EXHIBIT 23.6


                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


The Board of Directors
California Steel Industries, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our report dated January 21, 2002 with respect to the
consolidated balance sheets of California Steel Industries, Inc. and subsidiary
as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the related consolidated statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2001, which report is incorporated by
reference in Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (No.
333-84696) of Vale Overseas Limited and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce.

                                                   KPMG LLP

Orange County, California
July 10, 2002