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                                                                   Exhibit 10.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce for the year ended December 31, 2001 of our report dated March
26, 2002, relating to the balance sheet of Vale Overseas Ltd., which appears in
such Annual Report. We also consent to the references to us under the headings
"Experts" in such Annual Report


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers
Auditores Independentes

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
June 26, 2002

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