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4 ODEBRECHT ARGENTINA: 25 YEARS On November 13, Odebrecht celebrated 25

years of operations in Argentina. In this special report, learn more about the celebratory event and Organization’s history in the country.

26 25 YEARS THAT HAVE GONE DOWN IN HISTORY Over 270 Members from different regions of Brazil and several different countries

gathered in Salvador for the Annual Tribute Program in honor of their 25 years working at the Organization.

48 THE STARTUP OF AQUAPOLO AMBIENTAL

November 29 marked the inauguration of the Southern Hemisphere’s largest project focused on the supply of reuse water for industrial purposes: Aquapolo Ambiental.

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54 VENEZUELA RECOGNIZES SUSTAINABLE PROPOSALS

Recognizing creativity and the generation of knowledge in university projects was the premise of the 3rd edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in Venezuela.

64 SWEET STORIES The 8th winning edition of the Odebrecht Historical Award - Clarival do Prado Valladares

was launched in Salvador: The book O Comércio do Açúcar - Brasil, Portugal e Países Baixos - 1595-1630, by Daniel Strum.

70 DISCUSSING ENERGY-RELATED CHALLENGES The challenges related to energy security were the topic of discussion at the Regional

Leadership Forum, which received the support of Odebrecht Energia.

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November 13 was the

date chosen to celebrate

25 years of the Odebrecht

Organization’s operations

in Argentina. The

commemorative event was

held at an emblematic site

in the country’s history: the

Granados Trench (El Zanjón

de Granados), a “living

museum” that has existed

for four centuries and whose

permanent restoration also

lasted 25 years.

The guests were received

by Marcelo Odebrecht,

Managing Director of

Odebrecht S.A., Flávio

Faria, Managing Director

of Odebrecht in Argentina,

and Rodney Carvalho,

Infrastructure Director.

Also present were Luiz

Mameri, Entrepreneurial

Leader at Odebrecht

América Latina, Márcio Faria,

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Odebrecht Argentina: 25 Years Strengthening the Country’s Growth

The celebration event gathered leaders and Members of the Organization, their families, partners and clients at the former Granados Trench in Buenos Aires


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The guests watched Argentinean acrobatic, dance and percussion performances and a show by the electronic tango band, Bajofondo

Entrepreneurial Leader at

Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial, Edson

Lemos, the professional

responsible for People and

Organization at Odebrecht

América Latina, and Fausto

Aquino, responsible for

People and Organization

at Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial.

Set to the electronic

tango of the band

Bajofondo, the evening

featured several different

attractions, such as

percussion, dance and

acrobatics during an

impressive opening show,

with the presentation of

Horacio Cabak during

the entire event. All of

the guests received the

commemorative book

25 anos de Odebrecht na

Argentina (“25 Years of

Odebrecht in Argentina”),

which describes the

Organization’s history in the

country through photos,

infographics and texts.


AWARDING SUSTAINABLE

PROJECTS

During the celebration,

Odebrecht Argentina

also delivered the results

from the first edition of

the Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development,

which had 30 teams

signed up from different

universities all over the

country.

The University of Mendoza

earned first place, followed

by the Villa Maria National

Regional Technological

University, from the Province

of Córdoba, as well as by the

Catholic University of Salta

and National Technological

University - Bahía Blanca

Technical Faculty, located

in the Province of Buenos

Aires.


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Students and faculty from four Argentinean universities received the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development, held for the first time in the country


HISTORY BY DATES

Odebrecht arrived to

Argentina in 1987 to offer

engineering and construction

services, which included the

design, feasibility, planning

and execution of projects

that contribute toward the

country’s development.

The work dynamic was

implemented based on the

concepts of productivity,

quality and safety.

Odebrecht News presents

some of the important dates

and events that have marked

this history, as well as the

projects completed.

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PICHI PICÚN LEUFÚ HYDROELECTRIC CENTER

One of the most important

hydroelectric facilities in

Argentina. The center, built on

the Limay River between the

provinces of Negro River and

Neuquén, has a production

capacity of 1,080 GW/hour on

average and its flow supplies the

operation of the Piedra del Águila

Hydroelectric Power Plant. The

plant inaugurated the technique

of building concrete-face gravel

dams in the country.

WEST ACCESS FREEWAY

Connects the city of

Buenos Aires to Luján and

the 25 de Maio and Perito

Moreno Highways, benefiting

more than 4 million people.

Traveled on more than 110

million occasions per year, it is

one of busiest road corridors

on Argentinean territory. Its

construction contributed

toward local development.


EXPANSION OF THE LIBERTADOR GENERAL SAN MARTÍN AND NEUBA II GAS PIPELINES

Increased the transport

capacity of the system operated

by Transportadora del Gas

del Sur by 2.9 million cubic

meters of gas per day through

the installation of 455.8 km

of conduits, formed by 12

loops, between two trunk gas

pipelines.

BRASKEM INAUGURATES ITS BUSINESS PLATFORM IN THE COUNTRY

The company leads the sale of polyethylene and polypropylene thermoplastic resins.

Approximately 50% os its national market includes manufacturers of mass consumer products.

EXPANSION OF THE FIRM GAS TRANSPORT CAPACITY

Traversing 15 provinces is

the installation of a 2,100-km

network of conduits. The project

includes the construction

of new compression plants,

the installation of power and

adjustments to the existing

plants on 24 work fronts. The

innovation comes through the

use of the directed horizontal

drilling technology, designed

for the crossing of rivers with

minimum environmental impact.


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NORTH AREA POTABILITY SYSTEM

Planned to supply the

demand for potable water in

Northern Buenos Aires. With the

consequent improvement to

public health, 2.5 million people

will be benefitted. Under the

AySA (Argentinean Water and

Sanitation) system, it integrates

the transport of water on the

Paraná River, the Juan Manuel de

Rosas potability plant and three

aqueducts. In order to reduce

the project’s impact, there was

the adoption of the Tunnel Liner

methodology and the plant was built over just 16 hectares.

CONTINUOUS CATALYTIC REFORMER PLANT

The first in Argentina,

built for YPF in Ensenada,

in the Province of Buenos

Aires. It was planned to help

improve industrial safety,

with a more than 33%

increase in the production

of high quality naphthas,

which means a lower

environmental impact for

the internal combustion

engines.


RIO COLORADO POTASSIUM PROJECT

Operates in four areas

– infrastructure, human

development, impact

management and public

management – for the

production, industrialization

and distribution of Vale

potassium chloride fertilizers in

the Department of Malargüe,

Mendoza. The production of the

fertilizer will position Argentina

among the world’s main

providers.

ACTION PROGRAM FOR CERTIFICATION IN SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH

Consists of the rehabilitation,

construction and assembly,

elaboration of diagnosis studies

and environmental excellence

programs, as well as the

acquisition of equipment and

services in the items of Safety,

Environment and Health for the

Petrobras International Business

Area. In Argentina and in several

other countries, Odebrecht’s

operations are visible in ports,

land terminals and water

courses, petrochemical units,

production fields and service

stations.


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LOWERING OF THE RAILROAD BRANCH

The project includes the integration of the capital’s North and South regions, between Caballito

and Moreno, as well as sites in the Greater Buenos Aires Area, through the elimination of more than

50 level passages and the lowering of 15 stations. It is designed to improve the railroad service,

benefiting 150 million passengers per year. The project involved the unprecedented use of TBM-EPB

technology in Argentina.

FOZ DO BRASIL SETS UP OPERATIONS IN ARGENTINA

Offers environmental solutions, focused on the investment, operation and development of

projects in three segments: water and sewage network, industrial operations and waste (diagnosis

and remediation of areas, monitoring of surface and ground waters and the final destination of

industrial and urban solid waste).


FOZ DO BRASIL SETS UP OPERATIONS IN ARGENTINA

RECOGNIZED TEAM WORKFor the fifth consecutive year, the company Manpower has

recognized Odebrecht – within the sphere of the initiative “Building Bridges for a More Inclusive Job Market” – as a “Partner for Inclusion” for the Organization’s commitment to professional diversity.

The ceremony took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires and included the presence of Odebrecht Members, Lucas Utrera, the professional responsible for Social-Corporate Responsibility, Diego Pugliesso, People, Administrative and Financial Director, and Daniel Felici, Corporate Affairs Director.

CLOSURE OF THE L.I.D.E.R.E.S. PROGRAMNovember 5 and 6 marked the closure of the L.I.D.E.R.E.S.

(The acronym, which means “Leaders,” stands for Leading the Entrepreneurial Development of Substitutes) program, which began in July 2012. The initiative was designed to identify and define development plans and actions for substitute Members at the Organization.

The course was given by Carlos Lucena and the last meeting took place at the Hotel Regal, located in Buenos Aires.

The need for training was identified from the result of a climate survey conducted at the start of 2012, involving several different leaders. The idea was to supply tools for identifying new leaders and supporting successors’ life and career plan.


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25 YEARS OF ODEBRECHT ARGENTINAView more images from the celebration


25 YEARS OF ODEBRECHT ARGENTINAView more images from the celebration


> FAST NEWS

Odebrecht TransPort

and Ipiranga announced the

creation of ConectCar, a new

company that will operate in

the electronic toll, parking

and fuel payment segment.

The launch occurred at

Bandeirantes Palace in São

Paulo, with the presence of

Governor Geraldo Alckmin,

the State Secretary of

Logistics and Transport, Saulo

de Castro Abreu Filho, and the

General Director of the São

Paulo State Transport Agency

(ARTESP), Karla Bertocco.

The ConectCar operations

will begin on February 1,

2013 and the investment will

be R$ 150 million over the

upcoming years. Odebrecht

TransPort and Ipiranga will

share control of the company,

each holding 50% stake in its

capital.

“For Odebrecht TransPort,

which operates the Rota das

Bandeiras Concessionaire in

São Paulo and another four

in the states of Pernambuco

and Bahia, and which will

soon operate Transolímpica,

in Rio de Janeiro, ConectCar

is an important alternative

for improving the flow of

vehicles on all the country’s

highways with toll plazas and

offering more efficiency and

comfort for drivers, who no

longer need to wait in lines

ConectCar: Efficiency and Comfort for Drivers

Paulo Cesena, Executive Director of Odebrecht TransPort, talks about the company’s operations, as well as that of the new company, ConectCar

and can optimize their time,”

emphasized Paulo Cesena,

Executive Director.

ConectCar will operate

nationally and present

innovations in the offer of

services for users with the use

of a chip for the electronic

identification of the vehicles.

The chip is installed in the

vehicle’s windshield and

will allow for the automatic

opening of the electronic

toll gates at a lower cost for

the highway users through

a pre-paid system with no

monthly fees. It will also

allow for the offer of other

services, including the

payment of parking and use

for purchasing fuel.

