Olympic-sized Infrastructure Investment
Global Leaders in Construction Management to Brazil
São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro - January 5th - 17th, 2014
designed to:
Linha 5 - Subway
The Linha 5 Subway line is under construction since May 2011 this extension will connect the Largo Thirteen in, the Klabin Finca Santo Amaro. The stretch of 11.5 km and will be composed of permanent way in single and double rooms and tunnels excavated in NATM methods and Shield, and 11 stations. It is the first time that three TBMs in Brazil, also called shields (tatuzões), will be used. It is a milestone for the Metro. The use of three shields on the same line aims to shorten the duration of the work and its cost. Tunnels built by roadheader are ready up to 20 times faster than it used traditional known as NATM.
Companies and site visits:
Jardim das Perdizes - Tecnisa
Jardim das Perdizes is a brand new venture from Tecnisa (TCSA3), one of the largest Real State companies in Brazil who works in an integrated system: development, construction and sales.
The new neighborhood is being built in a 300,000 sq yd area will have 30 different condos and a park and it is located in one of the Sao Paulo welthiest areas.
Poli Junior
Poli Junior is the junior enterprise of the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo. It has 24 years of history and more than 300 engineering projects have been delivered since it was founded, in 1989. Small and micro entrepreneurs and the biggest companies in Brazil are among its clients. Poli Junior exists to develop its members, students in the first years of graduation, in the technical, business and interpersonal skills, through the execution of services with excellence, ensuring the satisfaction of its customers.
ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is an American corporation and was formed in 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. The world's third largest company by revenue, ExxonMobil is also the second largest publicly traded company by market capitalization and was ranked No. 5 globally in Forbes Global 2000 list in 2013.
ExxonMobil has been subject to numerous criticisms, including the lack of speed during its cleanup efforts after the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, widely considered the number one spill worldwide in terms of damage to the environment.
Cantagalo and Pavão - Pavãozinho Slum
Cantagalo and Pavão-Pavãozinho are neighboring favelas in Copacabana and Ipanema, in the South Zone. This is one of the classic examples of the formation of favelas in Rio Janeiro, in which the poorer population settled in the hills close to the fastest growing areas. We will be abble to see how people construct their houses even facing lack of infra-structure a logistic problems. Our local tour guide is Gabriel Abreu who was born and raised in Pavao, where he is still leaving. As he speaks English, students will be able to hear directly from him.
Carioca Engenharia
Carioca Engenharia operates in the construction and infrastructure segments. It executes a range of construction projects, including highways, ports, maritime terminals, urbanization works, subways, pipelines and aqueducts, and buildings. Carioca Engenharia is known for its high technical abilities and one of the most complete curriculum in Brazilian engineering. Its main areas of operation cover ports and maritime terminals, dams, highways, bridges and viaducts, subways transportation, pipelines, submarine outfalls, buildings, sanitation and urbanization works. The company also operates in the areas of real state and public services concessions.
AECOM
AECOM Technology Corporation is a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government.
Aecom delivers program and construction management services to clients around the world – from project concept to completion and commissioning. Led by our Tishman Construction group – one of the world’s leading builders, ranked No. 1 Construction Manager by New York Construction – AECOM’s construction services team offers clients a single and comprehensive source of solutions backed by AECOM’s combined local knowledge and global expertise.
Ilha Pura - Olympic Village
The village of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 will have 3604 apartments to be used by more than 18,000 athletes. There are 31 buildings of 17 floors with total private infrastructure spread over seven condominiums independent apartments with 3 and 4 bedrooms.The Ilha Pura has 870 000 m2, of which 247,000 m2 are reserved for the construction of the Athletes' Village will occur in just three and a half years. The apartments will be sold and delivered to end customers within one year after competitions.The project includes a public park of 65,000 m2 and a pool of 20 000 m2, built specifically to meet the landscaping of the Athletes' Village, signed by the office of landscape architect Burle Marx.The neighborhood Ilha Pura example of quality and sustainability, starting with the Athletes' Village will be one of the best places to live in Rio de Janeiro.
Olympic Park
The Olympic Park will serve the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Fifteen different Olympic sports will be disputed along a 1.18-million square meter terrain, (basketball, judo, tae-kwon-do, martial arts, handball, field hockey, tennis, cycling, high diving, water polo, swimming, synchronized swimming, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline gymnastics) as well as 11 Paralympic sports (wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby, lawn bowling, judo, seated volleyball, goal ball, five-player soccer, seven-player soccer, wheelchair tennis, cycling and swimming. The site will also house the Press Center, which should receive some 20,000 accredited journalists.
The legacy for the city was highlighted by all those involved in the bidding, undertaken by the Municipal Olympic Company in partnership with the Brazilian Architects’ Union, the Brazilian Architects’ Institute (IAB), the Rio 2016 Committee and the Brazilian Federal Government.
Camargo Corrêa
Camargo Corrêa S.A. is a closed-capital and family-run holding company, and one of the largest private business groups in Brazil. Its history dates back to March 27, 1939, when Camargo Corrêa & Cia. Ltda. – Engenheiros e Construtores was created. The company works with distinction and leadership on key sectors of the Brazilian economy, with operations in infrastructure and industry, and management of renowned brands in Brazil and abroad.
In Engineering and Construction, Camargo Corrêa participates in major infrastructure projects in Brazil. These include Jirau and Belo Monte hydroelectric plants, as well as works for the construction of new refineries, bridges, São Paulo metro, sanitation and railways, among others.
Porto Maravilha
Porto Maravilha is returning a historical treasure to Rio, and at the same time integrating areas with great housing, cultural and economic potential, which will be transformed into an example of modernity. The neighborhoods of Saúde, Gamboa and Santo Cristo, and part of the downtown districts Cidade Nova, São Cristóvão and Caju are undergoing a revolutionary phase of resumed social and economic development. New conditions for work, housing, transportation, culture and leisure mark the strategic conception of the urban operation as a starting point to increase the current population of 28 thousand residents to 100 thousand in 2020.The revitalization of the port area in Rio de Janeiro will reintegrate it with the city center as an example of sustainable urban development and productive social inclusion. Enhancing the value of the patrimony and the implementation of new cultural facilities will make it one of the most attractive areas of the city.