SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                  REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO
                RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
                                   ACT OF 1934

                           FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2002

                         (Commission File No. 001-14489)

                  TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                   TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
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                  (Translation of registrant's name in English)

           SCS-QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, EDIFICIO ANEXO-TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
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                            -7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
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                          FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


        (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
             annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

                            Form 20-F X    Form 40-F
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                (Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by
                furnishing the information contained in this form
                is also thereby furnishing the information to the
                 Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

                                  Yes      No X
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                  TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                            (A PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY)
                               NIRE 53.30000.580-0

CNPJ/MF NO 02.558.132/0001-69


                                  RELEVANT FACT

The Board of Tele Centro Oeste  Celular  Participacoes  S.A. in Assembly held on
March 27, 2002 and in accordance  with Item VII under  Article  number 17 of the
Company's bylaws and with CVM Instructions 10/80, 268/97 and 299/99, resolved to
acquire a maximum of 25,350,000,000 shares issued by the Company, of which total
3,450,000,000  shares will consist in common  shares and  21,900,000,000  shares
will  consist  in  preferred  shares,   intended  for  further  cancellation  or
maintenance in treasury and subsequent  divestment,  implying in no reduction of
the Company's Capital Stock and leaving full  responsibility to the Board itself
as to  deciding  on the  best  opportunity  and on the  amount  of  stock  to be
effectively  acquired.   The  above-mentioned   acquisitions  aim  at  investing
resources  available in cash  whenever  rates do not  appropriately  reflect the
Company's  financial and economic  performance.  The present  authorization will
remain  effective for a maximum  period of three  months,  starting at April 01,
2002. Operations will be carried out in the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange - BOVESPA -
and  mediated by  brokerage  agencies  SUDAMERIS  CORRETORA  DE CAMBIO E VALORES
MOBILIARIOS  S.A.,  established at Av.  ENGENHEIRO  LUIZ CARLOS BERRINI 1297 - 2
ANDAR - CEP 04571-010 - SAO PAULO-SP; NOVACAO S.A. CORRETORA DE CAMBIO E VALORES
MOBILIARIOS,  established at AV. PAULISTA,  1294 - 4 ANDAR - CEP 01310-915 - SAO
PAULO-SP;  UNIBANCO  CORRETORA DE VALORES  MOBILIARIOS S.A.,  established at RUA
QUITANDA,  157 - 3 ANDAR CENTRO - CEP 01012-010 - SAO PAULO-SP; and BRASCAN S.A.
CORRETORA DE TITULOS E VALORES,  established at AV. DAS NACOES 1995 - 19 ANDAR -
CEP 04578-000 - SAO PAULO-SP.

                            Brasilia, March 27, 2002.

                          MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
                    President and Head of Investor Relations

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                  TELE CENTRO OESTE CELULAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                            (A PUBLICLY-HELD COMPANY)
                               NIRE 53.30000.580-0
                          CNPJ/MF NO 02.558.132/0001-69



               MINUTES OF THE 141st (ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST)
                           EXTRAORDINARY BOARD MEETING


1. DATE,  TIME AND LOCATION OF THE  MEETING:  The meeting was held at 10:00 (ten
hundred  hours) on the 27th day of March,  2002, at the Company's  headquarters,
located at SETOR COMERCIAL SUL, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, N 226, EDIFICIO TELEBRASILIA
CELULAR,  7 ANDAR,  CEP  70302-916,  in the  city of  Brasilia,  in the  Federal
District  of  Brazil.  2. CALL FOR  ATTENDANCE:  the  meeting  was called by Mr.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO, Chairman of the Company's board of Directors. 3. OPENING:
the assembly started with the presence of the following members of the Company's
Board of Directors:  Mr.  Alexandre  Beldi Netto,  Mr. Marco Antonio Beldi,  Mr.
Antonio  Fabio  Beldi,  Mr.  Nelson  Guarnieri  de Lara,  Mr.  Araldo  Alexandre
Marcondes  de Souza and Mr.  Ricardo de Souza  Adenes.  Board member Mario Cesar
Pereira de Araujo  was  absent and  justified  his  absence.  4. THE TABLE:  Mr.
ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO,  chairman of the Company's  Board of Directors  conducted
the proceedings  after inviting Mr. Marco Antonio Beldi to act as secretary.  5.
DELIBERATIONS:  The members of the Board  unanimously  and with no  restrictions
decided for acquiring a maximum of 25,350,000,000  (twenty-five  billion,  three
hundred and fifty  million)  shares  issued by this  Company,  at their  current
market price, of which a maximum of 3,450,000,000  (three billion,  four hundred
and fifty  million)  shares  will  consist  in common  shares  and a maximum  of
21,900,000,000 (twenty-one billion and nine hundred million) shares will consist
in  preferred  shares,  intended  for further  cancellation  or  maintenance  in
treasury and  subsequent  divestment,  implying in no reduction of the Company's
Capital Stock and leaving full responsibility to the Board itself as to deciding
on the best  opportunity and on the amount of stock to be effectively  acquired.
The  above-mentioned  acquisitions are in accordance with Item VII under Article
number 17 of the Company's  bylaws and with CVM  Instructions  numbers  10/1980,
268/1997 and 358/02 and aim at investing  resources  available in cash  whenever
rates  do  not  appropriately  reflect  the  Company's  financial  and  economic

