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Hit the Net and

the Power of Digital Inclusion

4 to strengthen the brazilian naval force

The construction site for the Prosub-EBN project, located in Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro, was visited by members of the Odebrecht S.A. Board of Directors, including the Chairman, Emílio Odebrecht, and Marcelo Odebrecht, Managing Director of Odebrecht S.A.

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8 eth: a reference in agro-energy To train communication professionals about the practices of the agro-energy sector, UNICA worked in partnership with ETH Bioenergia to hold the first edition of “Agro-Energy Underway - Improvement Program for the Sugar-Energy Sector.”

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12 sowing the seeds of development

In the Huambo Province, located in Angola’s Central-South region, Odebrecht Angola is currently building the Gove Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility and also promoting the sustainable development of the region with the Semear (“Sow”) Project.

26 union makes a difference Antônio Nascimento Santos and

Antônio Nascimento Santos Filho, father and son, share a passion for working the land and are currently changing their family’s history through their participation in Odebrecht Foundation initiatives in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands.

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16 mobilization to receive the o2 system The pro-active posture of Odebrecht Infraestrutura Members

working on the Embraport contract in Santos, São Paulo, was decisive for the process to implement the O2 tools, the Oracle information system that is replacing MyWebDay.

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20 the power of digital inclusion

Already implemented at the Organization’s projects and Odebrecht Foundation initiatives, both in Brazil and Mozambique, the digital inclusion program Hit the Net, which assists thousands of Members and people from the communities, arrived to Venezuela and Portugal.

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> submarines

To Strengthen the Brazilian Naval Force

On May 25, the construction

site for the Prosub-EBN project,

located in Itaguaí, Rio de

Janeiro, was visited by members

of the Odebrecht S.A. Board

of Directors, including its

Chairman, Emílio Odebrecht,

and Marcelo Odebrecht,

Managing Director of

Odebrecht S.A. They toured the

area where a shipyard and naval

base will be constructed for the

assembly, launch, operation

and maintenance of four

conventional submarines and

Brazil’s first nuclear propulsion

submarine.

The construction work for the

Ship Yard and Naval Base, which

are part of the Submarine

Development Program, is being

undertaken by Odebrecht

Infraestrutura and Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial for the

Brazilian Navy.

The first phase of the project

will involve the construction

of the Metal Structure

Manufacturing Unit (UFEM),

the shipyard and naval base.

The construction work, started

in 2010, should be concluded

in 2015. The second phase will

involve the construction of five

submarines. The first (one of the

conventional ones) will be ready

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To Strengthen the Brazilian Naval Force

The members of the Odebrecht S.A. Board

of Directors visit the construction work

for the Prosub-EBN project in Rio de

Janeiro

in July 2017. The transfer of technology by the French

company DCNS (Direction des Constructions Navales et

Services) is one of the highlights of the development.

A LOOK INSIDE THE PROJECT

The board members and Marcelo Odebrecht were

welcomed by Benedicto Júnior, Business Leader at

Odebrecht Infraestrutura, directors and teams from

the company, Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial and

Odebrecht Defesa e Tecnologia.

The first activity of the visit was the sharing of

information on the project. He pointed out the

synergy and complementation of the skills shared

between DCNS, Odebrecht and the Navy as one of

the main trademarks of the project. Fabio Gandolfo,

Development Director, commented on the Brazilian

Navy’s growing perception with relation to the private

partner, which also helps drive the priority projects for

the country.

The Board members emphasized the project’s

The future warehouse of the Metal Structure Manufacturing Unit (UFEM), which will produce the metal piles necessary for the project


Odebrecht performs dredging work in Sepetiba Bay, where the shipyards and naval base will be constructed for the Brazilian Navy

importance for the Organization

and for the country. “It is a

high-impact project from the

perspective of knowledge

acquisition,” said Luiz Almeida.

“Odebrecht is making a strong

entry into this new area, which is

defense.”

After the presentation at the

construction site auditorium was

finished, the visitors then headed

to UFEM, where all the metal

piles necessary for the project

will be made. On the installation

along a 95,000-m2 area, the unit

will be formed by production and

manufacturing installations (pipe

shops), a painting workshop and

assembly center, among several

others, and should be completed

in November 2012.

From UFEM, the group headed

to the North Area, a support site

for the manufacturing of piles

(they will be stored there for later

use). In the future, the area will

be used as a support structure,

which will include a hotel and

support installations for the

shipyard and base activities.

The third and last part of the

visit was dedicated to the heart

of the project: the South Area,

the site for the installation of the

construction and maintenance

shipyards and the naval base.

At this time, with approximately

10% of the Prosub-EBN

construction work completed,

Odebrecht is dredging in

Sepetiba Bay, where the

shipyards and naval base will

be constructed. Approximately

8.3 million m3 of soft clay will

be dredged. The next stage will

involve the creation of a sand

landfill with a planned volume

of approximately 6.6 million

m3. The dredging and landfill in

these volumes will provide the

conditions necessary for the

creation of the area in which the

shipyard and naval base will be

installed.

INNOVATION IN FAVOR OF

THE ENVIRONMENT

One of the highlights of

this work is the dredging

of the soil contaminated

by heavy metals, a result of

the pollution over the years.

Approximately 300,000 m3

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of contaminated soil will be

transported (by a suction

dredge) into pockets inside

which the polymer treatment

will occur. From the pockets,

the material will be carried

in pipes to over 70 high

resistance geotextile bags, in

which it will be sealed.

