We started our operations in 1942, in Itabira, Minas Gerais. Since then, we have come a long way to become one of the largest mining companies in the world. In Brazil, we operate not only in the mining sector, but also in logistics –with railways and ports – in the generation of energy to supply part of the operational demand, in the steel industry and in various social, cultural and environmental projects through the Vale Cultural Institute, the Vale Foundation, the Vale Fund, the Vale Institute of Technology, among others.