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MARKET ANNOUNCEMENT



We hereby inform our shareholders and the market you in general that on September 10th, 2015, Standard & Poor's credit rating agency downgraded the Company´s corporate credit rating to 'BB+' on a global scale and 'BBB-' on a national scale, both with a negative outlook.


The downgrade, according to Standard & Poor's, reflects the grade of the Federative Republic of Brazil.


Rio de Janeiro, September 11 th, 2015.


Armando Casado de Araujo

CFO and Investor Relations Officer



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