During the phase of the

launch, the client will be able

to acquire his or her chip

at the Ipiranga gas stations

for a discounted price by

exchanging points from the

Kms of Advantages loyalty

program. During a second

phase, the chip will also

be offered in other sales

channels.

http://www.odebrecht-transport.com


The Pra SP Consortium, led

by Odebrecht Transport with

the participation of the radio and

television broadcaster Rádio e

Televisão Bandeirantes, and the

companies Kalítera Engenharia

and APMR Investimentos e

Participações, will be responsible

for a 25-year period for the

maintenance and replacement

of 6,500 old covered bus stops

for new ones, in addition to the

installation of 1,000 additional

covered bus stops and 12,500

totems in the city of São Paulo.

The investment totals more than

R$ 636 million.

After a mapping of the

current 6,500 covered bus stops,

the consortium presented a

project designed to meet the

characteristics of the municipality

as well as the population’s needs.

The company will be responsible

for maintaining the existing

covered bus stops 30 days after

signing the contract, and the

installation of the new covered

bus stops should begin in March

2013, approximately 90 days after

signing the contract. The main

criterion for defining the location

and installation schedule for the

bus stops is based on the user’s

need. Therefore, the priority will

Pra SP Consortium For New Urban Furniture

The covered stops are divided into four types: structured chaos, brutalist, minimalist with swagger and hi-tech

The furniture also has special features for pregnant women, individuals in wheelchairs and baby strollers. A special floor will be installed around the covered bus stops to facilitate the passage and mobility of the visually impaired

be the greater Downtown area,

where the equipment is more

deteriorated. “Due to the urgent

need for improvements for the

São Paulo population, we have

assumed the commitment under

the contract to install more

than 60 covered bus stops per

month,” explained Violeta Noya,

a representative from the Pra SP

Consortium. “This means that, by

the end of 2013, we will already

have more than 1,500 covered

bus stops in the streets,” she said.

To satisfy the diversity and

contrasts of the São Paulo reality,

the Pra SP Consortium created

four complementary models

that considered the specific

urban situations of each site,

with special attention to

accessibility issues. There was

also the observance of aspects

such as dimension and scale,

installation and maintenance.

“The idea is to create solutions

that offer protection, safety,

comfort and well-being to

passengers,” said Noya. “It is

expected that the equipment

qualify the urban space and

surrounding area,” she said.

http://www.odebrecht-transport.com


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The Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant

(HPP), an Odebrecht Energia investment being

constructed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura,

has maintained an accelerated pace in the

construction work and the production of energy.

The seventh turbine is already operating and the

eight, the last unit of the Power House 1 unit,

installed along the right bank of the Madeira

River, is currently in the test phase.

The approval from the National Electric Energy

Agency (ANEEL) to activate the second-to-last

turbine was published on November 27 in the

country’s Official Federal Gazette, and over

the upcoming days, there should also be the

announcement of the release of the 8th unit into

operation, which began tests on November 8.

Under Construction, but Producing Energy

In 2015, with all 44 units activated, the plant will have the capacity to supply more than 40 million people throughout the country

http://www.odebrecht.com/en/businesses-and-interests/energia-invests

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


With 58% of the work

complete, the Corinthians Arena

received the last visit of 2012

on November 28 by directors of

FIFA and the Local Organizing

Committee (LOC) – General

Secretary of FIFA, Jérôme Valcke,

former players and members of

the LOC, Ronaldo and Bebeto,

Mayor Gilberto Kassab and the

country’s Minister of Sports, Aldo

Rebelo.

Received by the press, Valcke

highlighted the progress of the

construction work and stated

that the new arena will serve

as an important legacy for São

Paulo’s Eastern Zone. Aldo Rebelo

reinforced the relevance of the

social projects underway in

the region, and Mayor Gilberto

Kassab indicated the investments

that are being made for the

development and surrounding

area. In the same sense, Ronaldo

and Bebeto value the workers’

efforts.

The construction work for

the Corinthians Arena, being

undertaken by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, continues at an

accelerated pace. A team of 40

Members recently installed the

seventh module of the metallic

Inside the Corinthians Arenaroof for the Eastern grandstands.

The piece, whose shape

resembles an enormous whale,

weighs 140 tons and measures

75 meters. The eighth module

will be installed next week and

the ninth, during the following

week, finalizing the hoisting work

in the East grandstand.

After that, the super crane

installed over moving conveyor

belts – with the capacity for 1,500

tons and a 114-meter tower – will

be moved slowly until the West

building to begin the assembly of

the roof of the other grandstand

in January, which will have 11

modules.

The work in the West

and South sectors is being

completed, together with the

finish and masonry services

at different points of the

construction site, in addition to

the electrical, hydraulic, sewage

and air conditioning installations.

Jérôme Valcke, Ronaldo, Bebeto, Gilberto Kassab and Aldo Rebelo interact with workers from Odebrecht Infraestrutura in the center of the field

The seventh module of the metallic roof in the East grandstand was installed at the start of December

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Members of the United

States Consulate and the

Swedish Embassy visited the

Transnordestina industrial

construction site on November

29. The visit was designed to

present the two countries with

the technologies used to build

the railroad.

In the morning, the U.S.

Consul Usha Pitts toured

the Cross-Tie Factory,

Day of Visits on the Transnordestina Railroad Crushing Center and Welding

Shipyard, together with Isaac

Tannus, Infrastructure and

Superstructure Manager for

the Transnordestina Logistics

Alliance, and Rodrigo Borges,

Engineer at Odebrecht

Infraestrutura. The meeting

was closed at the overlook,

which offers a panoramic view

of the industrial construction

site.

During the afternoon, the

representative from the Swedish

Embassy, Mikael Román,

advisor to the Swedish Growth

Agency, visited the project

together with scientists Mark

Caien, from the London School

of Economics, and Andrew

Sleigh, from the Imperial

College Business School. “We

came to Brazil to learn more

about some of the important

infrastructure projects with a

focus on national development,”

said Román. “We decided to

leave the Rio-São Paulo axis

to get an up-close look at the

transformations currently

underway in the Northeastern

rural region brought about by

the Transnordestina Railroad,” he

said.

In the center, the U.S. Consul in Brazil, Usha Pitts, observes the development from the project overlook

Mikael Román, from the Swedish Embassy, and scientists from European universities visit the installations of the Transnordestina Railroad construction work




Odebrecht Infraestrutura began operating the

Industrial Centers at the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power

Plant (HPP) construction site, Odebrecht Energia

investment located between the Brazilian states of Pará

and Mato Grosso. Weighing 840 tons, the crusher that

constitutes the centers occupies a 65,000-square meter

area. A total of 150 trailers were necessary to transport

the equipment parts and nearly six months were

required to complete the installation of the structure.

The crusher will use the material excavated at

the construction site itself as the raw material.

One million cubic meters of conventional and

roller-compacted concrete will be used to build the

hydroelectric power plant.

Teles Pires HPP Industrial Centers Begin Operating

The crusher will have the capacity to produce 390 tons of aggregates (crushed rock) per hour

On November 21, the Angola

Minister of Geology and Mines,

Francisco Queiroz, went on a

surprise visit to the Cabo Ledo

quarry, part of the Odebrecht

Angola Structuring Highways

Project. After touring the areas,

the minister congratulated the

Members for their exceptional work

in the inert mining sector. “Now,

we are making these verifications

locally,” he said.

The visit is part of the strategy

defined by the sector to resolve the

problem of exploring inert minerals

in Luanda and in the other provinces.

The strategy involves first raising the

operators’ awareness as to the need

to comply with laws and orienting

competent bodies to be fulfilled

payment of exploitation rates.

During the visit, Francisco

Queiroz explained that the goal is

to complete the first phase. “Cabo

Ledo is a good example that we

would like to see followed,” said

Queiroz. “At the quarry, they follow

the administrative laws, safety-

related rules and environmental

and police orientations,” he said.

According to Queiroz, the Ministry

of Geology and Mines will start

requiring stricter compliance

with the laws, fulfillment of public

order and peace requirements,

compliance with environmental

rules and that workplace safety

become a constant.

The minister further declared

that the institution will work with

multi-disciplinary teams made up of

the Minister of Geology and Mines,

Minister of Defense, Minister of the

Environment, Minister of the Interior

and local authorities. “The second

phase of the strategy will be focused

on the operations and compliance

with the law,” he said.

A Good Example in Angola



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The Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power Plant, an

Odebrecht Energia investment,

began the commissioning

of the Generation Units,

hydromechanical equipment

and auxiliary mechanical and

electrical systems. The purpose is

to conduct tests to verify whether

the technical specifications and

equipment have an adequate

performance and are apt to begin

the commercial operation. The

work is developed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura. One of the challenges is to

complete the commissioning

of the Generation Units

under the “Generation Island”

concept. At the conventional

hydroelectric plants, there is an

elevator transformer for each

generation unit, which allows

for independent work. At Santo

Antônio, four Generation Units

are connected to a single elevator

transformer, forming a Generation

Island – a fact that makes the

process more complex.

According to Luiz Fernando

Fernandes, Technical Manager

of the Construtor Santo Antônio

Consortium (CCSA), because it

is an unprecedented activity at

the company, the first challenge

was the formation of the teams:

“We had the opportunity to

develop the first team focused

on the completion of the

Commissioning, Operation and

Maintenance at Odebrecht

Energia,” said Fernandes. He

stated that the results of the

construction work allowed for

The Challenges of Commissioning

Seeking to reduce deadlines and boost productivity, the commissioning team has approximately 80 Members, including engineers and specialized technicians

solid commissioning work. “We

worked with an unprecedented

schedule that establishes

the delivery of up to two

Generation Units per month,”

he said. “We are setting records

in civil construction work and

assembly and commission

work. The perfect synchrony of

the interfaces, aligned with the

synergy and competency of the

CCSA and Santo Antônio Energia

teams, guarantee the excellence

of our results,” he said.

Carlos Benvenutti,

Commissioning Manager,

emphasized that performing the

process with the company’s own

team streamlines the completion

of the tasks, guarantees the

quality of the final product and

helps save resources and time, as

well as representing an excellent

opportunity to improve the

knowledge and training of the

team members.

There are currently seven

Generation Units in commercial

operation. Led by Carlos

Benvenutti, Luiz Fernando

Fernandes and Miguel Figueiredo,

the commissioning came to be

viewed as one of the plant’s needs

and a business opportunity.





The evening of November 29

was marked by achievement for

clients, associates, partners and the

team of Odebrecht Realizações

Imobiliárias (OR) in Rio de Janeiro

– that of making a dream come

true: the delivery of the Dimension

Office & Park business complex one

month ahead of time.