These bags are being

previously disposed at the

Contaminated Deposit Unit

(UDC), a 100% sealed basin

that uses a PAD (high density

polyethylene) cover. On top

of this cover will be a layer of

gravel, which will allow for

the drainage of water that

is pumped together with

the soil. Later, this water will

be drained from the bags

and carried once again out

into sea, this time free of

the contaminated material

– which will remain inside

the geotextile bags, thereby

helping to preserve the

environment.

The project is being undertaken

in compliance with the licensing

requirements of the Brazilian

Institute of the Environment and

Renewable Natural Resources

(IBAMA), which permanently

monitors the progress of the

actions developed at the

construction site.

Prosub-EBN will also

contribute significantly

toward worker training.

Through the Continued

Professional Qualification

Program - Acreditar (“Believe”),

it will train 2,000 people until

the end of the construction

work in 2015.

At the end of the visit,

Emílio Odebrecht, Marcelo

Odebrecht and Benedicto

Júnior met with the team

heading the contract and

with participants of the

Young Partner Program and

emphasized the importance

of the development for

Brazil. They also cited the

opportunity that the young

professionals have to receive

training, one focused on

self-development, in one of

the many different services

existing at the project and

during its implementation.


To train communication professionals

about the practices of the agro-energy

sector, the Sugarcane Industry Union

(UNICA), in partnership with ETH

Bioenergia, held the first edition of “Agro-

Energy Underway - Improvement Program

for the Sugar-Energy Sector.” The event

was held on May 13 and 14, in rural Goiás,

one of the main fronts of expansion of the

Brazilian sugarcane industry.

The meeting, promoted by the

AGORA (“NOW”) Project – an initiative

that publicizes the benefits of the

production and use of clean, renewable

and sustainable energies – gathered

23 journalists from different states of

the country and abroad, such as the

newspapers Jornal do Commercio, from

Pernambuco, Valor Econômico, from São

Paulo, and O Tempo, from Minas Gerais,

as well as the television channels, Terra

Viva and Rede Globo, the magazine Isto É

Dinheiro, broadcaster Agência Estado and

website Tilt Financial Times. “Journalists

transmit knowledge and that was an

excellent opportunity to qualify them,” said

Alfred Szwarc, Emission and Technology

Consultant at UNICA.

The opinion shapers improved their

knowledge through lectures given by

specialists and executives and during

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a visit to the ETH Rio Claro Unit. “The meeting was

a unique opportunity to acquire more detailed

information, which will enrich our journalistic

coverage from here on out,” said Clivonei Roberto,

editor of the magazine Idea News.

Denise Belintane, producer of the television

Luís Felli (to the left) accompanied the 23 journalists during their visit to the Rio Claro Unit

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news program Jornal da Band, aired on

TV Bandeirantes, declared that the event

represented an important chance for

the journalist to transmit the public the

correct information about what happens

in the sector from day-to-day. “The high

level of industrial automation at the Rio

Claro Unit surprised me,” said Belintane.

“They use extensive technology,” he said.

Economy reporter from the newspaper

Jornal da Paraíba, Jean Gregório, pointed

out the presence of women at the industry.


“The growing participation of women is

something positive and it was possible observe

their increased self-esteem during the activities,”

said Gregório.

A LOOK INSIDE THE SUGAR-ENERGY SECTOR

During the visits to the agricultural

and industrial area of the ETH unit, Luís

Felli, the professional responsible for

Agroindustrial Operations, and José Carlos

Teixeira, Supervisor of the Goiás Center,

provided the details of the production

process and the company’s practices, such

as the labor training program.

During the presentations, Alfred Szwarc

spoke about “New Technologies” and about

the importance of the industry of flex

vehicles (that use ethanol and gasoline) in

Brazil, and Luiz Augusto Horta Nogueira,

consultant for the United Nations

Economic Commission for Latin America

and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and professor

of the Federal University of Itajubá,

discussed “Sugarcane in the Brazilian

Energy Matrix.”

The UNICA Sustainability Manager, Luiz

Fernando do Amaral, addressed the topic

“International Market,” and Marcos Fava

Neves, graduate in Planning from the

School of Economy, Administration and

Alfred Szwarc spoke about “New Technologies” and commented on the use of flex vehicles (ethanol and gasoline) and hybrid vehicles (electric energy and ethanol) in the country

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Accounting at the University of

São Paulo (FEA/USP), spoke about

the “Domestic Market” and showed

data that exemplify the potential

growth of sugarcane in the national

energy matrix over upcoming years.

“Fifteen years from now, my hope

is that the sugar-energy sector

will supply 20% of the country’s

electric energy,” said Neves. “In the

international market, we will be

responsible for 60% to 65% of the

global sugar production,” he said.

The journalists also received

information from the President of

the Goiás State Ethanol Producers’

Industry Labor Union (SIFAEG),

André Rocha; the President of the

Mato Grosso do Sul Bioenergy

Producers’ Association (BIOSUL),

Roberto Hollanda; and the two

Directors of UNICA, Antônio de

Padua Rodrigues and Adhemar

Altieri; and spoke with the State

Secretary of Agriculture, Antônio

Flávio Lima, and the State Secretary

of Industry and Commerce,

Alexandre Baldy. “Sugarcane

occupies increasingly more

space in the state’s agricultural

sector and the government

has encouraged new financial

investments through tax relief

programs to install new industries,”

said Antônio Flávio Lima.The Rio Claro plant was inaugurated in 2009 with 100% mechanized planting and harvesting

100% MECHANIZED PLANT

Created in 2007, ETH Bioenergia operates nine

plants in three Brazilian states: Goiás, Mato Grosso do

Sul and São Paulo.