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performance.  Operations  will be carried out in the Sao Paulo Stock  Exchange -
BOVESPA - and mediated by  brokerage  agencies  SUDAMERIS  CORRETORA DE CAMBIO E
VALORES MOBILIARIOS S.A., established at Av. ENGENHEIRO LUIZ CARLOS BERRINI 1297
- 2 ANDAR - CEP  04571-010 - SAO  PAULO-SP;  NOVACAO S.A.  CORRETORA DE CAMBIO E
VALORES MOBILIARIOS, established at AV. PAULISTA, 1294 - 4 ANDAR - CEP 01310-915
- SAO PAULO-SP;  UNIBANCO CORRETORA DE VALORES MOBILIARIOS S.A.,  established at
RUA QUITANDA,  157 - 3 ANDAR CENTRO - CEP 01012-010 - SAO PAULO-SP;  and BRASCAN
S.A.  CORRETORA  DE TITULOS E VALORES,  established  at AV. DAS NACOES 1995 - 19
ANDAR - CEP  04578-000 - SAO  Paulo-SP,  and supported by the values of existing
reserves available at the company's Equity Balance,  as provided by Article 7 of
CVM Instruction number 10/80. The present  authorization  shall remain effective
for a maximum period of three months,  starting at April 01, 2002 and closing at
June  30,  2002.   II.  At  the  present  date  the  Company  owns  a  total  of
296,640,941,418  (two  hundred  and  ninety-six  billion,  six hundred and forty
million,  nine  hundred and  forty-one  thousand,  four  hundred  and  eighteen)
outstanding shares, of which total  57,980,944,358  (fifty-seven  billion,  nine
hundred and eighty million, nine hundred and forty-four thousand,  three hundred
and  fifty-eight)  shares  consist  in common  shares and  238,659,997,060  (two
hundred and  thirty-eight  billion,  six hundred and  fifty-nine  million,  nine
hundred and ninety-seven  thousand sixty) shares consist in preferred shares. 5.
CLOSING:  With no further  issues to address,  the  assembly  was closed and the
present  minutes were drawn,  read and considered  appropriate and signed by all
the present members. Brasilia-DF, March 27, 2.002.


                              ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
                            PRESIDENT OF BOARD MEMBER



           MARCO ANTONIO BELDI                   ANTONIO FABIO BELDI
       BOARD MEMBER AND SECRETARY                   BOARD MEMBER


        NELSON GUARNIERI DE LARA             ARALDO ALEXANDRE M. DE SOUZA
              BOARD MEMBER                           BOARD MEMBER

         RICARDO DE SOUZA ADENES
              BOARD MEMBER

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THIS  RELEASE  CONTAINS  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  STATEMENTS  THAT  ARE NOT
STATEMENTS  OF  HISTORICAL  FACT,  INCLUDING  STATEMENTS  ABOUT THE  BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF THE COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT,  ARE FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  THE
WORDS "ANTICIPATES," "BELIEVES," "ESTIMATES," "EXPECTS," "FORECASTS," "INTENDS,"
"PLANS," "PREDICTS,"  "PROJECTS" AND "TARGETS" AND SIMILAR WORDS ARE INTENDED TO
IDENTIFY THESE STATEMENTS, WHICH NECESSARILY INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES.  ACCORDINGLY, THE ACTUAL RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY MAY
BE DIFFERENT FROM THE COMPANY'S CURRENT EXPECTATIONS,  AND THE READER SHOULD NOT
PLACE  UNDUE  RELIANCE  ON  THESE  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE THEY ARE MADE,  AND THE  COMPANY  DOES NOT
UNDERTAKE ANY  OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THEM IN LIGHT OF NEW  INFORMATION  OR FUTURE
DEVELOPMENTS.

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                                    SIGNATURE

      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.




                                      Tele Centro Oeste Cellular Holding Company


Date: March 28, 2002              By:   /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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                                      Name:  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                      Title: President