The development was

launched in December 2009 in

partnership with the companies

Mar Incorporações, Performance

Empreendimentos Imobiliários

and SIG Engenharia, and has

already been 100% sold. It is the

first contract signed by OR to be

delivered in Rio de Janeiro, which

marks the company’s history and

consolidated presence in the city.

“Together with our associates,

it gives me pleasure to say how

gratifying it is to deliver Dimension

ahead of schedule,” said Antonio

Dimension Delivered Ahead of Schedule Pessoa, Regional Director, upon

delivering the development. “The

sensation is much greater that simply

that of a ‘duty fulfilled.’ It is the certainty

that we helped change the method of

those who will work here,” said Pessoa.

Winner of the title of Master Real

Estate in the Large Commercial

Development category – Rio de

Janeiro Association of Real Estate

Market Directors (ADEMI) Award

in 2010, Dimension Office & Park

is the located at No. 1 of one of Rio

de Janeiro’s avenues with the most

development, called Embaixador

Abelardo Bueno, located in the

Olympic region of the neighborhood

of Barra da Tijuca. Its architecture

is considered bold, marked by

functionality, a unique landscaping

project and the 26-meter high gate.

According to Antonio Pessoa,

Dimension was designed through

the search for a dream. “We

wanted to build in Rio de Janeiro a

development that could mirror the

major transformations that the city is

experiencing,” said Pessoa. “We wanted

it to be a development that could

leave a mark and which represented

the change the locals were living, a

new “Dimension” for Rio de Janeiro,” he

said.

To learn more about Dimension

Office & Park, click here.

Inserted into the Rio Office Park, the commercial office is equipped for small companies, autonomous professionals and even large corporations

Members celebrate the development’s delivery one month ahead of time

http://www.orealizacoes.com.br


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p a r t y w i t h a f o l k l o r i c

s h o w a n d c a p o e i r a

p r e s e n t a t i o n . O n

t h e m o r n i n g o f

N o v e m b e r 2 8 , Emotion and joy were feelings shared by the honored Members

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t h e g r o u p v i s i t e d

Pe l o u r i n h o, t h e c i t y ’s

h i s t o r i c a l r e g i o n . T h e

t o u r a l s o i n c l u d e d

a n o u t i n g t o t h e a r e a

s u r r o u n d i n g t h e F o n t e

N o v a A r e n a .

T h e c e r e m o n y t o

d e l i v e r t h e m e d a l s ,

h e l d a t t h e G r a n H o t e l

S t e l l a M a r i s , i n c l u d e d

t h e p r e s e n c e o f

O r g a n i z a t i o n l e a d e r s

– i n c l u d i n g E m í l i o

O d e b r e c h t , C h a i r m a n

o f t h e O d e b r e c h t S . A .

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More than 270 Members from Brazil and several other countries received a medal for their 25 years of work at the Organization

Click to watch the

view the videos Somos

(“We Are”) and Memórias

(“Memories”), produced

to honor those Members

receiving medals for their

10, 15 and 20 years of

work in São Paulo.

http://odebrechtnoticias.com.br/ON3/edicoes/297/video1/video.html

http://odebrechtnoticias.com.br/ON3/edicoes/297/video2/video.html


B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s ,

a n d M a r c e l o

O d e b r e c h t , M a n a g i n g

D i r e c t o r o f O d e b r e c h t

S . A .

T h e M e m b e r s

c o m p l e t i n g 1 0 , 1 5 a n d

2 0 y e a r s w o r k i n g a t

t h e O r g a n i z a t i o n a l s o

r e c e i v e d t h e i r m e d a l s

d u r i n g c e r e m o n i e s

h e l d l o c a l l y w i t h i n

t h e s p h e r e o f e a c h

b u s i n e s s .

N E W P H A

T h e 2 0 1 2 e d i t i o n

w a s t h e l a s t o f t h e

A n n u a l Tr i b u t e

P r o g r a m - 2 5 Ye a r s .

S t a r t i n g i n 2 0 1 8 ,

t h o s e w h o c o m p l e t e

More than 270 Members from Brazil and several other countries received a medal for their 25 years of work at the Organization

Emílio Odebrecht leaves his message for the recipients. In 2012, the Chairman of the Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors completes 40 years working at the Organization


3 0 y e a r s w o r k i n g a t

t h e O r g a n i z a t i o n w i l l

b e h o n o r e d a s p a r t o f

a c e r e m o n y t h a t w i l l

r e p l a c e t h e 2 5 - y e a r

c e l e b r a t i o n .

T h e P H A c e l e b r a t i o n

m i l e s t o n e s w e r e

i n c r e a s e d , a n d s t a r t i n g

t h i s y e a r, t h o s e

M e m b e r s c o m p l e t i n g

4 0 a n d 5 0 y e a r s o f

w o r k w i l l b e h o n o r e d

d u r i n g t h e 2 0 1 2

A n n u a l M e e t i n g .

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The recipients visited the Salvador Historical Center and learned more about the local culture


In 2008, the year in which it resumed

its activities in Mozambique, Odebrecht

faced a challenging scenario when it came

to identifying local Members. Nearly 20

years after the civil war, the country began

a process of accelerated growth and major

investments, which in turn increased the

demand for qualified labor. In the country,

less than 20% of the population had

completed high school and the illiteracy rate

among adults was as high as 60%.

It was within this scenario that Odebrecht

assumed the commitment to integrate

Mozambique workers with the Organization’s

entrepreneurial culture. The Nacala

International Airport Project adapted the

teaching methodology of the Continued

Professional Qualification Program - Believe

to the characteristics of Mozambique – also

followed by the Moatize Expansion Project in

partnership with Vale.

More than 1,300 people have already

completed the basic module, which

covers the topics of health, workplace

safety, environment, quality and work

psychology, and 400 were certified in

the specific module in activities related

to civil construction. Believe earned

distinction in the communities located

nearby the Odebrecht project and

caught the attention of the Mozambique

Government, which resulted in the signing

of a Memorandum of Understanding

between the Ministry of Labor and the

Believe Program in Mozambique: Agreement and Cooperation

Graduates of the Believe program developed at the Nacala International Airport: more than 1,500 people certified

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company to train Mozambique workers.

The partnership also includes mechanisms for

support and the sharing of knowledge with the

Mozambique National Job and Professional Training

Institute (INEFP). The textbooks and teaching

methodology are being shared so as to expand

the results and guarantee the sustainability of the

Believe program in the country.

Bruno Malaguti, the professional responsible for People and Organization in the country, and the Mozambique Ministry of Labor, Helena Taipo, sign the Memorandum of Understanding



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On November 29, the Moatize Expansion

Project – developed by Odebrecht for Vale – held

the ceremony to deliver the certificates to the

second group of bricklayers and carpenters who

received training under Tete Mozambique Believe,

the continued professional qualification program.

The event, held at the National Job and

Professional Training Institute (INEFP), included

the participation of the Tete Province Governor,

Rashid Abdul Gogo, the Province Director of

Labor, Dr. Elsa Xavier da Barca, the National

Director of INEFP, Eduardo Chimela, as well as

other authorities.

Governor Rashid Abdul Gogo declared that

Believe promotes the training, qualification and

employability of the Mozambique people. “It’s

necessary to trust the training that was offered

to them,” said Gogo. “This is an initial and crucial

step for your personal and professional growth

and for Mozambique’s progress. Let’s multiply

the spirit of knowledge, of doing, of being and

of coexisting, with a focus on the country’s social

and economic development,” he emphasized in

his speech.

On the occasion, Contract Director Paulo

Brito, and Director Elsa Xavier da Barca signed

the Memorandum of Understanding between

the Tete Province Government and Odebrecht.

Before the ceremony, Rashid Abdul Gogo and his

group visited the Believe program stand set up at

the site and had the chance to learn more about

the program.

Graduation Ceremony at the Moatize Expansion

Students from the second group of the Specific Cycle: the program is made possible through a partnership between Odebrecht and Vale



Ilha Pura – a company formed by

Odebrecht Realizações Imobiliárias and

Carvalho Hosken, responsible for building

the Athletes’ Village for the Rio de Janeiro

Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2016 –

began giving classes on November 19 to the

first groups completing Production Assistant

and Bricklayer courses under the Continued

Professional Qualification Program - Believe.

The initiative is being offered in partnership

with the Construction Industry Social

Service (SECONCI), the National Industrial

Learning Service (SENAI) and the Municipal

Department of Labor and Employment

(SMTE).

Present at the opening ceremony,

the Executive Manager of SESI/SENAI in

Jacarepaguá, Marcelo Gomes Gonçalves,

spoke to the students about the program’s

importance: “The civil construction sector

is the growing market that is driving Brazil,”

said Gonçalves. “Carvalho Hosken and

Odebrecht Realizações are giving you all

the opportunity to grow together with this

market.”

Until the end of the construction work,

set for December 2015, additional new

groups will be opened, including for the

courses of carpenter, electrician, assembler,

welder, plumber and bricklayer, for a total

of 2,000 people benefited. Those who

complete the course may be hired to work

on the construction of the Athletes’ Village,

which includes 31 17-story buildings and

a total of 3,600 units with the capacity to

accommodate 17,700 people.

Ilha Pura Launches Believe Program

Ilha Pura Believe Program: the classes are administered by professors from SENAI, the agency that will also certify the students



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Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial –

responsible for installing the Long Steel unit

in Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro through an

alliance agreement established with the steel

company CSN – held the Meeting with the

Leadership event on November 6 and 7.

On the first day, 164 leaders participated

from the assembly area, including the heads

of the areas, supervisors, foremen, pointers,

technicians and engineers. The next day,

the focus was on the civil and scaffolding

areas, with the presence of 184 leaders.

The meeting also included the presence of

Sancho Montandon, Contract Director, Carlos

Alberto Oliveira, Administrative and Financial

Manager, Geovanni Rodrigues, Construction

and Assembly Manager, Gustavo Beyer,

Planning Manager, Ricardo Garcia, Safety,

Health and Environment (SHE) Manager, and

People and Organization Coordinator, Aline

Prado.

During the event, participants listened

to lectures about the objective behind

the Alliance agreement, commitment and

productivity, absenteeism and cleanliness and

hygiene, among other topics.

