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 APRIL 2002

                         (Commission File No. 001-14489)

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

                   TELE CENTRO OESTE CELLULAR HOLDING COMPANY
                  (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
                   CNPJ 02.558.132/0001-69 / NIRE 5330000580 0

                          GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

                              CALL TO SHAREHOLDERS

The shareholders of Tele Centro Oeste Celular  Participacoes S.A. are invited to
meet in a general assembly, which will be held at the Company's headquarters, at
SCS,  QUADRA 2, BLOCO C, ACESSO 226,  EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA  CELULAR,  7 ANDAR,
BRASILIA-DF on April 29, 2002 at 10 AM, to decide on the following  Order of the
Day:

1.    To receive the Administrators' account statements and to examine,  discuss
      and  vote  on the  financial  statements  and  the  Administrative  Report
      corresponding to the period ended on December 31, 2001.
2.    To decide on the destination of the net profit obtained in such period.
3.    To approve the distribution of dividends, as well as homologate the values
      distributed as Interest on Owned Capital and dividends decided upon by the
      Board.
4.    To decide on the date for payment of the Interest on Owned Capital.
5.    To choose the members of the Statutory Audit Committee.
6.    To define  the  remuneration  of all the  members  of the Board and of the
      members of the Statutory Audit Committee.
7.    To approve the newspapers that will be used to publish corporate  material
      as provided by paragraph 3 art. 289 of Law n 6404/76.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

1) Proxies shall be deposited at the Company's  Headquarters,  at SCS, QUADRA 2,
BLOCO C,  ACESSO  226,  EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA  CELULAR,  7 ANDAR,  BRASILIA-DF.
(Investor Relations), no later than 24 hours prior to the Assembly.

2) The shareholders  participating in the Fungible Custody of Nominative  Shares
of the Stock Market, who wish to participate in the Assembly,  shall present the
statement issued up to two days prior to the Assembly, containing the respective
stockholding, provided by the custodian agency.

                           Brasilia-DF, April 11, 2002

                              ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
                              CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD



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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

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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: April 12, 2002              By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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                                      Name:  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                      Title: President