The Rio Claro Unit, visited by the journalists

during “Agro-Energy Underway,” was inaugurated in

August 2009. The plant began operating with 100%

mechanized planting and harvesting and the milling

capacity for 4.5 million tons of sugarcane per harvest.

ETH expects that in 2012, the unit will reach a

milling capacity of 6 million tons to produce 530,000

cubic meters of ethanol and 450 GWh of electric

energy through the burning of sugarcane bagasse

(bioelectricity).

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In the Huambo Province, in Angola’s Central-

South region, and approximately 120 km from

the capital, in Gove, Odebrecht Angola

(subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola)

is currently building the Gove Hydroelectric Power

Plant Facility (AHE), which includes the

rehabilitation of the dam, the construction of the

power station and substation, as well as the ins-

tallation of a village for the plant operators and a

small airport. With 60 MW of installed power, one

of the development’s goals is to regularize the flow

of the Cunene River.

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Sowing the Seeds of Development

Women from the communities, wives of project workers, work in a community garden that produces foods

After the conclusion of the dam construction

work, scheduled for December of this year, it will

be possible to store water during the rainy

season for later use during the dry season in order

to generate energy that will supply the region of

Huambo and Bié and for the agricultural facilities

located farther down the river.

In addition to the construction activities, the

project promotes the region’s sustainable growth,

with the installation of a family farming program

that should benefit 3,400 people by December of

this year.

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A LEGACY FOR GOVE

Since the start of the project in 2008,

several residents from the communities

located near the development have been

contracted by Odebrecht Angola to work

on the construction. With the improvement

of the population’s quality of life and

increase purchasing power, the Gove

region economy earned a new dynamic.

Concerned with maintaining this

scenario, besides directing the 1,200

Members – 780 of whom are from the

region – to other projects after finishing

the construction work, the company

is also turning to agriculture to

guarantee the sustainable development

of the communities and prevent a rural

exodus. Based on the experience acquired

with the construction site garden, created

to balance the workers’ daily meals, the

company launched the Semear (“Sow”)

Project in 2009 with the support of the

Huambo Province Agrarian Environment

Institute (IMA).

Semear will support the creation of a cooperative for the farmers to continue forward with the project

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The social inclusion program trains the wives

of Members for the production of foods in the

community garden installed near the Gove AHE

construction site. “We want to prevent the region

from going back to what it was like before the

construction project, when people basically ate

corn and manioc root, cultivated during the rainy

period,” explained Fernando Koch, Administrative

and Financial Manager. “During the dry months,

the availability of foods was even scarcer,” he said.

The 32 farmers, who receive orientations from

five Members of Odebrecht and IMA, already

harvest a wide variety of produce, vegetables and

fruit, also receiving the help of an irrigation system

installed near the lake formed by the dam.

The Semear Project also offers literacy cour-

ses and classes on health and personal hygiene

- primarily about HIV, malaria, birth control and

caring for newborns. During the daily work in

the garden, the participants are divided into

three groups. The first tills and prepares the

earth, plants and harvests, the second

attends the practical farming classes and the

other learns in the classroom.

Recently, the project received the permission

to cultivate produce in areas reserved for military

operations. The planting and first harvests should

take place in December of this year. “Another

positive result achieved was the increased

self-esteem of the Members and their wives,” said

Carlos Augusto Baptista Vieira, the professional

responsible for General Services, who also

participates in Semear.

Until the end of this year, a cooperative

will be created to manage the program that

will receive the support of the province

government and consolidate partnerships to

sell products.

PROJECT COMPLETES

IMPORTANT PHASE

From May 12-15, Odebrecht

Angola completed one of the

most important phases of the

Gove AHE project: it laid the

concrete to surround the Unit 1

Spiral Box.

The following phase will be

concluded with the start of

energy generation, set for the

first quarter of 2012.Odebrecht Angola is responsible for building the

Gove Hydroelectric Power Plant Facility in the

Huambo Province


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Mobilization to Receive the O2 System

SUPPLY

SUPPLY

COMMERCIAL

ERCIAL

SUPPLY


The pro-active posture of Odebrecht

Infraestrutura Members working on

the Embraport contract – the project

to construct and operate the country’s

largest private multi-use terminal in

the city of Santos, located along São

Paulo’s coast – was decisive for the

process to implement the O2 tools.

The Oracle information system is

gradually replacing MyWebDay to

make Odebrecht’s support activities

more efficient.

The mobilization began in

September 2010, with the start of

the related training. In January of

this year, the teams received the new

basic system package (the Oracle eBS,

XRT, Mastersaf, Engmat, PeopleSoft

and SD2000 tools) and the work was

intensified after the contract was

chosen as one of the pilot projects

for the installation of the PeopleSoft

Sub-Contract and Payroll modules in

May. Embraport was the first contract

to debut its work operating within the

SD2000, the O2 support tool designed

for Safety, Health and Environment

activities.

According to Lenilton Jordão, the

professional responsible for People

and Organization at Embraport, the

Mobilization to Receive the O2 System

FINANCFINANCERCIAL


teams saw the change as an

opportunity for growth for

each professional and also for

Odebrecht as a whole. “Here,

the word ‘change’ produces

a positive expectation,” said

Lenilton, the appointed

interface for the O2

installations in the contract.

“In addition to the learning

produced by the process,

the Members know the

importance of this training

and are open to absorbing

new information,” he said.

POSITIVE RESULTS

The engagement during

the initial installation phase

was visible in the accounting

results for January-April of

this year, closed within the

deadline date. The number

of Members who operate

Oracle in the contract

increased from 17 in

January 2011, to 100 in May.