Leaders Debate Objectives and Goals

During the Meeting with the Leadership, the leaders gathered and learned about important topics, such as productivity

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On November 27,

approximately 20 students

from the MBA courses at

Houston Baptist University

in the United States

traveled to Rio de Janeiro

to visit a few companies,

including Odebrecht Oil &

Gas (OOG). Jorge Mitidieri,

Managing Director

of the BU-Integrated

Services, welcomed the

students and talked

about the company’s

history, highlighting the

Odebrecht Entrepreneurial

Technology (TEO) and the

2020 Vision.

The group showed an

interest in topics such

as decentralization and

planned delegation,

as well as the essential

concepts of the Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial

Technology (TEO), which

orient the Organization’s

growth in the different

countries and businesses

in which it operates.

Among the concepts

explored, Jorge Mitidieri

emphasized trust in

Human Beings› potential

and in their willingness

for development.

“Through challenges

and opportunities,

the Members find the

Organization’s potential at

the different companies,”

said Mitidieri.

Students from Houston at OOG

http://www.oog.com

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From November 12-16, the Metropolitan

5 Consortium (formed by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura, Queiroz Galvão and OAS) –

responsible for building Lot 7 of the São Paulo

Subway Line 5 – undertook its first Internal Work

Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT).

Topics associated with quality of life,

occupational medicine, environment and

accident prevention were addressed in the

lectures by Dr. Aílton Gomes, the consortium’s

Occupational Physician, Engineer Antonio

Pereira, Tax Auditor Fiscal for the São Paulo State

Regional Labor Department, and Psychologist

Vera Moraes. The high point was the presentation

of four theater plays that, in a creative and

good humored way, were able to transmit the

prevention concepts proposed by the SIPAT. At

the end of each event, there was a drawing for

prizes among the Members.

All of the Members were involved in the

activities, beginning with the choice of the SIPAT

motto through a phrase contest. The winning

one was: “I wear the jersey of the world’s best

team: CM5 Prevention,” written by Jane Aquino,

the Laboratory Supervisor at the construction

project, who won a bicycle as a prize. The phrase

was used on the event publicity banners and

printed on the shirts distributed to the workers.

SIPAT at the São Paulo Subway Construction Work

The SIPAT was organized by the Internal Work Accident Prevention Commission (CIPA), with the support of other Members of the construction project




Odebrecht Infraestrutura

and the Transnordestina

Logistics Alliance trained

20 Members for forklift

operations. The 40-hour

course, held at the Visitors’

Assistance Center of the

industrial construction

site, located in Salgueiro,

Pernambuco, was completed

on November 30.

Administered by the

Araripina branch of the

National Industrial Learning

Service (SENAI), the training

addressed the different types

of forklifts, the load capacity,

technical and operational

procedures, risk analysis and

defensive driving. “Besides

the technical knowledge,

it is crucial for Members to

be qualified to exercise this

job function,” said instructor

Ricardo Gomes, from the

company Vale. “This reduces

the risk for work-related

accidents and maximizes the

potential productivity,” he

said.

For Luciane Lopes,

Laboratory Assistant in the

Quality area, operating the

forklift is fulfilling because

it is a challenging task.

“The activity is completed

predominantly by men, and

accordingly, I was able to

Ready to Operate Forklifts

Luciane Lopes during the practical class: “Women can also work with heavy equipment.”

show the other Members

that women can also work

with heavy equipment,” she

said.

Besides the Members

who already operate the

forklift and needed to update

their skills, the training also

included those who work in

areas such as the Welding

Yard, Crushing Center

and Cross-Tie Factory. “By

opening the course to the

workers from other sectors,

we were able to internally

increase our qualified labor,”

said Engineer Natelma

Francisca, one of those

responsible for the Cross-Tie

Factory.

The professional

responsible for Equipment

Training, Agnaldo Gomes,

said he believes in the

chances for professional

growth for those who

completed the training:

“Those who are qualified

now have yet another

work opportunity at the

construction project,” he

said.”



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With approximately 4,500 Members, Foz do

Brasil has the challenge of developing more

and better leaders, preparing them to lead

the complete entrepreneurial task cycle, with

an emphasis on the development of specific

Environmental Business competencies. This is the

goal of the Foz Entrepreneurship Program (PE Foz),

currently in its 2nd edition and which has already

trained 40 Members. The initiative also contributes

toward advancing the practice of Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology (TEO) through a

sharing of the experiences lived by the different

business spheres and generations.

The target public includes the Operation

Directors and potential leaders, both in the

Line as well as in the Dynamic Organization,

which will assume the full entrepreneurship

of the small company over the short and

medium terms. “In addition to the different

topics and areas addressed focused on the

characteristics intrinsic to the Environmental

Business, we reinforce the development of

technical competencies for performance in

Investment Project Management: the analysis of

investments, sources of financing, governance,

contractual administration, risk management,

tax optimization, image and representation,”

explained Renata Mendonça, from the People

and Organization team, responsible for Planning

and Coordination at PE Foz.

In 2012, PE gathered 15 Members that were

divided into three modules to also learn more

about Foz’ vision and strategy through a dialogue

with Entrepreneurial Leader, Fernando Reis, as well

about the expectations of the FI-FGTS investment

fund shareholders.

Increasingly Better Prepared LeadershipThe leaders also attended lectures on corporate governance, image and representativeness, shared entrepreneurship, insurance and warranties and technology and innovation

http://www.fozdobrasil.com.br



On November 12, the Odebrecht Shared

Service Center (SSC) held the 1st Meeting of the

FAMs and PRs (Administrative-Financial Managers

and Professionals Responsible for the Program),

which included the presence of 32 participants

– users of the construction projects and offices

supported by the SSC. The event was designed to

bring the teams together and present improvement

solutions involving the different areas. The meeting began with a general presentation

of the SSC. Leaders and coordinators presented

the step-by-step details of their processes. On the

occasion, there was also participation by Luciano

Cruz, responsible for Finances and for the SSC, as

well as Dilson Zanatta Filho, Team Leader. “With

four years of existence, the SSC has assumed a solid

model,” said Filho. “The focus is the continuous

improvement of the support services offered, and

with a healthy partnership with our users, we will

be able to identify the priorities and how we can

achieve these,” he said.

For Otto de Faria Mendes, FAM of the D. Pedro

I Corridor Consortium, the meeting allowed users

to learn more about each area and its different

activities. “We were able to get an inside look at

the SSC structure and the people involved with

the process,” said Mendes. Claudio Villaça, the

professional responsible for the OLEX and COI

Finances, praised the initiative that, according

to him, strengthened the relationship and

facilitated understanding of the SSC routine:

“In addition to promoting interaction with

the Members from other Businesses, the

event gave us the opportunity to identify and

maximize processes within our own Business,”

said Villaça.

The participants also went on a guided tour of

the SSC, learned more about the sectors and spoke

with Members. “The meeting was an excellent

moment for us to ask our questions and eliminate

any possible fears,” said Carlos André da Silva,

Financial PR of the Corinthians Arena.

A Day at the SSC

FAMs and PRs from different Odebrecht projects gathered for a visit and lectures on the SSC in São Paulo

http://csc.odebrecht.com



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In its third edition, the

Foz do Brasil Accounting

and Tax Seminar was held

on November 27 and 28

in Alphaville, São Paulo,

with the presence of 100

Members . With aims of

promoting technical,

accounting and tax

updating, the event also

promoted the sharing of the

aspects considered essential

for closing the 2012 fiscal

year and other relevant

topics that were presented

by the participants.

Ticiana Marianetti , the

professional responsible

for Finances, opened

the seminar and the

Controllership and Legal

teams, together with

Eduardo Barbosa and Emyr

Costa, responsible for

People and Organization

and Engineering,

respectively, gave the

lectures . Professionals

from the consulting firm

PriceWaterhouseCoopers

addressed the topic of

the General Aspects of

Internal Controls at the

Foz units. “ The lectures

were extremely useful and

contributed toward my

technical learning, while

also clarifying the concepts

of the main challenges we

face on a daily basis,” said

Adriana Yoshida.

The meeting also

promoted the integration

and exchange of knowledge

between the Members

who represent all the Foz

operations. “ These events

are essential for participants

to be able to learn about

the routines and processes

required to close the

Financial Statements and

their Investees, in addition

to complementing technical

knowledge,” said Antonio

Carlos Torres, responsible for

Corporate Accounting, the

event organizer.

Updating and Synergy of the Teams



On November 13-22, the Odebrecht Shared

Service Center (SSC) promoted the seminar INSS

in Civil Construction, with the first edition held in

Rio de Janeiro and the second in São Paulo. The

event included the presence of 48 participants,

including users and Members of the SSC, and

involved a partnership with the company MLF

Consultoria.

Leonardo Magalhães, leader from the Personnel

Administration area, and Mayra Andreato, leader

of the Fiscal and SPED area at the SSC, were

present to share their experiences and clarify any

questions related to these processes. “This year,

the SSC increased support for the Engineering

and Construction projects by 45%,” explained

Magalhães. “With this, we identified the need

to interact with the administrative areas at the

construction sites in order to ensure the alignment

of the activities,” he said.

The programming included topics related

to the contracts within the sphere of civil

construction, the Simplified Taxation System,

Social Security (INSS) legislation and accountability

and inspection. For José Aparecido Gomes, from

the Petrobrás Administrative Head Office in Vitória,

Espírito Santo, the meeting was fundamental

in terms of optimizing and streamlining

routine processes. “The topics addressed were

excellent and beneficial for application during

our daily work,” said Gomes. “The SSC deserves

congratulations for the initiative, organization and

for its choice of consulting firm,” he said.

“During the seminar and in terms of the results

obtained from our satisfaction survey, many

users suggested a meeting that lasted longer

and with an invitation directed at the Contractual

Administration and Supply areas,” said Mayra

Andreato.

SSC Discusses Social Security (INSS) in Civil Construction

The participants received a booklet with the presentation used, as well as a pen drive with the digitalized content




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From November 19-21, Odebrecht

América Latina held the second edition of the

Information Technology (IT) Meeting in Santo

Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic.

Forty Members from the area from nine different

countries took part in the event.

Featuring the theme “Are We Adding Value

to the Contracts?,” the meeting addressed the

development of leaders, with a focus on the

ones who offer the training and the ones being

trained; the efficient and effective support for

the line; IT that adds value to business and

boosts productivity for small companies; the

vision for 2020, as well as the presentation

of the countries, which share programs that

added value in 2012, awarded with ample

repercussions. The Director of the Inter-

American Development Bank (BID) and Dean of

the University of Ottawa, Alberto Chong, talked

about how IT is transforming society in Latin

America.

The program was created in 2011 with aims

of boosting IT productivity to meet business

needs. The first edition of the meeting, held in

Lima, Peru, had the theme “How can IT Generate

Efficiency and Sustainability for Contracts?” The

initiative’s programming is already scheduled

until 2015.

