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
                            -7o 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
                             (Open Capital Company)
                  CNPJ/MF 02.558.132/0001-69 NIRE 533 0000580 0


                         MINUTES OF THE APRIL 26th, 2001

                      GENERAL ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

Brasilia-DF,  April  26,  2001.  On the 26th  (twenty-sixth)  day of April  2001
(two-thousand  and one),  at 8:30 a.m., at the  Company's  social  headquarters,
located  at Setor  Comercial  Sul,  Quadra  2,  Bloco C,  Acesso  226,  Edificio
Telebrasilia  Celular,  7(0) Andar,  Brasilia,  DF,  shareholders of Tele Centro
Oeste  Celular  Participacoes  S/A  held  a  General  Ordinary  Meeting.   These
shareholders  represent  the  majority of the voting  shares,  according  to the
entries in the Shareholders'  Attendance  Logbook. As provided in article 128 of
Law  number   6,404/76  and  in  article  14  of  the  Company's   Bylaws,   the
representative  of the Chairman of the  Administration  Council and of the Major
Shareholder,  Mr. MARIO CESAR  PEREIRA DE ARAUJO,  took over as President of the
session and appointed me, ARTHUR  ANTONIO  MAGALHAES  FONSECA,  to be secretary.
Prior to the outset of the session the  President  reported the presences of Mr.
AUGUSTO  PATARELI,  member of the Fiscal Council,  as provided by article 164 of
Law number 6,404/76,  Mr. FERNANDO ALBERTO S. MAGALHAES,  representing  External
Auditors Ernst & Young Independent Auditors S/C, as required by the dispositions
in  article  134 of Law  6,404/76,  and of Mr.  ANTONIO  GOMES DE  LIMA,  of the
Company's Accounting  Department.  He also informed that any dissenting protest,
questioning or requests  relative to the matters to be decided therein should be
presented to the board in writing.  Starting the session,  he informed  that the
Meeting  was being held in  accordance  with the Call  published  as provided by
article 124 of Law number 6,404/76, in Diario Oficial do Distrito Federal on the
April 12, April 16 and April 17 issues (pages 75, 27 and 35 respectively) and in
Gazeta Mercantil Nacional,  on the April 12, April 16 and April 17 issues (pages
A-10,  B-4 and C-8  respectively),  with the  following  order  of the day:  (1)
receive the Statement of Accounts from the Administrators  and examine,  discuss
and vote the financial statements and the Administration Report referring to the
period  closed at December 31, 2000,  (2) decide on the  destination  of the net
profit  obtained  in the period and to  homologate  the  values  distributed  as
Interest  on  Owned  Capital,  as well as to  approve  the  distribution  of the
complementary  dividends,  (3) choose the members of the Administrative Council,
(4) choose the members of the Fiscal Council,  (5) establish the remuneration of
the  Administrators  and the  Fiscal  Counselors,  (6)  inform  the names of the
newspapers  that will be used by the  company to  communicate,  as  provided  in
paragraph  3 of article  289 of Law  number  6,404/76.  Moving  onto item 1, the
President  submitted to the assembly the reports provided by the  Administration
as well as the Company's financial statements, together with the Report prepared
by External  Auditors Ernst & Young, and with the reports prepared by the fiscal

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Council,  relative to the period  ending  December 31, 2000 and published in the
Diario Oficial do Distrito  Federal on the February 23, 2001 issue and in Gazeta
Mercantil  Nacional on the  February  22, 2001 issue,  copies of which have been
made available to the  shareholders  present.  After the matter was submitted to
discussion and voting, it was approved unanimously.  Continuing the session, the
President  submitted to the assembly item 2 of the order of the day, relative to
the destination of the net profit obtained in the period and to the homologation
of the  values  distributed  as  Interest  on Owned  Capital,  as well as to the
approval of the distribution of the Complementary  Dividends. The President also
submitted to the assembly a Proposal presented by the  Administration  regarding
the item under appreciation,  which was entirely read by the Secretary, with the
following  content:  "To all  shareholders.  In  accordance  with art. 34 of the
Company's Bylaws, the Administration of Tele Centro Oeste Celular  Participacoes
S/A proposes that the destination of a Net Profit obtained in the Period, in the
value of R$  129,318,386.43  (One  hundred  twenty-nine  million  three  hundred
eighteen  thousand  three hundred  eighty-six  Brazilian  Reais and  forty-three
cents), be the following:  (1) Legal reserve. In conformity with art. 193 of Law
number 6,404/76, it has become necessary to invest 5% (five percent) of that Net
Profit in the  constitution of the Legal Reserve in the value of R$ 6,465,919.32
(Six million four hundred  sixty-five  thousand nine hundred nineteen  Brazilian
Reais and thirty-two  cents),  (2) Interest on owned capital and  dividends:  A)
Interest on Owned Capital.  In conformity  with the provisions  under article 35
ss.1(0) of the Company's  Bylaws and according to art. 9 of Law number  9,249/95
and to Resolution  number  207/96,  issued by the Security  Exchange  Commission
(CVM), this  Administration  proposes that the Interest on Owned Capital be paid
in the value of R$  19,244,752.22  (Nineteen  million,  two  hundred  forty-four
thousand,  seven hundred fifty- two Brazilian Reais and twenty-two cents) to the
owners of preferential shares, which will be deducted from the values attributed
to these shares as dividends, in the form described below:

