Webcast Alert: Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results Webcast

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (BOVESPA: VALE5) (CVRD) announces the following Webcast:

   What:     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Third Quarter 2007 Results    When:     Friday, October 26, 2007 @ 10:00 AM EDT; 3:00 PM (London Time);             12:00 PM (Brasilia Time)    Where:    http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/?palestra_id=160    How:      Live over the Internet — Simply log on to the Web at the             address above.    Contact:  Gabriela Ferreira, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce,             +55 21 3814-4540, or e-mail, rio@cvrd.com.br   

If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.cvrd.com.br/ . To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations Section.

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, (CVRD) is the largest diversified mining company in the Americas and the second largest company in the global metals & mining industry, with a market capitalization over US$ 120 billion. CVRD shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange — NYSE (RIO and RIOPR), on the BOVESPA (Vale3 and Vale5) and on Latibex (XVALP and XVALO). The ADR depositary agent is JP Morgan Chase. CVRD is the world’s largest producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets, the second largest world’s nickel producer and one of the leading producers of manganese and ferro-alloys. It also produces COAL, kaolin, cobalt, copper, bauxite, kaolin, potash, alumina and aluminum. CVRD owns and operates three railroads and seven ports and has offices and operations in all five continents.

Audio: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/?palestra_id=160

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce

CONTACT: Gabriela Ferreira, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce,+011-55-21-3814-4540, rio@cvrd.com.br

Web site: http://www.cvrd.com.br/