Edson Lemos, Responsible for People and

Organization at Odebrecht América Latina, says

the importance of the agenda with leaders of

qualified IT programs with contracts: “These

meetings are a driving force to transform IT from

restorative to creative”.

Latin American IT Gathered

Members from IT area at Odebrecht América Latina are promoting the creation of the IT Community of Knowledge

http://www.odebrecht.com/en/businesses-and-interests/latin-america



In November, Foz do Brasil held the

first Commercial Meeting of the Sanitation

Segment, with aims of identifying and

mapping the best commercial practices and

processes at the units.

The event’s proposal is to gather

representatives from all the Foz operations

and, during its first edition, more than 40

Members were present and discussed the

importance and strategic guidelines for the

company’s Commercial area.

The professionals from the units

presented their respective commercial

areas, analyzed opportunities for

improvement and promoted the reflection

on the importance of contractual

management and its synergy with the

commercial area, in addition to presenting

the new technologies applied to the

concept of hydrometer measurement.

Foz Debates Best Commercial Practices

The exchange of knowledge and synergy between the operations and their Members marked the first Commercial Meeting of the Sanitation Segment



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On November 12, the

Braskem PVC 1 BA unit, located

in Camaçari, Bahia, reached the

record of 10 years without time

loss accidents.

Over a decade, the unit

performed five general

shutdowns, in addition to major

and routine investments with

over 16 million man/hours

worked without any incidents

that lead to time loss, both for

Members as well as third parties.

“A record like this one is only

possible due to the high level

of commitment of those at the

PVC 1 BA unit when it comes to

the issues of Health, Safety and

Environment,” said Isabel Kenny,

SHE Manager. “I see a fantastic

evolution in people’s posture, in

terms of their care when making

decisions that may involve risks

as well as increased discipline in

terms of meeting standards and

procedures,” said Kenny.

Many internal actions were

crucial in terms of achieving

the result, including the

implementation of the LOTO

procedure, which blocks negative

energies and allows for safe

interventions at the plant. The

Ten Years Without Time Loss Accidents

In 2012 alone, PVC 1 BA invested in 11,362 hours of training for its Members

advancement of the 16 elements

of the SEMPRE Program, focused

on achieving excellence in the

SHE area, has been expanded

to all levels and areas and the

progress with the actions related

to process safety has helped

the PVC team reach a good

level of maturity when it comes

to adopting the preventionist

culture and also influences

people to make safe decisions in

their daily work routine.

According to Marcio

Barretto, Production Manager,

the implementation of the

procedures contributes

toward the safer completion

of the services. “Another

determining factor was its focus

on developing the preventive

behavior of Members and

partners with PPAT training

and the implementation of the

SEMPRE program,” said Barreto.

Isabel Kenny emphasized

that safety is something to be

practiced one day at a time.

“Each new day of work is a

new challenge and requires

our constant attention and

commitment so that we can

achieve our biggest objective:

that people come to work and

return to their homes healthy and

feeling accomplished.”

http://www.braskem.com.br


In order to guarantee the

safety of its Members, Saneatins,

controlled by Foz do Brasil,

began replacing its fleet of

motorcycles for cars throughout

the entire state of Tocantins

in November. Initially, 141

motorcycles used by the light

and commercial maintenance

plumbing team were replaced by

100 new cars. The 27 remaining

motorcycles will be replaced by

the end of 2012.

The initiative is part of the

company’s campaign to reduce

work-related traffic accidents.

“Health and safety are values for

Saneatins,” explained Wagner

Ferreira, the professional

responsible for Sustainability.

“The replacement of the

motorcycles for cars raises the

safety standard for Members,

who also see our concern with

their integrity and become even

more engaged when it comes

to preventing accidents,” said

Ferreira. He explained that the

traffic accident rate in 2012 has

already been reduced by 25%

compared to 2011. For 2013, the

goal is to cut this number in half.

Plumber Darley da Silva said

he liked the replacement: “We can

work with more peace of mind

and we are protected from the

rain and sun,” he said. Silva states

that every day, before beginning

the work shift, the teams

complete a Daily Safety Dialogue.

More Safety at Saneatins

In addition to improving Members’ safety and comfort, the cars are equipped with air conditioning, reduce sun exposure and offer gains in terms of ergonomics

“After the conversation, we leave

there more attentive,” he said. “It

is always good to reinforce this

safety message, even for those

who are already used to driving.”

A range of different actions

were undertaken to raise

Members’ awareness as to traffic

safety – both at work and outside

it. Over 500 workers completed

defensive driving courses in

partnership with the training

entities SEST/SENAT, for a total

of more than 3,660 hours of

training. The Integrated Accident

Prevention Week, promoted from

October 22-26, also mobilized

the entire company for the

prevention of accidents of this

nature.

“The change in fleet does not

eliminate the risk for accidents,

but it drastically reduces the

chance of it being a serious

or fatal one,” said Ferreira. “In

this sense, our Members are

much more protected,” he said.

Saneatins was the first company

in Palmas to join the Life in Traffic

Campaign, in partnership with

the Palmas Traffic, Transport and

Mobility Agency (ATTM).

http://www.saneatins.com.br



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The Startup of Aquapolo Ambiental

November

29 marked the

inauguration of

the Southern

Hemisphere’s

largest project

focused on the

supply of reuse water for

industrial purposes. The

company Aquapolo Ambiental

began operating on October

24, when for the first time, it

made the resource available

to Braskem, its main client.

With the presence of the

São Paulo State Secretary

of Sanitation and Water

Resources, Edison Giriboni;

President of SABESP (São

Paulo State Basic Sanitation

Company), Dilma Pena;

Foz do Brasil São Paulo

Regional Director, Guilherme

Paschoal; and the Vice

President of Braskem

Basic Petrochemicals, Rui

Chamas, the event provided

examples of complementary

operations in the sanitation

sector involving public and

private companies, as well

as transversal operations

between the different

Odebrecht Organization

businesses.

Built by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura and operated

by Foz do Brasil in partnership

with SABESP, and with

Braskem as its main client,

Aquapolo represents a

sustainable, innovative and

effective alternative since its

uses the treated sewage as a

raw material. The water that

originates from the sewage

is not highly explored and

this proves beneficial to the

industry, which does not need

drinking water for many of its

processes.

The new company has

the capacity to produce up

to 1,000 liters per second of

reuse water, supplying the

Capuava Petrochemical Center

in Mauá, in the Metropolitan

Region of São Paulo. With

investments of R$ 364 million,

it includes a reuse water

production plant for industrial

Complementary and transversal operations mark the start of operations at the largest reuse water project in the Southern Hemisphere: Aquapolo Ambiental







purpose, a water main that

extends 17 km and 3.6 km of

distribution networks.

“Guaranteeing water for

industrial purposes through

reuse is how Aquapolo

contributes directly toward

generating jobs for the

region,” said Edison Giriboni

during his speech. Dilma Pena

pointed out the partnership of

the public and private sectors

to promote the country’s

development: “It’s necessary

to always seek out alternatives

to guarantee the supply of

water for human consumption

and also for economic

development, customizing

products, such as reuse water,”

said Pena.

According to Guilherme

Paschoal, Foz do Brasil

has a clear and defined

strategy in the sanitation

sector, and is focused on

the universalization of the

Complementary and transversal operations mark the start of operations at the largest reuse water project in the Southern Hemisphere: Aquapolo Ambiental


> WATER

services: “Aquapolo precisely

puts into practice the model

that promotes synergy

between the government

and private initiative

authorities,” said Paschoal.

He further explained that the

partnerships have produced

increasingly more efficient

services, while helping resolve

problems and promoting the

development of pioneering

and innovative projects.

Rui Chamas pointed out the

importance of sustainability

for Braskem. “The inauguration

of Aquapolo is yet another

example of how the company

has focused its actions and

projects on sustainability,

seeking entrepreneurial

initiatives that offer

benefits for society and the

environment,” said Chamas.

During its implementation,

the project considered the

importance of saving water

resources from the Greater

São Paulo Area to supply

the population and reduce

the scarcity of water for

industrial use. “Aquapolo

aims to resolve the scarcity

of water for industrial use in

the region,” explained Fabiano

Munhoz, Contract Director

at Odebrecht Infraestrutura.

“The volume of drinking water

that will cease from being

consumed by the center is

enough to supply a city of

500,000 inhabitants,” said

Munhoz.

The project will also

contribute toward improving

the job market in the

Greater ABC Area. The offer

of high quality reuse water,

made especially for the

industries, reduces costs

and increases the useful life

The inauguration included the presence of the São Paulo State Secretary of Sanitation and Water Resources, Edison Giriboni; President of SABESP, Dilma Pena; São Paulo Regional Director of Foz do Brasil, Guilherme Paschoal; and the Vice President of Basic Petrochemicals at Braskem, Rui Chamas


of the equipment, which

guarantees the factories’

permanence in the region and

allows for the expansion of

its plants and the contracting

of new professionals. The

petrochemical center

currently generates more than

25,000 job opportunities.

REUSE WATER

Industrial reuse water

is produced from treated

sewage. The effluent, which

would be returned to nature

within the conditions required

by legislation, undergoes

a new treatment using

state-of-the-art technology

that includes ultrafiltration

membranes and reverse

osmosis.

The implementation of the

project was made possible

by Braskem, which will

consume 65% of Aquapolo’s

capacity – equivalent to 650

liters per second –, and the

supply for the industry is

guaranteed for 41 years. With

the inauguration, the reuse

water – produced through

the treatment of sewage at

the ABC Sewage Treatment

Plant, will serve at least 10

industries from the Capuava

Petrochemical Center.

For Fabiano Munhoz,

the processes will be more

efficient because they will

reduce preventive and

corrective maintenance in the

systems that use water. “This

will boost the productivity of

the companies that can even

expand their installations,

given that such expansion was

limited due to a lack of high

quality water,” said Munhoz.

The structure that will

produce the resource was built

Aquapolo is a sustainable, innovative and effective alternative, since it uses treated sewage as a raw material


> WATER

inside the SABESP ABC Sewage

Treatment Plant, located at the

border between São Paulo and

São Caetano do Sul. The water

main passes through São Paulo,

São Caetano do Sul and Santo

André until reaching the center

in Mauá, where the water is

distributed to the industries.

NATIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL

DISTINCTION

Even before the start of

the its operations, Aquapolo

Ambiental had already earned

international distinction. In

April 2011, the project earned

second place in the Global

Water Awards, an award

that highlights innovative

initiatives in supply and

sanitation. The winner was

selected from 40 works

from all over the world by

executives from different

countries that work in the

segment and representatives

from entities from the sector.

