers’ increased

project, undertaken by Odebrecht

awareness about workplace safety and

Infraestrutura, received a tribute from the

occupational health. “We feel secure about

Rio de Janeiro State Roadway Department

the efforts of the Odebrecht members when

(DER-RJ) on August 30 for achieving 1.5

it comes to safety,” said Azedias.

million man-hours worked without time loss accidents.

The representatives from DER-RJ, Gisela Kraus and João Azedias, from the company

From August 1-5, the project held its 2011 Work Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT), involving the participation of 700 Members.

Three booths were set up at the

Concremat, Roberto Pereira, and from

construction site, where the Workplace

the company Skill Engenharia, Daniel

Safety, Occupational Medicine,

Melo, delivered the distinction plaque to

Environment, Communication and Social

Marcos Teixeira, Contract Director. Some

Responsibility teams provided information

of the construction project Members also

on accident prevention. The workers also

participated in the ceremony.

received brochures with orientations on the

João Azedias stated that the record

topics.

Members of the PréVer (“Prevent”) Program Workplace Safety, Health and Environment teams and those from other areas gathered to celebrate the client’s recognition

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Foz do Brasil Participates in Health Fair in Salvador

Recreational activities, such as capoeira circles, were also part of the fair programming

On September 4, Foz do Brasil

institution’s Nursing course took blood

participated in the 2nd Community

pressure and blood sugar readings and the

Health Fair, promoted by the Boca do

Physiotherapy professors gave lectures on

Rio Fishermen’s Association (APEBOR), in

proper body posture, workplace exercises

Salvador, Bahia. Over 400 people took part

and massage therapy. Dental health was

in the free activities.

also addressed through videos and the

In partnership with the D. Pedro II College and the Bahia Water and Sanitation

orientations of the professionals.

Residents of Boca do Rio received

Company (EMBASA), the company promoted

information about basic sanitations and

educational actions to orient the fishermen

the correct disposal of garbage and learned

and residents of the region about the

more about the operation of the Jaguaribe

importance of preserving the environment

Oceanic Outfall System, a partnership

and essential health care.

between Foz do Brasil and EMBASA to

Professors and students from the teaching

expand Salvador’s sewage system.

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PTA POY PET Installation Trains Fourth PDMO Group

In September, the Labor Development Program trained 19 Members and will qualify another 30 over the upcoming months

“Before, I had to ask for help to write anything for myself,” said assembler Marcos dos Santos,

said Bernardo Pedral, Administrative and Financial

from the PTA POY PET Installation project

Manager of the project.

being undertaken by Odebrecht Engenharia

According to Daniel Assaf, the professional

Industrial in Pernambuco during the Labor

responsible for the Administrative and Financial

Development Program (PDMO) ceremony.

area, it is expected that two more groups will

“Today, I write it myself,” he said. The initiative is a

be trained by the end of the construction work.

partnership between Petrobras and the Industrial

“Odebrecht always seeks, in all the projects in

Social Service (SESI) to improve the workers’ level

which it participates, to develop people and

of schooling.

elaborate educational and sustainable actions

The ceremony, held on September 14, marked the conclusion of the course for the fourth group,

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Members are very important for the company,”

with partners such as SESI and Petrobras,” said Assif.

which included 19 Members, and the start of the

In all, 72 Members from the PTA POY PET

fifth group, with 30 participants. “The educational

Installation project have already completed

background and professional qualification of the

PDMO.

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Odebrecht Supports Miss Angola Committee On September 12, Miss Angola Leila Lopes, age 25, was elected Miss Universe 2011 during a ceremony held in São Paulo. Lopes won the Miss Angola Contest in December of last year.

Odebrecht Angola (subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola) is one of the companies that sponsored Miss Angola and which also supports cultural and social development actions in the country.

A student of Management at a university in England, Lopes was born in Benguela, the city currently benefiting from the company’s infrastructure projects, such as the projects Waters of Benguela and the Catumbela International Airport.

“The Universe has just earned yet another star. Congratulations, Leila Lopes, the pride of all Angolans.” The advertisement published by Odebrecht Angola in the country’s press honors the winner of Miss Universe

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