Cultural ContributionsCities and Regions

Those who travel the world came face-to-face with its contrasting beauties. There are places that enchant with their magnificence, while others are valued for their simplicity. Nature coexists with human interventions, and modernity with tradition. Discover more about the unique characteristics of the different regions that served as the topic for the books sponsored by Odebrecht.

The books allow readers to travel through cosmopolitan Belo Horizonte, historic Ouro Preto, magical Fernando de Noronha and African Bahia. They also reveal the mysterious period of Arequipa, the natural beauty of the city of São Sebastião, Rio de Janeiro and the advances of the city of Trujillo, Peru, around 1535.
 

Brazil – The Coast

The sea was a crucial factor in the saga of Brazil's colonization and settlement. Our coast, which extends some 9,200 kilometers – nearly all of which is easily accessible – led to a predominantly coastal occupation, which only later would spread into the rural regions.

Brasil – A Costa presents a detailed description of this extensive coast, from Cape Orange in Amapá, to Arroio Chuí in Rio Grande do Sul. Through texts and vast iconography – formed by photos, paintings, maps and documents –, the book shows a wide variety of low-lying coasts, mangroves, Neolithic formations, bays, reefs and coastal lakes.

Launched in 1983, the trilingual publication (Portuguese / English / French) gathered the research of Wagner Monteiro, text of Vilmar Berna, photos of Leandro Sangoi and Pedro Oswaldo Cruz and illustrations of Oswaldo Ulhoa. The book presents a preface by then Minister of the Navy, Admiral Maximiano da Fonseca.