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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001292814-23-003200
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230727
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230726

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:		231114810

	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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<P STYLE="font: bold 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Vale S.A.</P>

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Botafogo<BR>
22250-145 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&#9;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: -0.5pt"><IMG SRC="vale202307266k_001.jpg" ALT="" STYLE="height: 33.75pt; width: 88.25pt"></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: right; text-indent: -0.5pt">Rio de Janeiro, July 26<SUP>th</SUP>, 2023</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: left; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">To</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>COMISS&Atilde;O DE VALORES MOBILI&Aacute;RIOS
&ndash; CVM </B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Superintendence of Corporate Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">At. Mr. Fernando Soares Vieira</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Corporate Monitoring Management 2 (GEA-2)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">At. Mr. Guilherme Rocha Lopes</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>Forwarded via IPE module</B>.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 0 0 28.35pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>With reference to Official Letter No.
221/2023/CVM/SEP/GEA-2:</B> Request for clarifications - News published in the media</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">Dear,</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">Vale
S.A. (&quot;Vale&quot; or &quot;Company&quot;), in compliance with the provisions of CVM Resolution No. 44, of August 23, 2021, hereby
informs its shareholders and the market in general that it received from the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;CVM&quot;)
on July 26, 2023, the Official Letter 221/2023/CVM/SEP/GEA-2 (&quot;Official Letter&quot;), attached to this message, through which CVM
refers to the news published in the newspaper Valor Econ&ocirc;mico on 07/25/2023, entitled &quot;Vale is close to closing the sale of
10% of the base metals unit to Saudi Arabia, says newspaper&quot;, with the following content:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0.25pt 35.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.3pt"><I>&ldquo;Vale
is close to selling 10% of base metals unit to Saudi Arabia, says newspaper</I></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0.25pt 35.45pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.3pt"><I>Public
Investment Fund (PIF) and the mining company Ma'aden must pay $ 2.5 billion for the stake; deal may be announced later this week Vale
is close to closing a deal to sell a 10% stake in its base metals unit to a consortium formed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund
and a Saudi mining company, sources told &quot;The Wall Street Journal&quot;. The Public Investment Fund (PIF) and the Ma'aden mining
company are expected to pay $2.5 billion for the stake that values the Brazilian company's unit at $25 billion, according to people connected
to the deal, which could be announced later this week. [...]</I></FONT><I><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.1pt">&rdquo; </FONT></I></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.2pt">Regarding
the content of the news highlighted above, and in response to the aforementioned Letter, Vale reiterates that it has been actively seeking
partnership for its Metals for Energy Transition business as part of its strategy to attract investment and accelerate business growth.
During the Vale Day 2022 event, which took place on December 7, 2022 and was broadcasted openly (presentation here, slide 71), the company
disclosed information about this possible partnership. Since then, the topic has been reinforced by management on a recurring basis. More
recently, on May 19, 2023 and June 20, 2023, Vale updated the market on the progress of this initiative (here and here, respectively).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="letter-spacing: -0.3pt">The
Company reinforces that it remains in discussion with investors to enter into a strategic agreement for investments in its Energy Transition
Metals business. Negotiations are ongoing but have not been concluded. Likewise, there has not yet been a definitive decision on the final
terms of the possible agreement, including parties and amounts involved, nor internal approval, under the terms of the company's governance.
</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">The Company clarifies that its managers and/or
persons with access to relevant acts or facts regarding Vale's Metals for Energy Transition business are not aware of any material fact
that may warrant disclosure to the market. Vale reiterates its commitment to keep the market updated on material developments on the subject
and remains at your disposal for any further clarification.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: center; width: 0.5pt">Sincerely,</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5pt">Gustavo Duarte Pimenta</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5pt">Executive Vice President, Finance
and Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 0 0 0.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="color: #747678; font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Vale S.A.</P>

<P STYLE="color: #747678; font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Praia de
Botafogo, 186, 19&ordm; andar, Botafogo</P>

