Odebrecht Engineering & Construction ended 2025 reaffirming its leadership position in Brazil’s heavy construction sector. The company’s performance was in line with the sector as a whole, according to the latest edition of the Blue Book of Infrastructure, published by the Brazilian Association of Infrastructure and Basic Industries (ABDIB). According to the publication, investments in the country are expected to exceed R$ 280 billion in 2025, with the private sector accounting for approximately 84% of this amount.

Today marked the groundbreaking ceremony and the signing of the project handover agreement for the Luena (Moxico) – Saurimo (Lunda Sul) section of the Benguela Railway, in Angola. The project will be carried out by Odebrecht Engineering and Construction in the African country.

In the last weeks of September, encouraging news generated great expectations in the company’s corridors. Three consortia that include Odebrecht in their composition advanced in the bidding processes for expansion works of the metro network in the cities of Salvador and São Paulo.

The Rio Construction Summit 2025, Latin America’s largest construction event, was held from September 24 to 26. Experts gathered at the event to debate the future of the sector, discussing topics such as human capital, innovation and the construction industry outlook.

Tenenge’s Managing Director, Maurício Almeida, was one of the speakers at the OTC – Offshore Technology Conference, which took place between May 5 and 8 in Houston, USA.

Created in 1944 as Construtora Norberto Odebrecht (CNO), the Novonor Group's main company is undergoing a new brand update, consolidating a cycle of transformation in its 80-year history. As of May 2, the company's visual identity will be renewed, following the company's recent approval of its financial restructuring plan. The acronym “OEC”, which until then had been central to the logo, will be replaced by the name ‘Odebrecht’, while retaining the descriptor “Engineering & Construction”, which indicates its segment of activity.

After four months of virtual mentoring, the VOCÊ volunteer program, promoted by the Norberto Odebrecht Foundation (FNO) and OEC, culminated in an exciting face-to-face meeting between volunteers and students from the Family Houses of the Southern Bahia Lowlands, FNO’s partner institutions in the implementation of its social program. The meeting, held on the 7th and 8th, marked the conclusion of the second edition of the program, which aims to share life and career experiences between members of the OEC and young people from the region. 

During the months of October and November, OEC Angola, in partnership with the BAI Academy, promoted leadership training with a focus on managing successful teams, as part of OEC’s leadership development, for the company’s coordinators and managers. The training was divided into two modules with a total workload of 32 hours and aimed to develop leadership and team management skills in line with the best management practices and the cultural principles of the OEC.  

On November 21, OEC Engenharia & Construção, one of the leading companies in its sector in Angola, celebrates 40 years of activity in the country. Since 1984, the OEC has played a key role in Angola’s development, implementing projects with a major economic and social impact, generating job opportunities and promoting the integration and training of thousands of Angolan staff. 

OEC – Odebrecht Engenharia & Construção education program, which aims to teach literacy to young people and adults, will be holding another graduation ceremony on August 29th, this time at the “OEC Terminals School”. This class has 20 students who work on the BRT terminal construction sites and began in September 2023, totaling more than 8,000 hours of collective training.