On December 5, 2012,

Aquapolo won the National

Water Agency Award (ANA) in

the Company category during

an event held in Brasília. The

award is the most important

national distinction for projects

that help combat pollution

and waste and which indicate

solutions for guaranteeing

high quality water in sufficient

quantity for promoting

Brazilians’ development and

quality of life. The Business

category received the

highest number of

signed up projects,

with a total of 72.

The project includes a reuse water production plant for industrial purpose, a water main that extends 17 km and 3.6 km of distribution networks

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500,000

people will gain access to drinking water, which will cease from being used in the industrial production processes.

Aquapolo in Figures

1,000 liters/second is the capacity for the production and pumping of industrial water.

2.58 billion liters of water per month, saved with the use of reuse water.

Approximately

1,000 direct job opportunities generated with the construction work.

R$ 364 million invested in the project.


Venezuela Recognizes Sustainable Proposals> AWARDS

Recognizing creativity and

the generation of knowledge

in projects focused on

sustainability was the

premise of the third edition

of the Odebrecht Award for

Sustainable Development in

Venezuela.

José Claudio Daltro, the

professional responsible for

Administration, Finances

and People at Odebrecht

Venezuela, commented

on the importance of

the award’s three years.

“Thanks to this award,

which is granted each

year, we currently have

123 economically feasible,

socially inclusive proposals

that present no harmful

effects for the environment,”

said Daltro.

In 2012, more than 50

proposals were received

and the judging committee

chose 12 finalists. The

During the 2012 edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in Venezuela, four students were chosen from the 89 who signed up

http://www.ve.odebrecht.com



Venezuela Recognizes Sustainable Proposals

award event was held on

November 14 in Caracas, and

included the students from

the University of Zulia (LUZ)

and Metropolitan University

(UNIMET).

The group from LUZ,

formed by Juan José Salazar,

María Gabriela Lara and Allen

Ramón Mendoza, students

from the Civil Engineering

course, was awarded for

the Integral Wastewater

Treatment and Reuse

System and its Potential for

the Irrigation of the Aloe

Vera Crops in the region of

Santa Ana de Paraguaná.

The Chemical Engineering

student from UNIMET,

Javier Eduardo Parada, was

awarded for his conceptual

design of a waste processing

plant for the manufacturing

of high added value

products.

Diego Díaz Martín,

professor and specialist

in Ecoefficiency and

Environmental Management,

presented the lecture

“Challenges of Global

Sustainability” and also

addressed topics such

as the planet’s

biodiversity and

deterioration of the

ecosystems. “In just 10

seconds, we lose on average

the equivalent of 10 soccer

fields in forests and jungles,”

said Martín. Focusing on

the positive aspects, he

explained that the planet has

all of the available resources,

but which require individual

contributions: passion,

willingness and attitude.

He also congratulated the

youth who contributed by

proposing environmentally-

positive development ideas.

AN ECO-EFFICIENT EVENT

The spaces of the Marriott

Hotel were decorated with

sown plants and without

During the 2012 edition of the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development in Venezuela, four students were chosen from the 89 who signed up


> AWARDS

ODEBRECHT AWARD

FOR SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT IN

VENEZUELA

In three years, the number

of students signed up

increased from 56 in 2010 to

89 in 2012, and the number

of proposals presented

increased from 29 to 56.

Registration for the 2013

edition will be open in

January and closed in July.

For more information, visit:

www.ve.odebrecht.com.

the use of cut flowers,

thereby guaranteeing that

the species return to their

natural habitat after the

event. The beverages were

distributed in glass cups,

reducing the generation of

plastic-derived solid waste.

The lights were connected

by sector, lighting up specific

areas, and Diego Díaz Martín’s

presentation was given with

low energy use. Furthermore,

all of the badges were made

on recycled paper and

the guests received a tree

seedling for planting.



The initiative encourages university students from all over the country to elaborate proposals based on sustainable development, without negative effects to the environment


> FAST NEWS - AWARDS

A Tribute to Engineering

Marcelo Odebrecht dedicated the title to the some 200,000 Members of the Organization

On December 10, the Engineering Institute (IE)

granted the title of Eminent Engineer of the Year

2012 to Marcelo Bahia Odebrecht, President and

CEO of Odebrecht S.A., for his entrepreneurship in

the Engineering area.

The ceremony was held at the IE head office, in

São Paulo, and included Aluizio de Barro Fagundes,

President of IE; Edson Giriboni, Secretary of Sanitation

and Human Resources, representing the Governor of

São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin; Gilberto Kassab, Mayor of

the Municipality; João Ernesto Figueiredo, Chairman

of the Engineering Institute Advisory Council, as well

as Members of the Odebrecht Organization.

The title has been granted by the institute since

1963 and recognizes professionals with distinguished

operations in the area and/or which have had a

career marked by continuous contributions to

elevating and improving the practice of engineering.

In his speech, Marcelo Odebrecht dedicated the

title to the some 200,000 Members of the Odebrecht

Organization: “I would like to take advantages of this

opportunity to pay tribute to the nearly 200,000

people who work at our companies, currently

distributed throughout nearly 500 different sites

on five continents and who are represented here

by me and by the other Odebrecht Organization

Members present.”

The President and CEO of Odebrecht S.A. stated

that the growth of a nation with the challenges and

possibilities that Brazil has requires increasingly more

people capable of building. “When we celebrate

engineering as the mastery of competencies

and knowledge considered crucial for human

development, we are valuing technical and

technological qualification,” he said. Marcelo

Odebrecht further emphasized: “I also know that,

by choosing me as the Engineer of the Year 2012,

the members of the Engineering Institute were

focused primarily on the Odebrecht Organization

and its capacity to contribute toward economic and

social development, with the spirit of service and an

entrepreneurial attitude.”


The city of Cachoeiro do Itapemirim, in

Espírito Santo, recently established its name

as a reference in sanitation in the country

after receiving the National Sanitation Quality

Award (PNQS), granted by the Brazilian

Sanitary and Environmental Association

(ABES). It is the most important distinction

in the basic sanitation sector for all of Latin

America.

Since it first granted the services to private

initiative in 1998, the municipality, currently

operated by Foz do Brasil, has invested R$

53 million to increase the sewage collection

and treatment rates from just 5% to 92.5%. An

additional R$ 65 million will be invested by

2016 so that the city of 200,000 inhabitants

achieves the universalization of the services.

PNQS, as the award is known, evaluates

entrepreneurial practices, evolution, trends,

improvements and lessons learned. The 16th

award ceremony was held on November 26

and 27 in Vitória.

National Sanitation Quality Award

Pablo Andreão, Operations Director, Carlos Mathias, Regional Director, and the Cachoeiro City Mayor, Carlos Roberto Casteglione Dias, celebrate the achievement




ETH Bioenergia received

the “Child-Friendly Company”

seal – granted by the ABRINQ

Foundation and the organization

Save The Children – for assuming

commitments that benefit

childhood and adolescence

and undertaking social actions

for the internal public and for

the community in which its

Agroindustrial Units are installed.

One of the company’s main

programs is Social Energy for Local

Sustainability, which gathers the

initiatives and investments made

together with the communities

and local governments, focused

on sustainable development and

well-being in ETH’s regions of

operation. Since 2010, a total of 37

projects have been developed in

nine cities, with total investments

of R$ 11.6 million. The program’s

priority areas are education,

culture, production activities,

health, safety and environmental

preservation, and it has already

benefited more than 43,000

people.

“As an Odebrecht Organization

company, one of our values

is sustainability and the seal

proves ETH’s commitment to

developing effective actions

focused on established rights,

ETH: Child-Friendly Company

Youth from the communities located near one of the ETH units are part of a soccer team sponsored under the Sprouting People Program

ABRINQ and ETH gathered together: Denise Cesario, Executive Manager of ABRINQ, Lilyan Amorim, the professional responsible for the Child-Friendly Company Program, Sinésio Batista da Costa, Chairman of the ABRINQ Foundation, Luiz de Mendonça, Entrepreneurial Leader of ETH, Genésio Lemos Couto, the professional responsible for People, Sustainability and Communication at ETH, Carla Pires, the professional responsible for Sustainability at ETH, and Heloisa Oliveira, Executive Administrator of the ABRINQ Foundation

helping to improve the quality of

life of children and adolescents

from the communities located

near our operations,” said Luiz

de Mendonça, Entrepreneurial

Leader.

The commitments assumed,

both by ETH as well as the other

830 “Child-Friendly” companies,

include not using child labor and

not employing adolescents in

nighttime, hazardous or unhealthy

activities; promoting awareness

raising actions for clients, suppliers

and the community about

the dangers of child labor and

developing initiatives that benefit

children and adolescents, children

of Members and members of

the communities in the areas

of education, health and social

assistance.

http://www.eth.com


The Social Energy for Local Sustainability

Program, undertaken by ETH Bioenergia,

was awarded with the Responsible Social-

Environmental Management Trophy as part

of the Chico Mendes Social-Environmental

Award, held in São Paulo on November 27.

The company was recognized for encouraging

the sustainable development of the

communities located near its Agroindustrial

Units, disseminating good citizenship

and sustainability practices and offering

opportunities for the populations to improve

their quality of life.

Implemented in the nine municipalities in

which ETH operates in the states of São Paulo,

Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso, the

Social Energy program has already benefited

more than 43,000 people by developing 37

projects, for a total investment of R$ 11.6

million in two years. The program is designed to

promote participative management between

the company, community and municipal

government to implement projects and actions

based on their priorities, always seeking

regional development and an improvement in

the quality of life of the local society.

“The certificate of the Chico Mendes Institute

recognizes our commitment to the communities

in which ETH is present, indicating that we are

on the right track by promoting cultural, social

and environmental actions in a creative and

responsible way, preserving the environment

and valuing people,” said Carla Pires, the

professional responsible for Sustainability.

Operations with Social-Environmental Responsibility

Carla Pires represented ETH during the ceremony to deliver the Chico Mendes Social Environmental Award, created eight years ago and considered Brazil’s largest social-environmental event

http://www.eth.com



Among the 38 finalist projects for the 6th

Action through Water Award, the Foz do Brasil

Limeira unit won first place in the segment

“Direct and Indirect Administrative Agencies from

Municipalities and Sanitation Concessionaires”

due to the implementation of the rationing

and internal reuse of water at the Água da

Serra Sewage Treatment Plant (STP). The award

ceremony, held on November 28, is considered

the “Water Oscars” in the Watershed of the

Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí Rivers (PCJ) and

recognizes good environmental and resource

management practices.

The winning project was installed at the Água

da Serra STP at the start of 2012, when the plant

began using the effluent that it itself treated in

the internal treatment process, replacing drinking

water. In the same segment, the concessionaire

competed with the cities of Jundiaí, Indaiatuba,

Campinas, also awarded, as well as Extrema, in

Minas Gerais.