<P STYLE="color: #747678; font: 8pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">22.250-145
Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil</P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0; font: 8pt/112% Vale Sans,sans-serif">www.vale.com vale.ri@vale.com</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: center; text-indent: -0.5pt"><B>[Translated Letter]</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: right">Rio de Janeiro, July 25<SUP>th</SUP>, 2023.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Letter no. 221/2023/CVM/SEP/GEA-2</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">To Mr.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Gustavo Duarte Pimenta</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Investor Relations Director
of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt"><B>VALE S.A.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Tel.: (21) 3485-3900</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">E-mail: dri.vale.sa@vale.com</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">C/C: Superintendence of
Listing and Supervision of Issuers of B3 S.A. - Brasil, Bolsa, Balc&atilde;o</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">E-mails: emissores@b3.com.br;
ana.pereira@b3.com.br; ana.zane@b3.com.br</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt"><B>Subject:</B> Request
for clarification - News published in the media</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Mr. Director,</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">1. We refer to the news
published in the newspaper Valor Econ&ocirc;mico on 07/25/2023, entitled &quot;Vale is close to closing the sale of 10% of the basic metals
unit to Saudi Arabia, says newspaper&quot;, with the following content:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt"><B>Vale is close to closing
the sale of 10% of the base metals unit to Saudi Arabia, says newspaper</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Public Investment Fund
(PIF) and mining company Ma'aden are expected to pay US$2.5 billion for the stake; deal could be announced later this week.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Vale is close to closing
a deal to sell a 10% stake in its base metals unit to a consortium formed by Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund and a Saudi mining company,
sources told The Wall Street Journal.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">The Public Investment
Fund (PIF) and the Ma'aden mining company are expected to pay $2.5 billion for the stake that values the Brazilian company's unit at $25
billion, according to people connected to the deal, which could be announced later this week.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 70.8pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">2. Regarding the content
of the news highlighted above, we request your opinion on the veracity of the information provided in the news, and, if so, we request
additional clarifications on the matter, as well as informing the reasons why you understood that the matter is not a Material Fact, under
the terms of CVM Resolution No. 44/21.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">3. Such manifestation must
include a copy of this Official Letter and be sent through the Empresas.NET System, category &quot;Notice to the Market&quot;, type &quot;Clarifications
on CVM/B3 inquiries&quot;. The fulfillment of this request for manifestation by means of a Notice to the Market does not exempt the possible
determination of responsibility for the failure to timely disclose a Material Fact, under the terms of CVM Resolution No. 44/21.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">4. We emphasize that, under
the terms of article 3 of CVM Resolution No. 44/21, the Investor Relations Officer is responsible for disclosing and communicating to
the CVM and, if applicable, to the stock exchange and organized over-the-counter market entity in which the securities issued by the company
are admitted to trading, any material act or fact occurring or related to its business, as well as ensuring its wide and immediate dissemination,
simultaneously in all markets in which such securities are admitted to trading.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">5. We also recall the
obligation provided for in the sole paragraph of article 4 of CVM Resolution No. 44/21, to inquire of the Company's managers and controlling
shareholders, as well as all other persons with access to relevant acts or facts, in order to ascertain whether they are aware of information
that should be disclosed to the market.</P>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">6. Pursuant to the sole
paragraph of article 6 of CVM Resolution No. 44/21, it is the duty of the controlling shareholders or managers of the publicly-held company,
directly or through the Investor Relations Officer, to immediately disclose the relevant act or fact pending disclosure, in the event
that the information is beyond their control or if there is an atypical oscillation in the quotation, price or quantity traded of the
securities issued by the publicly-held company or referenced to them. Therefore, in the event of leakage of relevant information (its
disclosure through a press vehicle, for example), the Material Fact must be disclosed, regardless of whether or not the information originates
from manifestations by representatives of the Company.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">7. We also emphasize that
article 8 of CVM Resolution No. 44/21 provides that controlling shareholders, officers, members of the board of directors, the board of
directors and any bodies with technical or advisory functions, created by statutory provision, and employees of the company, must keep
confidential the information related to a relevant act or fact to which they have privileged access due to the position or position they
hold, until its disclosure to the market, as well as ensure that subordinates and third parties of their confidence also do so, being
jointly and severally liable with them in the event of non-compliance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">8. By order of the Superintendence
of Corporate Relations, we warn that it will be up to this administrative authority, in the use of its legal attributions and, based on
item II, of art. 9, of Law No. 6.385/76, and on art. 7, combined with art. 8, of CVM Resolution No. 47/21, to determine the application
of a fine, without prejudice to other administrative sanctions, in the amount of R$ 1,000.00 (one thousand reais), for non-compliance
with the requirements formulated, <B>until July 26, 2023</B>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">COMISS&Atilde;O DE VALORES
MOBILI&Aacute;RIOS</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Vale Sans,sans-serif; margin: 0 3.25pt 0 0.5pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5pt">Reference: Case no. 19957.008665/2023-95</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Signatures</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">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.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Date: July 26, 2023</TD>
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