“The fact that most of the

professionals responsible for

the programs were already

familiar with the system

and understood the best

way to organize it at the

construction site guaranteed

security for the teams,”

From left to right, clockwise: Carlos Jackson Alves, the professional responsible for Supplies, Reynaldo Pincette and Lenilton Jordão; Members of the Commercial area; the Financial area team and Supply professionals

explained Paulo Henrique da Silva, from the Mobilization

team of the Information Technology (IT) area.

Reynaldo Pincette Filho, Administrative and Financial

Manager, stated that the pilot program for the Payroll module

was welcomed with the same enthusiasm as Oracle. “The

team is already operating the PeopleSoft Payroll together

with MyWebDay, which will be deactivated starting in July of

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IT COMPLETES FIRST SUB-CONTRACT

MODULE PHASE

At the start of May, the IT area

completed the first installation phase for

the new Sub-Contract module.

Using Oracle technology, the module

– which is fully integrated with the O2

system – manages and administers

the subcontracted suppliers at the

construction project, such as labor and

equipment supply companies and

consulting firms.

Already used in MyWebDay, the

tool was improved and now offers

direct communication with O2. “The

changes transformed the module into

a system that best serves the project,

with a simpler user interface,” explained

Cristian Kambourakis, the professional

responsible for the IT area Sub-Contracts

Project. During the first phase of

installation, Embraport received the

system ‘base.’ It is estimated that the other

functionalities will be installed gradually

until July.

Documentation control, including

the scanning of system documents,

the improvement of the measurement

process – which allows for some service

to be used by more than one city

from a single contract item –, and the

re-activation of the payment advance

integration are among the improvements

for the new Sub-Contracts module.

this year,” he said.

The contract should be finalized in 2013.

Until then, Pincette guarantees that the teams

will be constantly on the lookout for other

pilot projects: “We are available to contribute

toward the development of the Organization’s

processes,” he said.


Implemented at the

Organization’s projects

and Odebrecht Foundation

initiatives, both in Brazil and

Mozambique, the digital

inclusion program Hit the

Net, which assists thousands

of Members and people from

the communities located in

the construction projects’

areas of influence, arrived to

Portugal through Odebrecht

International in March,

and to Venezuela through

Odebrecht Venezuela in

May of this year. This article

shares the project’s new

actions and other already

existing ones.

PIONEER IN LATIN

AMERICA

The Tocoma Hydroelectric

Power Plant, constructed

on the Caroni River by the

Consortium OIV-Tocoma

– formed by Odebrecht

Venezuela, the Italian company

Impregilo and the Venezuelan

company Vinccler – was the

first project in Latin America

to receive the Hit the Net

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program, called Intégrate a la

Red in Spanish.

The program, launched on May

23, is promoting the digital

literacy of children from the

teaching institutions in nearby

communities.

During the first phase, to be

concluded in July of this year,

33 students from the Dr. Jose

Agosto Mendez School and

21 students from the Luisa

Cáceres Arismendi School,

both in the municipality of

Angostura, are learning to use

Microsoft Office programs and

e-mail tools.

The initiative receives support

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Children from the communities located near the Tocoma Hydroelectric Power Plant, in Venezuela, take part in computer classes on the Compubus

from the Andrés Bello

Catholic University (UCAB)

Guayana Center in Puerto

Ordaz through Compubus

– a mobile laboratory bus

equipped with computers

and air conditioning with

the capacity to assist 16

students per class. The

courses are administered by

UCAB professors.

Starting in October of this year,

Hit the Net will also extend to

other schools in the region.

The expectation is to train over

250 children and adolescents

from eight teaching

institutions until July 012.

TRAINING IN PORTUGAL

The first group, which includes

30 Members from the Baixo

Tejo Sub-Concession and

Belverde Viaduct project – the

widening of a highway and

construction of a new viaduct

–, located in the Metropolitan

Region of Lisbon, in Portugal,

completed the computer class

on May 10.


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With the start of Hit the Net,

the project team realized

that the biggest obstacle

is not the lack of access to

computers, since many of the

participants have a computer

at their homes. Instead,

it is the absence of basic

computer knowledge and the

hesitation when working with

technology.

Manuel Alves, assembler

and one of the participants,

revealed that his 21-year-old

daughter has used a computer

since she was little, but that he

never had the opportunity to

learn to operate it. “The more

computer knowledge I can

acquire, the more chances at

professional growth I’ll have,”

said Alves.

At the end of the course, held

at the Elias Garcia School

Grouping, located next to the

construction project, the two

Members who most stood out

during the program – based

on the criteria of participation,

performance and attendance

– received one free laptop

each. Carpenter Ricardo

Manuel Alves receives the conclusion certification for Hit the Net from Pedro Silva, Production Engineer

Garcês and mechanic Antônio

Ferreira Santos celebrated the

achievement.

The teaching institution also

received a donation of soil for

planting trees around the site.

MOATIZE ALREADY

HAS THREE ROOMS FOR

PROGRAM

Hit the Net arrived to

Mozambique through the

project to construct and

operate a coal mine for

the company Vale, in the

municipality of Moatize,

and with the partnership

of Odebrecht International,

Microsoft Brasil, Vale

Moçambique Foundation,

Hewlett-Packard (HP) and

the airline company TAP -

Transportes Aéreos Portugueses.

It was the first project in Brazil

to receive the program.

Currently, there are three

laboratories in operation: one

at the Moatize Coal Project,

another at the Armando

Emílio Guebuza High School

in Cateme, and a third at the

Dom Bosco High School.

A total of 310 students

participate in the program,

including community residents


More than 300 people, including Members and residents of the communities, participate in Hit the Net in Moatize

and Members working on the

construction project. By the

end of this year, some 1,500

should be assisted.

