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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, 2002Exhibit 10.3

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Yale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 24, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of ALBRAS - Aluminio Brasileiro S.A. for the years ended
December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.4

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 24, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of ALUNORTE - Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. for the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such Annual
Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.5

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 30, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Vale do Rio Doce Aluminio S.A. - ALUVALE for the years
ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such Annual
Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.6

Independent auditors' consent

To
The Board of Directors
Bahia Sul Celulose S.A.:

We hereby consent to the use of our report dated February 6, 2001 included
herein in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce,
relating to the consolidated financial statements of Bahia Sul Celulose S.A.
for the years ended December 31, 2000 and 1999.

/s/ KPMG Auditors Independentes

Sao Paulo, Brazil
June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.7

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
California Steel Industries, Inc.:

We consent to the use in the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia Vale do
Rio Doce of our report dated January 21, 2002 relating to the consolidated
financial statements (not presented separately herein) of California Steel
Industries, Inc. and subsidiary as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and for each
of the years in the three year period ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Orange County, California
June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.8

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 25, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. - CENIBRA for the years
ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Belo Oriente, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.8

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 21, 2000, relating to the
Financial Statements of Celulose Nipo-Brasileira S.A. - CENIBRA for the year
ended December 31, 1999, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Belo Oriente, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.9

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 25, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Navegacao Vale do Rio Doce S A. - DOCENAVE for the
years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such Annual
Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.10

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 25, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Docepar S.A. for the years ended December 31, 2001 and
2000, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.10

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated February 18, 2000, relating to the
Financial Statements of Docepar S.A. for the year ended December 31, 1999,
which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.11

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 18, 2002, relating to the
Consolidated Financial Statements of Companhia Coreano-Brasileira de
Pelotizacao - KOBRASCO for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, which is
included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.12

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 18, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Companhia Nipo-Brasileira de Pelotizacao - NIBRASCO for
the years ended December 31, 2001, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such
Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.13

The Board of Directors
Valesul Aluminio S.A.

Consent of Independent Accountants

We consent to the use of our audit report dated January 17, 2002, included
herein in this Statement on Form 20 - F of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, relating
to the financial statements of Valesul Aluminio S.A. as of December 31, 2000
and 2001 and for the three years period ended December 31, 2001.

/s/ KPMG Auditors Independentes

KPMG Auditores Independentes

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.15

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 30, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of de Vila Velha S.A. for the years ended
December 31, 2001 and 2000, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Vitoria, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.15

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated February 2, 2001, relating to the
Financial Statements of Terminal de Vila Velha S.A. for the years ended
December 31, 2000 and 1999, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Victoria, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.16

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 25, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of Nova Era Silicon S.A. for the years ended December 31,
2001 and 2000, which is included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.17

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

As Independent Public Accountant, we hereby consent to the use in this
Registration Statement on Form 20F of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of our report
dated January 18th 2000, except for the subject mentioned on the paragraph 3
that is dated on January 31st, 2002, relating to the financial statements of
Nova Era Silicon S.A. for the years ended December 31st, 1999 and 1998 which is
included in such Registration Statement.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil, June 27, 2002

/s/ Luiz Claudio Fontes

Luiz Claudio Fontes
Accountant
CRC 1RJ032470/O-9 "T" PR "S" MG
Trevisan Auditores
Independentes
CRC 2SP013439/O-5 "S" MGExhibit 10.18

Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated January 25, 2002, relating to the
Financial Statements of CELMAR S.A. - Industria de Celulose e Papel for the
years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, which is included in such Annual
Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.19

                   Consent of Independent Public Accountants

We hereby consent to the use in this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Companhia
Vale do Rio Doce of our report dated February 15, 2002, relating to the
Consolidated Financial Statements of SIBRA - ELETROSIDERURGICA BRASILEIRA S.A.
and Subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, which is
included in such Annual Report.

/s/ Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU
Auditores Independentes
Salvador, Brazil, June 27, 2002Exhibit 10.20

June 26, 2002
Phoenix, AZ

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
Avenida Graca Aranha , 26
20005-900 Rio de Janiero, RJ
Brasil

Gentlemen,

AMEC Engineering and Construction Services (AMEC) hereby consents to being
named in this annual report for the year ended December 31, 2001 on Form 20-F
filed by Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (No. 000-26030), in reference to AMEC's
review of CVRD reserves as of December 31, 2001.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Larry B. Smith

Larry B. Smith
Chief Geologist

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