As part of the award, Foz also earned second

place for the project Acceptance Agreement for

the Receipt of Non-Domestic Effluents in the

Sewage Collection System (TARESC), in which

the concessionaire orients and monitors the

regular disposal of effluents based on applicable

legislation, avoiding the irregular disposal of non-

domestic effluent into the public sewage system.

Good Environmental Practices Awarded

Alexandre Leite, Viviane Delgado and Cleonildo de Souza, from the Água da Serra STP reuse water project, receive the award



Braskem was selected for the eighth

consecutive time to join the BM&FBOVESPA

Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE). The

company’s permanence on the index reflects

its commitment to good corporate governance

practices, social responsibility and sustainable

development. Braskem considers the issues of

health, safety and environment to be business

values integrated with the management of its

operations.

From 2002 to 2011, Braskem reduced its

personal accident rate with and without time

loss by 88% and became a global reference in its

sector of operation. Its ecoefficiency indicators

indicate a 62% reduction in the generation of

waste and 34% reduction in the generation

of effluents. The petrochemical company also

invests in the improvement of its processes to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In 2010, it

completed its fourth inventory of emissions,

having recorded a reduction of over 11%

between 2008 and 2010.

The new ISE portfolio includes 51 shares from

37 companies that represent 16 sectors and R$

1.07 trillion in market value, equivalent to 44.81%

of the total value of the companies with shares

traded on the stock exchange. The index will

apply from January 7, 2013 to January 3, 2014.

In recognition of the work completed under

the Believe Professional Qualification Program

in Nacala, Mozambique, Odebrecht earned

the Mozambique Youth Organization (OJM)

Award as the Company that Most Stood Out in

Professional Training during the year 2012 in the

Province of Nampula.

The award ceremony took place on

November 29 in a public square as part of the

OJM 35th anniversary celebration. Representing

the company, Reinaldo Souza, responsible for

the Social Responsibility area, and Adriano

Mazula, Technical Assistant from the Social

Responsibility area, received the certificate from

the OJM District Secretary, Chandrek Sebastião

Niconela.

In 2012, a total of 1,237 people were qualified

under the basic and specific cycles at the Nacala

International Airport Project Believe Training

Center. During the Specific Cycle, there was

the offer of courses for the trades of bricklayer,

carpenter, plumber and blacksmith, and a

portion of the participants were hired for the

construction work.

Inclusion in the Stock Exchange Sustainability Index

Believe in Mozambique Earns National Distinction




> CULTURAL CONTRIBUTION

The 8th winning edition of

the Odebrecht Historical

Research Award - Clarival

do Prado Valladares was

launched on the evening

of November 29 at the

Organization’s head office

in Salvador. The book

entitled O Comércio do

Açúcar - Brasil, Portugal e

Países Baixos - 1595-1630

(“The Sugar Trade - Brazil,

Portugal and the Low

Countries - 1595-1630”) by

author Daniel Strum, was

presented first-hand to a

select public of a few more

than 300 guests. The project

was selected in 2009 after it

competed with another 99

works.

From the 16th century

to the start of the 17th

century, Brazil became

Sweet Stories

http://www.odebrecht.com/pesquisahistorica/index.html



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the main global producer

of sugar, the most highly

desired commodity of that

period. The importance and

recognition of the product’s

contribution toward the

country’s development

were studied extensively,

but part of this history still

needs to be explored in

further depth. Daniel Strum

describes for the general

public how the international

sale of this product worked,

as well as its complex system

of exchanges that laid the

foundations for international

bartering and inaugurated

the economic, legal and

financial procedures that are

still practiced even today.

The project, which

includes 467 pages,

explores the intricacies and

overlapping factors that

guaranteed the export of

sugar to Portugal, and from

there, its re-export to other

regions, primarily the Low

Countries.

The author – who has a

Master’s and Doctorate in

History from the Hebraic

University of Jerusalem –

delved into a vast archive

of notary, accounting,

inquisitorial and government

documents that revealed

how, despite being faced

with so many unknowns

Daniel Strum autographs books and talks to the public at the launch event


and uncertainties, it was

possible during that period

to purchase and receive

shipments of sugar produced

in a remote place, as Brazil

was characterized, and then

transported over the Atlantic

Ocean, home to adventurers

and pirates. It was a truly

multi-dimensional trade

that crossed national

and imperial borders and

united merchants’ circuits

that included Catholics,

Protestants and Jews.

The book describes

how the export of sugar

constituted the main source

of wealth for the colony

and gave the Portuguese-

Brazilian population

access to the necessary

and so highly-coveted

European products. The

sugar trade also brought,

if not necessary income,

at least prosperity to

the Atlantic Islands and

Portugal, notably the North

of the Kingdom, while it

weakened the vitality of

the Dutch economy. The

book, which includes a

relevant iconographic

archive, gathers a selection

of 400 images that

originated from more than

120 different institutions

and private collections

from 18 countries, such as

Spain, Germany, Israel and

Portugal.

According to

Márcio Polidoro, the

professional responsible

for Communication at

Odebrecht, the award is the

Organization’s contribution

toward the preservation

of Brazilian history. “It is

a responsibility that the

company assumes as it

attempts to contribute

toward a greater

understanding of our past,”


The author welcomed nine journalists during the visit to the region of Recôncavo Baiano

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said Polidoro. “It is work that

is designed to enrich the

archive of works published

with Odebrecht’s support,

which already total more

than 200 titles,” he said. “The

publication was developed

with the best possible

information that could be

offered to the historian,

from the content research

to graphic editing,” said José

Enrique Barreiro, Director of

the publisher Versal Editora.

The cocktail party for

the book launch was

meticulously planned by

José Raimundo Lima and

his team, Members of the

Odebrecht Communication

area, who decorated the

Knowledge Center building

with typical objects used by

the sugar mills (ox-drawn

carriages, mill wheels,

pestles, etc.). The foods

served on the occasion were

also related to sugar, the

topic of the book: rapadura

(a type of hard sugar

candy) sugar cane syrup

and molasses, among other

delicacies.

The event environment was decorated with items from sugar mills and the menu was based on sugarcane dishes


INITIATIVE HOLDS ITS

NINTH EDITION

The period for signing

up for the 9th edition of

the Odebrecht Historical

Research Award - Clarival do

Prado Valladares took place

from April to June 2012 and

included 198 projects.

During the first stage

of the contest, the

projects were analyzed

by an internal committee

(Odebrecht Cultural

Committee), which selected

10 semi-finalists. During the

following phase, the five

finalists will be chosen to

then be evaluated by the

Judging Committee formed

by up to four individuals

with notorious knowledge

and a representative of

the Organization. The big

winner will be announced

by the end of February

2013.

Click here to learn more

about the semi-finalist

projects. In 2013, the

initiative celebrated 10

years since its creation.


Daniel Strum in front of the Wanderley Pinho Museum, one of main sugar mills of Old Brazil, located in the city of Candeias, Bahia

http://www.odebrecht.com/pesquisahistorica/edicao-2012.html


> ENERGY

Latin America and

the Caribbean have a

hydroelectric capacity of

approximately 140,000 MW.

In Brazil, there are more

than 31,000 MW in new

projects to be concluded

by 2017. The challenges

related to energy security

and the economic, social

and environmental areas

of hydroelectric power

plant projects were the

topic of discussion during

the Regional Leadership

Forum, an initiative of the

International Hydropower

Association (IHA), an

Discussing Energy-Related Challenges


Discussing Energy-Related Challenges

organization that gathers

representatives from

100 countries with the

support of Odebrecht

Energia, the Inter-

American Development

Bank (BID) and GIZ -

Deutsche Gesellschat

fur Internationale

Zusammenarbeit (German

Government).

Held in Rio de Janeiro

on November 12 and

13, the event included

the participation of the

Director of the Energy

Research Company (EPE),

José Carlos Miranda de

Representatives from the World Bank, IFC, BID, CAF and IHA, members of Dominican Republic and Panama government entities and members from the Organization during a visit to the Santo Antônio Hydroelectric Power Plant




Farias, Vice President for the

Inter-American Countries

of the Inter-American

Development Bank, Roberto

Velutini and other leaders

from government, business

and non-governmental

organizations in region.

Luiz Gabriel Azevedo, the

professional responsible for

Sustainability at Odebrecht

Energia and President of the

Brazilian Water Resource

Association (ABRH),

presented the Chaglla

Hydroelectric Power Plant in

Peru, and discussed a topic

currently in the process

of becoming regulated

in Brazil: the ecological

flow – the volume of water

that should flow through

the river to guarantee the

minimum conditions for

maintaining the ecosystems

after the construction

of the hydroelectric

Participants from the Regional Leadership Forum had a productive discussion on important multilateral and synergic topics, while also consolidating their contacts

> ENERGY


power plant dams. Sérgio

Leão, responsible for

Sustainability at Odebrecht,

presented the Continued

Professional Qualification

Program - Believe

(Acreditar), as a success

story.

Roberto Vellutine

emphasized BID’s interest in

the energy sector, granted

that all relevant economic,

social and environmental

aspects are fulfilled, and

also cited the Chaglla

Hydroelectric Power Plant

project as an example of

a successful partnership

developed between BID and

Odebrecht. Omar Tejada,

State Secretary and Director

of the Clean Energy Council

in the Dominican Republic,

presented the results of

the Palomino Hydroelectric

Power Plant’s accreditation

in the Clean Development

Participants from the Regional Leadership Forum had a productive discussion on important multilateral and synergic topics, while also consolidating their contacts


Mechanism (CDM). The

development is being

constructed by Odebrecht

América Latina.

The conference was

preceded by a visit

to the Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power Plant

in Porto Velho, Rondônia

– an Odebrecht Energia

investment –, which took

place on November 9 and

10 with the participation

of representatives from the

World Bank, IFC (a global

development institution

of the World Bank Group),

BID, CAF and IHA, in

addition to members of

government entities from

the Dominican Republic

and Panama.

The program was

supported by Vinício

Fonseca, the professional

responsible for Structured

Financing at Odebrecht

América Latina.

According to Fonseca,

the relationship of the

Organization companies

with the international

financial entities helps

improve the financial

institution representatives’

understanding of the

sector. “The visit was

important because

it showed how the

Visitors toured the Believe Junior workshop and spoke to the participants of the program geared toward youth ages 13 to 17, children of the Members

> ENERGY




gigantism of a project and

the environment can work

simultaneously”, he adds.

In Porto Velho,

visitors toured the

revitalized area of the

former Madeira-Mamoré

Railroad station and

the classrooms and

workshops of the Believe

Junior Program, where

they interacted with the

participating adolescents.