The educational proposal

includes two modules: the

basic level, with a focus on

digital literacy, in which the

student learns to handle

the equipment and learn

basic computer skills;

and the advanced level,

where participants learn

to use websites and online

services, e-mail and other

communication systems, as

well as the Microsoft Office

programs.

The course uses the

Microsoft methodology

with the e-learning system,

without the need for

teachers, but with volunteer

monitors. The program lasts

for two months and has a

course load of 32 hours.

IN BRAZIL, CLASSES BEGIN

IN COSTA RICA

In the municipality of

Costa Rica, in Mato

Grosso do Sul, Odebrecht

Engenharia Industrial

has been constructing the

ETH Bioenergia ethanol

and sugar production unit

since April of last year. The

new plant should begin

operating still this year.

On May 18, residents from

the city participated in

the inaugural class for

Hit the Net, a partnership

between companies and

the Municipal Department




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of Tourism, Environment,

Sports and Culture. The

computer laboratory,

installed in the Carlos

Drummond de Andrade

Municipal Public Library,

was restored by Odebrecht

for the program and

was equipped with 10

computers.

Participating in the event

was Mayor Jesus Baird,

Vice Mayor Waldomiro

Bocalan, Secretary of

Culture, Wilson Matheus,

Secretary of Education,

Marilete Bertuol Gazoni,

Librarian Rose Cristiane

Liston, together with

Max Bruno, Construction

Project Manager, and other

Members of the company.

EXPANSION OF PROJECT

IN BAHIA’S SOUTHERN

LOWLANDS

Hit the Net is undertaken

at educational projects

tied to the Bahia

Southern Lowlands EPA

Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS) thanks to

a partnership between

Odebrecht S.A., Odebrecht

Foundation, Microsoft,

Dell, Oi, IBM, Semp Toshiba

and Telebrás. The program

became a reference in

multiplying initiatives

that include the use of

technologies associated

Currently, 35 people participate in the Hit the Net computer classes in Costa Rica

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The digital literacy courses in Bahia’s Southern Lowlands benefit over 800 people

with sustainable

development practices and

educational environments

in the region.

The digital literacy courses

offered to the youth from

the Family Homes were

extended to the “Build

Better” Project, which

trains young entrepreneurs

in the civil construction

sector, the “Walking

Paths” Project, and “War

Shot,” which promotes

citizenship among youth

from the municipalities of

Presidente Tancredo Neves

and Valença as well as the

communities from the rural

zone. These new actions

already assist 325 people.

HIT THE NET IN NUMBERSThe program is currently held in 24 classrooms distributed throughout seven Brazilian states.

In 2010, some 5,200 people were assisted and estimates for this year indicate that more than

10,500 people will be included.


Union Makes a Difference

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Antônio Nascimento Santos

and Antônio Nascimento

Santos Filho have more than

their last name in common.

The father and son also share

a love for working the land.

“Agriculture is my life; it’s my

business,” said the 19-year-

old youth. Residents of the

Margarida Alves settlement,

located in the municipality of

Ituberá, in Bahia, these rural

producers are changing the

family’s history.

In 2009, Antônio Filho

joined the Igrapiúna Rural

Family Home (CFR-I) and, after

three years, is completing his


Union Makes a DifferenceThe young Antônio and his parents: father and son take part in the PDIS initiatives and are changing the Santos family history

training. During this period,

he had access to topics such

as rural administration, soils,

perennial crops, soils and the

processing of animal and plant-

based products, in addition

to the basic concepts of

cooperativism, environmental

education and youth leadership.

“The passage through CFR-I

gave me a new perspective on

life and changed my opinion

with relation to agriculture and

the opportunities found in the

field,” said the youth.

That same year, his father

joined the Bahia Southern

Lowlands Heart of Palm

Producers’ Cooperative

(COOPALM) and since then has

developed his own heart of

palm plantation. “We plant and

harvest and the cooperative

sells it,” he said. “We see the

return from our work; we feel

like we own it and we feel

stronger, since we aren’t alone.”

Union makes a difference.”

Like CFR-I, COOPALM is

an institution tied to the

Bahia Southern Lowlands

Environmental Protection

Area Mosaic Integrated and

Sustainable Development

Program (PDIS), supported by

the Odebrecht Foundation.

Father and son then began

to work together cultivating

the heart of palm. Gradually,

the young man introduced the

new planting techniques he

had learned, helping to boost

the family’s productivity. “My

father raised us on what he

learned from my grandfather,”

he said. “Now, I’m having the

opportunity to teach him lots of

things. We are great partners,”

said the youngest of the three

Santos boys, who is not the

family’s only producer. His older

brother always worked in the

field and currently owns his

own property.

Antônio Filho is following in

the footsteps of his brother.

With the support of COOPALM,

he planted one hectare and a

half of heart of palm and now

cares for his own cultivation.

The new rural entrepreneur also

plans to join the cooperative. “I

want to increase my property,

and I always try to apply the

knowledge I acquire at CFR-I,”

he said. His father also believes

in this path: “I am happy to have

my sons working the land,” he

said. “We get everything we

need from the country.”

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On May 13, the President

of the Republic of Peru, Alan

García, participated in the

signing of the investment

commitment contract between

the Peruvian government

and Generación Huallaga,

a company controlled by

Odebrecht Participações

e Investimentos and by

Odebrecht Energia, for the

construction of the Chaglla

Hydroelectric Power Plant,

the second largest in the

country. The plant will be built

by Odebrecht Peru and will

receive investments of US$ 1.2

billion.

