He was the son of the pioneer Emílio Odebrecht, Sr. [de] and a grandson of Emil Odebrecht [de], a German geodetical engineer and cartographer, who emigrated to Brazil in 1856.

Today, the company has become an international conglomerate and employs more than 167,500 people in over 60 countries.

[1] Norberto Odebrecht's "thoughts" have been compiled in three volumes distributed to all employees of the group.

[3] Odebrecht died on 19 July 2014, aged 93, in Salvador, Bahia.

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