Webcast Alert: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results Webcast.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A (BOVESPA: VALE5) (CVRD) announces the following Webcast:

   What:     Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A Third Quarter 2005 Results    When:     Friday, November 11, 2005 @ 09:00 AM EST    Where:    http://www.idmc.com.br/prnewswire/index.asp?Player_ID=185   

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Investor Relations Area, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A, +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 Investor Relations Section.

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) is the largest metals & mining company in the Americas and one of the largest in the global metals & mining industry, with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 45 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 and one of the leading producers of manganese and ferro- alloys. It also produces copper, bauxite, kaolin, potash, alumina and aluminum. CVRD is the largest logistics service provider in Brazil, where it owns and operates a series of railroads and ports. It also holds stakes in steel companies in Brazil and abroad.

CONTACT: Investor Relations Area, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce S/A, +011-55-21-3814-4540, or rio@cvrd.com.br

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