Alan García pointed out that

Peru is seeking to generate

clean energy through

hydroelectric power plants,

which also help contribute

toward the country’s

development. According

to the Minister of Energy

and Mines, Pedro Sánchez,

the contract consolidates

the process of balancing

out the country’s energy

matrix, increasing the use

of renewable energy in the

electrical system.

Agreement to Construct Chaglla Hydroelectric Power Plant Signed

From left to right: Pedro Sánchez, Peruvian Minister of Energy and Mines; Alan García, President of Peru; and Erlon Arfelli, Investment Director at Odebrecht Energia in Peru

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

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On May 3, professionals

from the Foreign

Trade, Priorities,

Foreign Trade Legal

Affairs Departments

and Contracting

and Authorization

and Operational

Management Areas

of Brazil’s National

Economic and Social

Development Bank

(BNDES) visited the

Odebrecht Logística e

Exportação (OLEX) cargo

terminal installations in

Rio de Janeiro.

The objective of this

visit was to present

BNDES with the Credit

Record and Export

Legalization modules

within SISCOMEX,

the Brazilian Federal

Revenue Department

system that controls the

country’s exports and

the physical process

for exported cargo for

the different projects

financed by the bank.

The guests were

welcomed by Célio

Duran, the professional

responsible for Export

Confirmations in the

International Project

Financing (FPI) area

– tied to Odebrecht

América Latina e Angola

–, which presented the

company team. Pedro

Oliveira, Responsible for

Cargo Terminal Export

at OLEX, explained

the cargo purchase,

reception and shipment

process to the projects.

Rachel Almeida, the

professional responsible

for Receipts in the FPI

area, presented the 2010

results, while Eduardo

Cunha, responsible for

Disbursement Processing

in the FPI area, simulated

the creation of a Credit

Record. Marcos Aurélio,

Operations Manager of

the customs agent San

Assessoria e Comércio

Exterior and partner

of OLEX for 14 years,

spoke about the export

process in the same tool,

with the elaboration of

an Export Record, also

in the Federal Revenue

system.

“The visit was

important for leveling

out the knowledge

of the BNDES team

and for our better

understanding of how

export processes start

at a large company,”

said André Nogueira,

Manager of the GCOL1

area at BNDES. “The

opportunity to see the

day-to-day at an export

company and the entire

process developed by

the customs agent was

quite unique,” he said.

BNDES Team Visits OLEX in Rio de Janeiro

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One April 18, Members of the company

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine

Engineering (DSME) – the shipyard in

South Korea where Odebrecht Oil and

Gas (OOG) built the Norbe VIII and Norbe

IX drilling rigs and site to the installation

of the ODN and ODN II drilling rigs –

celebrated the record of 8 million man-

hours worked without time loss accidents

at the projects of the four units.

This number was reached by 2,500

workers during the period of January

2010 to April of this year. To achieve the

result, OOG and DSME worked together to

implement Workplace Safety, Health and

Environment (SSTMA) rules at the shipyard

and correct problems to improve the

quality of the work.

Pedro Mathias, Project Manager at OOG,

represented the company during the

ceremony organized by DSME to celebrate

the new record. Members of OOG and

managers of the South Korean shipyard

also participated in the celebration.

Eight Million Man-Hours without Accidents at OOG

Members and leaders of OOG and DSME celebrated the new safety record in South Korea

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On May 3, 20 students from the Construction

and Urban Development Management

course at Eindhoven University of Technology

in Holland visited some of the Odebrecht

Infraestrutura construction projects in Rio de

Janeiro.

At the Maracanã remodeling project, the group

visited the “Sidewalk of Fame” – a space in the

stadium that pays tribute to Brazil’s biggest

soccer stars –, and the field, the site that will

host some of the games and serve as the stage

for the closing ceremony of the 2014 World Cup.

The university students also visited the new

General Osório Subway station in Ipanema. They

rode it until the Mirante da Paz (“Peace Outlook”)

high atop the Rubem Braga Complex – a

structure with elevators that transport residents

from the low income communities of Cantagalo

and Pavão-Pavãozinho to the Ipanema station.

Civil engineer Amanda Parro accompanied the

group and explained the challenges faced by a

construction project in the city’s urban zone.

Odebrecht Infraestrutura Receives Dutch Students

The Dutch students got an up-close look at the investments in infrastructure for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro




The Coral Freeway project

– developed by Odebrecht


in the Dominican Republic

– and the Mir Foundation

established a partnership

in April of this year to

promote the technical and

professional courses for

university students from the

region of La Roaman and

from other communities

located nearby the

construction project. The

project expects to train 250

youth per year.

For the mechanic,

electricity and welding

classes, administered by the

Mir Foundation, a 330-square

meter workshop was set

up at the Mir Esperanza

Polytechnic School, including

running water, electrical

installations and a space to

store tools and equipment

for the practical classes.

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Present at the workshop inauguration were Lian Azqueta, President of the Mir Foundation; Lyanne Azqueta, Executive Director of the School; Juvenalito Gusmão, Contract Director at the Coral Freeway Project; professors and students of the teaching institution and Members of Odebrecht América Latina e Angola

Training Dominican Republic Students




In Camaçari, Bahia, Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial participated in the campaign “The

Center against Dengue” through the Braskem

Project and other companies – Braskem, Du

Pont, Dow Chemical, Paranapanema, Ultracargo,

Elekeiroz and Petrobras. The campaign was

divided into two phases.

