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Stockholders' equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Stockholders' equity

Schedule of share capital

		December 31, 2020
		Common shares		Golden shares		Total
Stockholders
Shareholders with more than 5% of total capital		1,940,863,859		—		1,940,863,859
Litela		519,733,209		—		519,733,209
Capital World Investors		298,099,389		—		298,099,389
Bradespar		293,907,266		—		293,907,266
Mitsui&co		286,347,055		—		286,347,055
Blackrock, Inc		272,614,219		—		272,614,219
Capital Research Global Investors		270,162,721		—		270,162,721
Non-Brazilian investors		1,887,304,559		—		1,887,304,559
Brazilian investors		1,301,742,524		—		1,301,742,524
Golden shares		—		12		12
Total outstanding (without shares in treasury)		5,129,910,942		12		5,129,910,954
Shares in treasury		154,563,828		—		154,563,828
Total capital		5,284,474,770		12		5,284,474,782

Schedule of stockholders' remuneration

		2020
Net income of the year		4,881
Appropriation to legal reserve		(251)
Appropriation to tax incentive reserve		(2)
Net income after appropriations to legal reserve and tax incentive reserve		4,628
Minimum mandatory remuneration		1,152
Additional Stockholders’ remuneration (i)		2,820
Appropriation to investments reserve		656

(i) Interim dividends calculated based on the September 30, 2020 balance sheet.

Schedule of profit reserves

				Tax incentive		Investments		Additional		Total of profit
		Legal reserve		reserve		reserve		remuneration reserve		reserves
Balance as at December 31, 2018		1,722		882		8,364		—		10,968
Allocation of loss		—		—		(1,683)		—		(1,683)
Dividends and interest on capital of Vale's stockholders		—		—		(1,767)		—		(1,767)
Translation adjustment		(66)		(34)		(328)		—		(428)
Balance as at December 31, 2019		1,656		848		4,586		—		7,090
Allocation of income		251		2		656		2,820		3,729
Dividends and interest on capital of Vale's stockholders		—		—		(2,329)		—		(2,329)
Translation adjustment		(365)		(191)		(1,059)		167		(1,448)
Balance as at December 31, 2020		1,542		659		1,854		2,987		7,042

Schedule of Other reserves

				Fair value adjustment to		Results on		Net ownership
		Retirement benefit		investment in equity		conversion of		changes in		Total of other
		obligations		securities		shares		subsidiaries		reserves
Balance as at December 31, 2018		(755)		60		(490)		(970)		(2,155)
Other comprehensive income		(126)		(184)		—		—		(310)
Translation adjustment		12		—		—		—		12
Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest		—		—		—		343		343
Balance as at December 31, 2019		(869)		(124)		(490)		(627)		(2,110)
Other comprehensive income		(88)		101		—		—		13
Translation adjustment		92		162		—		—		254
Acquisitions and disposal of noncontrolling interest		—		—		—		(213)		(213)
Balance as at December 31, 2020		(865)		139		(490)		(840)		(2,056)

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