In Santo Antônio

Hydroelectric Power

Plant, they visited the

control room and plant

power house. The group

was also lucky enough to

spot pink river dolphins

and fishes (“Piracema”

period) as they swam

along the surface of the

Madeira River, just a few

meters from the dam. “It

was a very productive

and surprising visit,”

said Rogério Studart,

the Brazil Executive

Director at the World

Bank. “I learned a lot and

was very impressed by

Odebrecht’s commitment

to the region’s social

and sustainable

development,” he said.

“ The successful

working partnership

between the four

institutions that

organized the event

demonstrates the

trust and respect

earned by Odebrecht

with international

organizations”, said

Luiz Gabriel Azevedo,

who coordinated the

organization of the forum

along with the BID, IHA

and GIZ.

A trip through a former Madeira-Mamoré Railroad station was also included in the programming in Porto Velho


> FAST NEWS - ENVIRONMENT

After 10 editions of the Lake

Forum, which has discussed the

strategies for promoting the

sustainable use of the Lajeado

Hydroelectric Power Plant since

2001, the first edition of the

Water Forum was held in Palmas,

designed to elaborate goals and

plans for the sustainable use of

Tocantins water resources. The

event is a proposal of the Jaime

Câmara Organization (OJC), with

the sponsorship of Saneatins,

State Government and other

partners.

During the opening ceremony,

representatives from Saneatins,

authorities, leaders from the non-

profit sector, university studies and

professionals associated with the

environmental area were present.

The programming included a

presentation by the advisor to the

Presidency of the National Water

Agency (ANA), Marco Neves, with

the lecture “Water for a Green

Economy.”

For the Director of Journalism

at OJC, Luís Fernando Rocha

Lima, the company – which has

been committed to Tocantins

since its very creation – reaffirms

the concern with guaranteeing

the state’s economic growth

and sustainable development.

According to the State Secretary

of the Environment and

Sustainable Development, Divaldo

Rezende, Tocantins has recently

achieved great advances in the

Tocantins Discusses Use of Water Resources

Rodrigo Vilar, the professional responsible for Institutional Relations at Saneatins, talks about the company’s operations in the state

environmental area, such as the

implementation of the State Water

Resource Policy, the signing of

agreements with partner entities

and the structuring of the state’s

three basin committees. “Water

resources are an important good,

one of significant value,” said

Rezende. “Accordingly, Tocantins

needs to care for this wealth

strategically, competently and

transparently.

Mário Amaro, President and

CEO of Saneatins, presented the

lecture “The Tocantins State Basic

Sanitation Service Universalization

Program” and spoke about

the arrival of Foz do Brasil,

which, since January, has been

the controlling shareholder of

Saneatins, in addition to the

company’s investments for

achieving the universalization of

sanitation throughout the state

by 2017. “We already serve 95% of

the Tocantins urban population

with treated water,” said Amaro.

“Besides modernizing and

expanding this operation, we have

the bold objective, together with

the city and state governments, to

transform Tocantins into the first

state to also universalize sewage

collection and treatment,” he said.



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A high number of wildlife

are currently under observation

as part of the CADCA

Project, being undertaken

by Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial in Venezuela. For

this purpose, the work of the

Sustainability team has been

crucial for guaranteeing the

survival of the species.

The wildlife species found in

the four Sugarcane Derivative

Agroindustrial Complexes

(CADCA), currently under

construction in the State of

Portuguesa, include 18 snakes

of different types, two turtles,

one jaguar, one giant armadillo

and one owl.

The main activities

undertaken at the Portuguesa

CADCA to protect the fauna

are disseminated to the

workers and representatives

from the communities

located near the project.

These include informative

campaigns to prevent road

accidents involving animals, the

treatment of dogs in the region,

with the support of non-profit

organizations dedicated to

protecting animals, and the

CADCA Project: Protecting Wildlife

Members from the Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial Sustainability team work to guarantee the protection of wildlife as part of the CADCA Project

celebration of Homeless Animal

Day, involving the participation

of Members and the client,

to collect funds designed to

improve the animals’ living

conditions.




> FAST NEWS - SOCIAL ACTIONS

Coming from music schools

and social inclusion initiatives

promoted in several different

Brazilian states, 21 youth ages

16 to 26 were selected to make

up the first touring group of the

Young Concert Artist Academy,

a project created by pianist

Simone Leitão and supported by

Odebrecht Energia with aims

of promoting the development

of young musicians’ careers by

giving them experience in a group

orchestra.

Under the artistic direction of

the pianist and musical direction

of violinist Daniel Guedes, the

Young Concert Artist Academy

made its debut on October

31 with a performance at the

Tom Jobim Space in Rio de

Janeiro. After that, the musicians

continued on a tour through

an additional six Brazilian cities:

Salvador (Bahia), Natal (Rio Grande

do Norte), Porto Velho (Rondônia),

Paranaíta (Mato Grosso), Recife

(Pernambuco) and Rio Grande

(Rio Grande do Sul). In the visited

cities, the group gave educational

chamber concerts in alternative

spaces, such as public schools,

hospitals and prisons.

The money collected with the

sale of the tickets for the Rio de

Janeiro concert will be directed

at the purchase of accessories

for the instruments belonging

to the members of the group

themselves. The youth also

received financial assistance,

as well as the airline ticket,

accommodations and rehearsals

paid for by the project.

For Simone Leitão, the project’s

history extends beyond creating a

Odebrecht Energia: Support for Young Brazilian Musicians

On November 9, Members from the Teles Pires Hydroelectric Power Plant watched the performance of the Young Concert Artist Academy orchestra at the construction site

new public for classical music. “We

want to encourage a rethinking

of the musician’s profession

during this new moment being

experienced by the country,” said

Leitão. “We prompt the musicians

to seek creativity, be the leaders,

create their own history and help

increase the interested public,”

she said. “According to Leitão, the

project is called Academy because

there is artistic and psychological

preparation involved, focused

on the youths’ performance. The

group gathers musicians from

eight states who came from

both large and rural cities. “We

want to show what Brazil is truly

like, but the predominant factor

was always the excellence of the

musicians and seriousness with

which they handle the profession,”

she said.

Daniel Guedes added: “The

Young Concert Artist Academy

is a challenging project that will

provide an opportunity for those

who represent the future of music

in our country to perform in a

young and versatile orchestra,

bringing the music of our main

composers and the great names

in classical music to different parts

of Brazil.”



The natural beauties

of Tocantins and its

rich biodiversity were

presented during the

photographic exhibit

entitled “Tocantins Nature

Expedition,” which took

place in November at

the Araguaia Palace in

Palmas. The project is

the third of a series of

books that presents the

Brazilian states through

photographs captured by

the lenses of Southern

Brazilian photographer

José Luís Martins

(Zé Paiva) and which

received the support of

Saneatins, controlled

by Foz do Brasil, for its

publicity through the

country’s Rouanet Cultural

Production Incentive Law.

In the book, readers

will learn more about

conservation units, such

as Araguaia National Park,

Jalapão State Park, Cantão

State Park, Serra Geral

Ecological Station, Serra da

Cangalha State Park (still

under creation), Fossilized

Odebrecht Energia: Support for Young Brazilian Musicians Saneatins: ‘Tocantins Nature Expedition’

Photos taken by José Luís Martins, also called Zé Paiva, are part of the exhibit on the biodiversity of Tocantins

Tree Natural Monument

and Far North Extraction

Reserve.

For Mario Amaro,

CEO and President of

Saneatins, the company’s

participation in the viability

of the book and the photo

exhibit demonstrates

the commitment with

the dissemination of the

state’s natural and cultural

diversity. “We are very

pleased to be a part of

this important project,

that registers to Tocantins

society, the Brazilian

people and stakeholders

worldwide the natural

wealth of Tocantins,

enhancing the preservation

of this rich biodiversity,”

said Amaro.




> FAST NEWS - SOCIAL ACTIONS

Spaces that host activities

designed to strengthen,

encourage and promote the

habit of reading. These are

the Reading Points, an action

that is part of the National

Book and Reading Plan and

which involves the joint

operations of Brazil’s Ministry

of Culture (MinC) and Ministry

of Education. Since November,

the Presidente Tancredo Neves

(CFR-PTN) Rural Family Home

has been recognized as one

of these places. The teaching

unit earned the Bahia Reading

Points More Culture Award due

to the results of the Reading

Circles project.

The result of an agreement

established between the

Federal Government (MinC)

and Bahia State Government

(Department of Culture and

Pedro Calmon Foundation),

the award includes initiatives

throughout the entire state

that, for more than a year, have

promoted the practice and

culture of the free access to

books, magazines, periodicals

and other educational support

materials. “A total of 17 projects

were classified, but in the Bahia

Southern Lowlands, only the

Family Home was considered,”

explained Adelcio Menezes,

the professional responsible

for Projects and Agreements at

CFR-PTN. “This is a distinction

Encouraging Reading

In the Reading Circles, the youth are encouraged to read global literature and reflect on the themes proposed

that makes us very happy,” he

said.

After the signing of the

Agreement and Commitment

Term on November 20, the

funding in the amount of

R$ 20,000 was transferred to

the institution, which will be

responsible for purchasing

books for the head office’s

library. More than 40 national

literature titles will be acquired.

“This is crucial support, since

it will contribute toward the

development of the youth

involved with the project,

increasing their cultural

repertoire and training them to

apply the activity in their own

communities,” said Maurílio

de Jesus, School Secretary at

CFR-PTN and multiplier of the

Reading Circles.

The Family Home

is associated with the

Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Program for

Development and Growth

Integrated with Sustainability

(PDCIS), supported by the

Odebrecht Foundation

together with partners from the

public and private areas.

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Presenting the result of more than 3,000

Blumenau students was the goal of the Cultural

Exhibit called “Sustainability and Ecology in

Theater, Music and Poetry,” promoted by Foz do

Brasil on November 22. The works are part of

the Treat Well at the Schools Project, developed

by the company at public and private schools

located near the construction project.

During the last half of 2012, the program

participants developed different actions related

to topics associated with sustainability and the

environment. The event involved the presence

of students from 27 schools, who presented

theater plays, music and poetry.

The proposal of Treat Well at the Schools is

to offer the public and private school system in

Blumenau information about basic municipal

sanitation. A total of 35 school units and

3,500 students are involved. The program

also includes the training of the teachers so

that they may play the role of transmitting

knowledge and transforming students into

multiplying agents among their families and

community.

Foz Shows Sustainability and Ecology in Blumenau

Students from Blumenau visit the cultural exhibit promoted by Foz do Brasil



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