Exhibit 10.6


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                         Independent Auditors' Consent

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

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement
(Registration No. 333-82136) on Form F-3 of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce of our
report dated February 6, 2001, with respect to the balance sheets of Bahia Sul
Celulose S.A. as of December 31, 2000 and 1999, and the related statements of
operations, cash flows and shareholders equity for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December
31, 2000 Form 20-F/A of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (Registration No. 000-26030).

/s/ KPMG Auditores Independentes
KPMG Auditores Independentes
Sao Paulo, Brazil
March 6, 2002