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

October 2005

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce

Avenida Graça Aranha, No. 26
20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

(Address of principal executive office)

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Press Release
Signature Page

Rio de Janeiro, October 26, 2005 — Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) informs that it issued today US$300 million notes due 2034.

The notes issuance was oversubscribed by more than twice its value. The notes were priced with a yield to maturity (YTM) of 7.65% per year, resulting in a spread over US-Treasury bonds with the same duration of 286 basis points (bps), 50 bps lower than the US$500 million tranche issued in January 2005. The YTM is 70 bps lower than the one offered in the former transaction.

The notes form a single series with the US$500,000,000 principal amount of Vale Overseas’ 8.25% Guaranteed Notes due 2034 (CVRD 2034) that were issued on January 15, 2004. The notes are unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Vale Overseas Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CVRD, and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by CVRD. The guarantee ranks pari passu with all of CVRD’s other unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations. The net proceeds of the offer will be used for CVRD’s general corporate purposes.

This issuance contributes both to enhance market liquidity of the CVRD 2034 and to lengthen the average debt maturity of CVRD, in line with the Company’s strategic target of minimizing the risk of its debt portfolio, while reinforcing the positive perception of CVRD credit risk by the global capital markets.

For further information, please contact:
Roberto Castello Branco: roberto.castello.branco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4540
Alessandra Gadelha: alessandra.gadelha@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4053
Barbara Geluda: barbara.geluda@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4557
Daniela Tinoco: daniela.tinoco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4946
Eduardo Mello Franco: eduardo.mello.franco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-9849

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 economy and securities markets, which exhibit volatility and can be adversely affected by developments in other countries; relating to the iron ore 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.

Signatures

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.