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United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of
November 2006
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20030-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
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(COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE LOGO)
  Press Release
CVRD signs long-term contracts with a group of Chinese steel companies
Rio de Janeiro, November 16, 2006 — Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) announces that it signed new and additive long-term contracts to sell iron ore to a group of Chinese steel companies, which will involve additional average annual sales volume of 19.4 million tons between 2007 and 2017 and 8.1 million tons between 2018 and 2031.
These contracts contribute to strengthen even further the excellent relationship that already exists between CVRD and its Chinese clients and reflects CVRD position as the most important high quality iron ore supplier to China.
For further information, please contact:
+55-21-3814-4540
Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@cvrd.com.br
Alessandra Gadelha: alessandra.gadelha@cvrd.com.br
Daniela Tinoco: daniela.tinoco@cvrd.com.br
Marcelo Silva Braga: marcelo.silva.braga@cvrd.com.br
Theo Penedo: theo.penedo@cvrd.com.br
Virgínia Monteiro: virginia.monteiro@cvrd.com.br
This press release may contain statements that express management’s expectations about future events or results rather than historical facts. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements, and CVRD cannot give assurance that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors: relating to the Brazilian and Canadian economy and securities markets, which exhibit volatility and can be adversely affected by developments in other countries; relating to the iron ore and nickel business and its dependence on the global steel industry, which is cyclical in nature; and relating to the highly competitive industries in which CVRD operates. For additional information on factors that could cause CVRD’s actual results to differ from expectations reflected in forward-looking statements, please see CVRD’s reports filed with the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
             
 
           
    COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE    
 
        (Registrant)    
 
           
Date: November 16, 2006
  By:   /s/ Roberto Castello Branco    
 
           
 
      Roberto Castello Branco    
 
      Director of Investor Relations