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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-21-118416
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210820
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210923
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210922

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Vale S.A.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000917851
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	METAL MINING [1000]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15030
		FILM NUMBER:		211270551

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145
		BUSINESS PHONE:		55 21 3485-3900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PRAIA DE BOTAFOGO, 186
		CITY:			RIO DE JANEIRO
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			22250-145

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20051108

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE RIO DOCE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020129

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VALLEY OF THE DOCE RIVER CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950602
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contained in this Form&nbsp;is also thereby furnishing information to the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b)&nbsp;under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.)</P>

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to the registrant in connection with Rule&nbsp;12g3-2(b). 82-<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>.)</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: center; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>MINUTES OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE ADMINISTRATION
BOARD</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.1pt"><B>1.</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><U>DATE,
PLACE AND TIME</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.1pt; text-align: justify">The Administration Board (&ldquo;AB&rdquo;)
held a meeting on August 20, 2021, at 2:00 pm by videoconference, in the terms of the Corporate Bylaws of Vale S.A. (&ldquo;Vale&rdquo;
or &ldquo;Company&rdquo;).</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.1pt"><B>2.</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><U>PRESENCE
LIST</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.1pt; text-align: justify">All members of AB were present, Jos&eacute;
Luciano Duarte Penido (&ldquo;JP&rdquo;) &ndash; President (&ldquo;PCA&rdquo;), Fernando Jorge Buso Gomes &ndash; Vice-President (&ldquo;FB&rdquo;),
Eduardo de Oliveira Rodrigues Filho (&ldquo;ER&rdquo;), Jos&eacute; Maur&iacute;cio Pereira Coelho (&ldquo;JM&rdquo;), Ken Yasuhara (&ldquo;KY&rdquo;),
Lucio Azevedo (&ldquo;LA&rdquo;), Manuel Lino Silva de Sousa Oliveira (&ldquo;MLO&rdquo;), Marcelo Gasparino da Silva (&ldquo;MG&rdquo;),
Mauro Gentile Rodrigues da Cunha (&ldquo;MRC&rdquo;), Murilo Cesar Lemos dos Santos Passos (&ldquo;MP&rdquo;), Rachel de Oliveira Maia
(&ldquo;RM&rdquo;), Roberto da Cunha Castello Branco (&ldquo;RCB&rdquo;) and Roger Allan Downey (&ldquo;RD&rdquo;). Secretary was Luiz
Gustavo Gouvea, Secretary General of Corporate Governance. In addition, the guests mentioned in annex I took part in the meeting.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.1pt"><B>3.</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><U>EXCLUSIVE
SESSION</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><B>3.1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OPENING OF THE MEETING
 &ndash; </B>PCA commented on the agenda of the meeting, pointing out that the Onboarding Program of AB will be completed with presentations
and discussion on the subjects of the exclusive session.</P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>3.2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B> <B>EVOLUTION OF VALE CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM &ndash; </B>AB got acquainted with the context of creation of the program, the status of Vale&acute;s cultural transformation journey and the next steps, according to the presented material, and then, discussed the subject. PCA reaffirmed that cultural transformation is one of Vale's main initiatives, a reason why AB will follow its evolution up continuously. AB requested the Personnel, Remuneration and Governance Committee (&ldquo;CPRG&rdquo;) to follow the matter up periodically. </P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"> <B>3.3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B> <B>CRITICAL SUBJECTS OF INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS &ndash; </B>AB got acquainted with and discussed the update regarding the critical subjects of institutional relations, according to the presented material. </P>



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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Continuation of the Minutes of the Extraordinary Meeting of Vale's
Administration Board held on 08/20/2021 at 2 pm.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>4.</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><U>DELIBERATIVE
AGENDA</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">After examination and debate, the following decision was made:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>4.1</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<B>CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT POLICY &ndash;</B> With the favorable opinions of the Audit Committee and CPRG, AB unanimously approved the
creation of Consequence Management Policy, of public character, in the terms of the presented proposal. <B>Reference</B>: Proposal for
Direct Deliberation to AB.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>5.</B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><B><U>CLOSING</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Once the agenda of the meeting was fulfilled
and there was nothing further to discuss, PCA thanked everyone for the participation and closed the meeting, drawing these minutes up.
All documents and presentations that supported the subject matters discussed in this meeting were filed on the Governance Portal.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 47%">/s/ Ivan Fadel</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: August&nbsp;20, 2021</TD>
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    <TD>Head of Investor Relations</TD></TR>
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