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 2001

                         (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
                            -7 ANDAR, BRASILIA, D.F.
                          FEDERATIVE REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL
                    (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.
                              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 to be held at the  Company's  headquarters,  at SCS,
QUADRA 2, BLOCO C,  ACESSO  226,  EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA  CELULAR,  7(0)  ANDAR,
BRASILIA-DF,  on the 26th (twenty-sixth) day of April of the year 2001, at 08:30
AM (eight-thirty A.M.) to decide on the following Order of the Day:

1.    Receive the  Administrators'  account statements and examine,  discuss and
      vote  on  the  financial   statements   and  the   Administrative   Report
      corresponding to the period ended on Dec. 31, 2000.
2.    Decide on the  destination  of the net profit  obtained in the period,  as
      well as to approve the values distributed as Interest on Owned Capital and
      approve the distribution of complementary dividends distributed values.
3.    Choose the members of the Administrative Board.
4.    Choose the members of the Fiscal Council.
5.    Establish  the  remuneration  of all the  Members  of the Board and of the
      Fiscal Counselors.
6.    Disclose  the form of news media  that will be used to  publish  corporate
      material, as provided by paragraph 3 art. 289 of Law n(0)6.404/76.

GENERAL PROVISIONS
1) Proxies shall be deposited at the Company's  Headquarters,  at SCS, QUADRA 2,
BLOCO C, ACESSO 226, EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA  CELULAR,  7(0) 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 12, 2001

                              ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
                              CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD




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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, 2001          By:  /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
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                                   Name:  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                   Title: President











































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