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 July 2002


                        Valley of the Doce River Company
                 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)



                          Avenida Graca Aranha, No. 26
                      20005-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
                     (Address of principal executive office)



(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

                    (Check One) Form 20-F  X   Form 40-F
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(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

                          (Check One) Yes     No  X
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(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b). 82-___.)



Companhia Vale Do Rio Doce logo                                    Press Release


                     CVRD Filed its Disclosure Policy at CVM

Rio de Janeiro, July 30, 2002 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD) filed today,
with the Brazilian Securities Commission (CVM), its Disclosure Policy, pursuant
to the provisions of CVM Instruction 358, of January 3, 2002. This document,
approved by the Company's Board of Directors meeting of July 24, 2002,
establishes guidelines for CVRD and listed companies under its control
concerning to the disclosure of information about relevant actions or events.

The complete text of the Disclosure Policy is available on CVRD's website :

http://www.cvrd.com.br/ing/infofin/e_infofin_perfil_governanca.htm/politica_de_
divulgacao_cvrd_i.pdf







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                                        For further information, please contact:
           Roberto Castello Branco: castello.branco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4540
                         Andreia Reis: andreia.reis@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4643
                     Barbara Geluda: barbara.geluda@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4557
                     Daniela Tinoco: daniela.tinoco@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4946
                     Rafael Azevedo: rafael.azevedo@cvrd.com.br +55-21-3814-4700


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 Comissao de Valores
Mobiliarios 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.

                                              COMPANHIA VALE DO RIO DOCE
                                                        (Registrant)


Date:  July 31, 2002

                                              By: /s/ Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
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                                                  Fabio de Oliveira Barbosa
                                                  Chief Financial Officer