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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001422849-21-000009
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210216

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	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:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78221
		FILM NUMBER:		21634536

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Capital World Investors
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001422849
		IRS NUMBER:				951411037
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		55TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213-486-9200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		333 SOUTH HOPE STREET
		STREET 2:		55TH FLOOR
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90071
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<DESCRIPTION>SEC SCHEDULE 13G
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UNITED STATES<br />
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br />
Washington, D.C.  20549
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			<h3>
SCHEDULE 13G<br />
			</h3>
			<h4>
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
			</h4>

			<h4>
(Amendment No.
	_
)<sup>*</sup>
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			<p>


	Vale SA



<br />
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(Name of Issuer)
			</p>
	        <p>

	Common Stock
<br />
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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			<p>

	P9661Q155



<br />
			<hr width="80%" noshade="true" />
(CUSIP Number)
			</p>
	        <p>





    December 31, 2020

<br />
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
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Check the appropriate box to designate the rule
pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:<br /><br />
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[X]
                        </td>
                        <td>
Rule 13d-1(b)
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                        <td>
[ ]
                        </td>
                        <td>
Rule 13d-1(c)
                        </td>
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                        <td>
[ ]
                        </td>
                        <td>
Rule 13d-1(d)
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			<p><sup>*</sup>
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
			</p>
			<p>
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
of the Act, but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however,
see the Notes.)
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CUSIP No.
        </td>
        <td colspan="4">

	P9661Q155

        </td>
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1.
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS<br />
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)<br /><br />


Capital World Investors


<br />


	95-1411037
<br />
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2.
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*<br /><br />
(a)  [ ]<br />
(b)  [ ]<br />

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		<td wvalign="top">
3.
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
SEC USE ONLY
		</td>
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4.				</td>
		<td colspan="3">
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION<br /><br />


	Delaware

		</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td width="15%" colspan="2" rowspan="4">
			<p>
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
			</p>
		</td>
		<td width="35%">
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
        </td>
        <td>







300,080,657


        </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
6.  SHARED VOTING POWER
        </td>
        <td>







0


        </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
7.  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</td>
        <td>







302,201,922


        </td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>
8.  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
        </td>
        <td>







0


        </td>
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9.
        </td>
		<td colspan="3">
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON<br /><br />


    302,201,922









Beneficial ownership disclaimed pursuant to Rule 13d-4










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10.
        </td>
		<td colspan="3">
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES<br /><br />

  [ ]
<br />
    </td>
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11.
        </td>
		<td colspan="3">
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)<br /><br />


    5.7%

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12.
        </td>
		<td colspan="3">
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<br /><br />

    IA

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<b>Item 1.</b>
		</td>
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    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
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<b>(a)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>Name of Issuer</b><br />
Vale SA
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<b>(b)</b>
		</td>
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<b>Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices</b><br />


Praia de Botafogo, 186 - Salas 501 a 1901, Rio de Janeiro, RJ  22250-145, Brazil

		</td>
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		<td colspan="5" align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 2.</b>
		</td>
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        <td>
        </td>
		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>(a)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>Name of Person Filing</b><br />








Capital World Investors





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        <td>
        </td>
		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>(b)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence</b><br />











    333 South Hope Street, 55th Fl, Los Angeles, CA  90071





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	</tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>(c)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>Citizenship</b><br />












N/A




		</td>
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        <td>
        </td>
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<b>(d)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>Title of Class of Securities</b><br />

	Common Stock

		</td>
	</tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>(e)</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="3">
<b>CUSIP Number</b><br />

	P9661Q155

		</td>
	</tr>


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		<td width="5%" align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 3.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c),
Check Whether the Person Filing is a:</b>
        </td>
    </tr>





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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(a)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(b)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(c)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(d)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
Investment Company registered under
Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-8).
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(e)
        </td>
        <td>
[X]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
An investment adviser in accordance with
Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(f)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(g)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(h)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
A savings association as defined in
Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 U.S.C. 1813);
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(i)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
A church plan that is excluded from the
definition of an investment company under
Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(j)
        </td>
        <td>
[ ]
        </td>
        <td colspan="2">
Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
        </td>
    </tr>


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		<td width="8%" align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 4.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Ownership.</b>
        </td>
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        <td colspan="5">
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(a)
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
Amount Beneficially Owned:
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">








    302,201,922
 **



        </td>
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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(b)
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
Percent of Class:
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">


    5.7%

        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td>
        </td>
        <td>
(c)
        </td>
        <td colspan="3">
Number of shares as to which such person has:
        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td>
(i)
        </td>
        <td width="40%">
sole power to vote or to direct the vote
        </td>
        <td>







300,080,657


        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td>
(ii)
        </td>
        <td>
shared power to vote or to direct the vote
        </td>
        <td>







0


        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td>
(iii)
        </td>
        <td>
sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
        </td>
        <td>







302,201,922


        </td>
    </tr>
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        <td colspan="2">
        </td>
        <td>
(iv)
        </td>
        <td>
shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
        </td>
        <td>







0


        </td>
    </tr>





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        <td colspan="5">



**Capital World Investors ("CWI") is a division of Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC"),
as well as its investment management subsidiaries and affiliates Capital Bank and Trust Company,
Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sarl and
Capital International K.K. (together with CRMC, the "investment management entities").
CWI's divisions of each of the investment management entities collectively provide investment
management services under the name "Capital World Investors." CWI is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of


    302,201,922

shares or


    5.7%

of the
5,284,474,770
shares believed to be outstanding.
<br />











<br />
Shares reported include 119,940,270 Depository Receipts,
which represent 119,940,270 Common Stock shares.

<br />


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		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 5.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Ownership of Five Percent or Less of Class.</b>
		</td>
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        <td>
        </td>
		<td colspan="4">
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to
be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the
class of securities, check the following:
[

]
		</td>
	</tr>


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		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 6.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.</b>
		</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
		<td colspan="4">














    Not Applicable<br />



		</td>
	</tr>


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		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 7.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.</b><br />
		</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>
        </td>
		<td colspan="4">








  Not Applicable

		</td>
	</tr>


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		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 8.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.</b><br />


<br />Not Applicable.  This schedule is not being filed pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J) or Rule 13d-1(d).
<br />
		</td>
	</tr>


	<tr>
		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 9.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Notice of Dissolution of Group.</b><br />

<br />Not Applicable
<br />
		</td>
	</tr>


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		<td align="left" valign="top">
<b>Item 10.</b>
		</td>
		<td colspan="4">
<b>Certification.</b><br />
<br />
By signing below, I certify that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief, the securities
referred to above

were acquired and are held
in the ordinary course of business and

were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of the
securities and were not acquired and are not held
in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
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Capital World Investors
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By: <u>/s/ Michael J. Triessl</u><br />
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Date:




    February 16, 2021

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Name: Michael J. Triessl<br />
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Title:   Senior Vice President and Senior Counsel, Fund Business Management Group, Capital Research and Management Company<br />
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