The first, held on May 6 in the neighborhood

of Dias D’Ávila, gathered 300 people, including

the coordinators and technicians of the region’s

Zoonose Center, community health agents,

members of the Community Defense Center

(NUDEC) and the Community Council, professors,

students, municipal public school employees,

in addition to 49 volunteers from the eight

companies. Participants went on a walk to

publicize the ways of preventing the disease.

On May 20, the neighborhood Parque

Florestal received the second phase of the

campaign. More than 100 volunteers, oriented by

professionals from the Zoonoses Control Center,

visited over 1,300 residential and commercial

buildings and terrains. Materials that could

accumulate water and become breeding grounds

for the mosquito that transmits the disease were

removed. The volunteers also distributed tarps

to cover empty barrels and pamphlets about the

importance of combating dengue.

Braskem Camaçari Project Against Dengue

During the walk through the neighborhood of Dias D’Ávila, children from the city where oriented on how to prevent dengue




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Odebrecht Engenharia

Industrial is responsible for

the service agreement for

the Petrobras International

Business Area as part of the

company’s Safety, Health and

Environment (SHE) Certificate

Action Plan, called the PAC

SHE Project. The agreement

includes the rehabilitation,

construction, assembly,

elaboration of students and

diagnoses of the state-owned

company’s SHE areas in 10

countries (Argentina, United

States, Japan, Colombia,

Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile,

Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil),

in addition to providing

services and equipment

designed for emergencies

and firefighting.

In order to foster the

development of skills,

process management,

strategic planning and team

work, 60 Members from the

project gathered in Buenos

Aires, Argentina, for the first

training session of the year,

held on April 1 and 2.

The participants listened

to lectures by Marco Duran,

Contract Director, who spoke

about the project’s objectives,

and Ivonne Lozano, the

professional responsible for

People and Organization, who

discussed the Organization’s

history and Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology

(TEO). “Our main challenge

is to transform all of our

knowledge into team work,”

said Marco Duran during the

opening for the event. “We

will be in different countries

and different places within

the countries,” he said.

On the second day, the

professionals were divided

into groups for a practical

activity on synergy, strategies

and goals.

Preparing Teams for a New Contract

Members of Odebrecht Engenharia Industrial participated in activities in Buenos Aires during the first training for the PAC SHE Project team




The installation of the Santo

Antônio Hydroelectric Power

Plant in Rondônia involves careful

animal rescue work, developed

by over 160 professionals

hired by the Santo Antônio

Energia Concessionaire, which

is responsible for the plant. The

team gathers biologists, assistants,

veterinarians, safety technicians

and nurses and has already

rescued over 23,000 animals from

Animal Rescue Efforts at Santo Antônio

Animals like the grey hawk and jaguar are rescued in areas near the plant construction by the Santo Antônio Energia team. They then receive treatment and are sent to a safe destination

the Environment and Renewable

Natural Resources (IBAMA) in

sending some of the species

apprehended in irregular

situations, such as the two jaguars

that recently left to the city of

Cacoal to live at the Uberlândia

Municipal Zoo in Minas Gerais.

Another jaguar, which lived at

the former Porto Velho Natural

Park, was transferred to CETAS in

January of this year and awaits its

final destination to be decided by

IBAMA. All of the expenses with

the transportation of the animals

were paid by the concessionaire.

the plant’s and construction site’s

area of influence.

During the rescue efforts, the

species that are unable to find

a new home undergo clinical

evaluation and are catalogued.

The others are returned to the

regions not affected by the

development. When there is the

need for veterinary intervention

or in the cases of abandoned

cubs, the animals are sent to the

Wildlife Screening Center (CETAS),

built by the concessionaire at the

Federal University of Rondônia

campus, where they remain

during treatment for later release.

In one month, Santo Antônio

Energia sent 26 animals - 21

jararaca snakes, a banded

anteater, two green jararaca

snakes, a black-faced hawk

and grey hawk – to institutions

specialized in treating the species,

such as the Vital Brasil Institute

in Rio de Janeiro, the Caatinga

Reptile Conservation Center

in Paraíba, and the Research

Center for Neotropical Raptor

Conservation in Minas Gerais.

The concessionaire also

supports the Brazilian Institute of

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Braskem was one

of the companies to

participate in the

2011 Global Pact

Week , held from

May 16-20, and the

Caring for Climate

Signatories Meeting

– an initiative that

gathers companies

committed to

resolving climate

changes. The event

was held on May

17 in Copenhagen,

Denmark.

The edition

of the meeting

this year worked

under the theme

of “ The Corporate

Contribution to

Global Sustainability ”

after Rio+20, the UN

Conference that will

take place in Brazil in

2012.

Jorge Soto,

Braskem’s

Sustainability

Director, was one

of the participants

of the debate

“Rio+20: Objectives

and Business

Opportunities for

the Signatories,”

which addressed

the companies’

contribution to

accelerating the

implementation of

the “green economy,”

which, according to

the United Nations

Environment Program,

is the low carbon-

intensive economy .

Since 2007, Braskem

has been a signatory

of the Global Pact, a

UN program designed

to strengthen

social-corporate

responsibil ity

worldwide that

has earned the

commitment of over

1,500 companies all

over the planet. The

companies agree to

align their operations

and strategies with 10

universally accepted

principles in the areas

of human rights, labor,

environment and anti-

corruption. In 2008,

Braskem joined the

Brazil ian Global Pact

Committee.

“Braskem was invited

to Caring for Climate

due to its strong

commitment to the

topic,” explained

Soto. “Our initiatives

related to the climate

are concrete and

associated with our

business,” he said.

Braskem Signs UN Caring for Climate Initiative

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New York ’s Columbia University

developed a case study on Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology ( TEO)

and officially added the topic to the

permanent curriculum of the Columbia

School of Business.

