Webcast Alert: Vale Announces First Quarter 2008 Results Webcast

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vale (BOVESPA: VALE5) (VALE) announces the following Webcast:

What: Vale 1st Quarter 2008 Results When: Friday, April 25, 2008 at 10:00 AM EDT Where: http://prnewswire.isat.com.br/?palestra_id=283 How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.

Contact: Valeria Gomes, from Vale, + 55 21 3814-4540, or e-mail, rio@vale.com

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

Companhia Vale do Rio Doce - Vale is the largest diversified mining company in the Americas and the second largest company in the global metals & mining industry, with a market capitalization of approximately US$ 160 billion. Vale 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. Vale is the world's largest producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets, the world's second largest producer of nickel and one of the leading producers of manganese and ferro-alloys. It also produces coal, copper, bauxite, kaolin, potash, alumina and aluminum. Vale is the largest logistics service provider in Brazil, where it owns and operates a series of railroads and ports.