TEO is used as a case of how an

organization can preserve its culture

while it expands its global operations

and contracts professionals from

different countries. The program

establishes a bridge between

theoretical knowledge and practical

business know-how.

The department responsible for the

project, Columbia CaseWorks, develops

cases and teaching materials for use

in the university classrooms. All of the

material is based on research and the

expertise of the institution’s faculty.

TEO at North American University

The Columbia University Homepage shows the new discipline of the Columbia School of Business: TEO

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Members of the North

Terminal of the Miami

International Airport,

development by Odebrecht

United States (subsidiary of

Odebrecht International)

took part in Career Day at

Fairlawn Elementary School.

Career Day is a date on

which professionals from

different areas and companies

come to visit the classrooms

to talk with the students about

their activities and educational

background, motivating them

to enroll in university courses

and prompting them to

choose a profession. Certain

Members who participate in

the Odebrecht Introduction

to Culture Program used

the project and Odebrecht

Entrepreneurial Technology

(TEO) to encourage the

children to learn and

continuously improve their

skills.

Day to Talk About Professions

Marjorie Mckenzie, Responsible for Administration, and Tommy Valentine, General Supervisor, answered the questions of Fairlawn Elementary School students during Career Day



Antônio Gavioli, Yuri Kertzman, Helio Boleira, Sérgio Bezerra, Contract Directors, and José Vilar Jr., Safety, Health and Environment Manager, all from Odebrecht Panama, visit Odebrexpo 2011

From April 26-29, Odebrecht Panama,

subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina e

Angola (ALA), promoted the 2011 Internal

Workplace Accident Prevention Week (SIPAT).

This is the second consecutive year the

subsidiary has held the event.

The event included conferences involving

local and international specialists, who shared

their knowledge and experiences with over 550

participants, including Members of the Company

and partner companies, as well as students and

employees of public entities in the country that

operate in the construction area. Themes such

as Safety and Health Management in Tunnel

Construction, Identification and Assessment of

Environmental Impacts, Work at Heights and

Noise and Vibrations in Civil Construction Areas

were addressed in the lectures.

The Accident Prevention Program (PreVer)

was presented in the country during SIPAT, with

the presence of Sérgio Leão, the professional

responsible for Sustainability at the Engineering

and Construction Operations, Carlos Alexandre

and Antônio Gaspar, both from Odebrecht Latin

América and Angola. André Rabello, Managing

Director of Odebrecht Panama, confirmed

the commitment of the contract directors to

overcoming the program’s challenges and

continuously seeking to minimize serious

accidents at the construction sites.

SIPAT also hosted an exhibit related to the

topic of Workplace Health and Safety, called

Odebrexpo 2011, in which companies and

entities presented safety equipment and the

efforts undertaken in the country within this

sphere.

Odebrecht Panama Holds SIPAT 2011




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On May 16, 14 trainees from

the newspaper Folha de S.

Paulo visited the construction

work for the Juan Manuel de

Rosas Plant, currently being

undertaken by Odebrecht


in Tigre, located to the

North of Buenos Aires, in

Argentina. During the visit,

the journalists spoke to Alan

Abrantes, Contract Director,

and toured the construction

site. The youth also visited

the printing plants of the

Argentinean newspapers

Clarín and La Nación.

Currently in its 51st edition,

the Folha de S. Paulo Training

Program has a historic rate of

90% participant recruitment.

The program is sponsored by

Odebrecht, Philip Morris and

Syngenta.

Folha de S. Paulo Trainees at the Odebrecht Construction Project in Argentina

Young journalists participating in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper Training Program got an up-close look at the Odebrecht operations in Argentina

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Formed by Odebrecht Infraestrutura

and OAS, the Arena Salvador Consortium

– responsible for the construction work to

build the Fonte Nova Arena in Bahia’s capital

– created its Intern Training Program with a

multi-disciplinary strategy.

The students take part in a rotating and

planned program and will work in different

sectors of the company. The maximum time of

permanence in each area is six months.

During the internship period, the interns

are evaluated each month by the leaders

and can discuss the program with the People

and Organization area. There is also the

identification of the areas for improvement

and the youth can participate in volunteer

programs to develop their public speaking

skills as well as in other courses in partnership

with teaching institutions.

Currently, 22 university students from the

Business Administration, Architecture, Civil

Engineering, Oil and Gas Engineering and

Communication courses are participating in

the program.

Interns Work in Different Areas at Arena Salvador Consortium

The participants of the Arena Salvador Consortium Intern Training Program work in different areas and have monthly evaluations



From May 13-17, Odebrecht Angola (a

subsidiary of Odebrecht América Latina

e Angola) took part in the 1st Benguela

International Fair (FIB), which gathered more

than 120 national and international companies

at the Ombaka National Stadium with aims

of promoting local entrepreneurship and

publicizing the economic and industrial

potentials of the country’s Central-South

region.

At the Odebrecht Angola booth, visitors were

able to learn more about the Organization’s

global operations and the company’s

construction projects in the province, such as

the Benguela Waters Integrated Project, Lobito

and Baía Farta, the Revitalization Project for the

Catumbela, Cavaco and Coporolo Rivers and

the Catumbela Airport, among others.

The Acreditar (“Believe”) Continued

Professional Qualification Program was also

presented at the booth and the public had

access to one of the dump truck operator

simulators used during the program’s practical

classes.

The Benguela Province Government hopes to

make FIB an annual event.

Odebrecht Angola at Benguela International Fair

At the Odebrecht Angola booth, the FIB visitors received explanatory brochures about the company’s operations

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