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                             Common Shares  Preferential Shares       Total
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Number of Shares            124,369,030,532   240,029,997,060    364,399,027,592
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Total Interest on Owned
Capital                        6,568,215.05     12,676,537.17      19,244,752.22
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Interest on Owned Capital
per share                           0.00005           0.00005            0.00005
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B) Complementary Dividends. Also in conformity with the provisions under article
35 of the  Company's  Bylaws and in  accordance  with  article 202 of law number
6,404/76,  this  Administration  proposes that  dividends be  distributed in the
value of R$ 35,000,000.00 (Thirty-five million Brazilian Reais) to the owners of
Preferential  and Common  Shares,  of which they shall be  compensated  with the
Interest  on  Owned   Capital,   net  of  taxes,   resulting  in  a  payment  of
R$18,641,960.61  (Eighteen million, six hundred forty-one thousand, nine hundred
sixty Brazilian Reais and sixty-one cents), with no monetary correction,  in the
form described below:

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                          Common Shares     Preferential Shares       Total
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                         124,369,030,532      240,029,997,060    364,399,027,592
Number of Shares
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Total Dividends             6,362,482.86        12,279,477.75      18,641,960.61
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Dividends per Share              0.00005              0.00005            0.00005
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(3) Realizable Profit Reserve.  Proposes the constitution of a Realizable Profit
Reserve  in the value of R$  97,675,880.47  (Ninety-seven  million  six  hundred
seventy-five  thousand  eight hundred  eighty  Brazilian  Reais and  forty-seven
cents),  obtained from gains in equity  accounting,  representing no loss to the
remuneration of  shareholders,  (4) Accumulated  Profit.  Proposes also that the
remaining balance of the Net Profit in the value of R$ 92,437,130.71 (Ninety-two
million four hundred  thirty-seven  thousand one hundred thirty  Brazilian Reais
and  seventy-one  cents)  adjusted by the  reversion  of the  Realizable  Profit
Reserve in the value of R$ 105,147,256.91  (One hundred five million one hundred
forty-seven  thousand  two  hundred  fifty-six  Brazilian  Reais and  ninety-one
cents), remain in the Accumulated Profit account, written as Retained Profit, in
the terms of article  196 of Law number  6,404/76,  for the future  increase  of
capital,  in order to conform to the  retention  of profit to be effected by the
controlled  companies aiming at the expansion of their plants, as established by
the capital budget to be presented and approved by the General Assembly.


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Net Profit in the Period (R$)                                 129,318,386.43
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(+) Reversion of the Realizable Profit Reserve                105,147,256.91
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(-) Constitution of the Realizable Profit Reserve            (97,675,880.47)
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(-) Legal Reserve                                             (6,465,919.32)
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(=) Adjusted Net Profit in the Period                         130,323,843.55
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(-) Proposed Interest on Owned Capital                       (19,244,752.22)
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(-) Proposed Dividends                                       (18,641,960.61)
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Retained Earnings in the Period                                92,437,130.71
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(aa)  Alexandre  Beldi  Netto - Chairman  of the Board;  Marco  Antonio  Beldi -
Administrative Counselor; Antonio Fabio Beldi - Administrative Counselor; Nelson
Guarnieri de Lara -  Administrative  Counselor;  Araldo  Alexandre  Marcondes de
Souza -  Administrative  Counselor;  Mario Cesar  Pereira de Araujo - President,
Director of Market Relations and Administrative Counselor; Luis Andre Carpintero
Blanco - Director of Finance;  Sergio  Assenco  Tavares dos Santos - Director of

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Operations;  Getulio  Nery  Cardoso  -  Director  of  Administration  and  Human
Resources".  The  proposal  presented  by the  Administration  was  submitted to
discussion and voting, and was approved unanimously.  The President informed the
shareholders  that the payment of Interest on Owned Capital and of the Dividends
shall be  effected by 30 days after this  Assembly.  He also  informed  that the
documents  referring  to  items 1 and 2 of the  order of the day are now part of
these minutes and shall therefore be filed with the Company.

Continuing  the meeting,  the President  submitted to the Assembly item 3 of the
order of the day,  regarding the selection of the members of the  Administrative
Council. Using his representative, the major shareholder appointed the following
gentlemen, who were chosen: ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO, Brazilian, married, holder of
a Business  Administration degree, General Registry number  1,641,811-SSP-SP and
General Taxpayers Registry number  018,043,248-68  residing and domiciled in the
city of Sorocaba,  in the State of Sao Paulo,  at Av.  Bandeirantes,  730; MARIO
CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO, Brazilian,  married,  engineer, General Registry number
2,158,026-1-FPRJ and General Taxpayers Registry number 235,485,337-87,  resident
of the  city of Rio de  Janeiro-RJ,  at Rua Bom  Pastor,  64,  apartamento  901,
Tijuca; MARCO ANTONIO BELDI, Brazilian, married, lawyer, General Registry number
4,169,338-SSP-SP,  General Taxpayers Registry number 794,698,698-87, resident of
the city of Sorocaba,  in the State of Sao Paulo, at Rodovia Raposo Tavares,  Km
99, 720,  Bosque Sao Bento,  modulo I casa 16;  ANTONIO FABIO BELDI,  Brazilian,
married,  civil  engineer,  General  Registry number  4,169,340-SSP-SP,  General
Taxpayers Registry number 889,764,328-00,  residing and domiciled in the city of
Sorocaba,  in the State of Sao Paulo, at Av. Sao Paulo,  5.235, casa 36, Village
da A'Avignon;  NELSON GUARNIERI DE LARA,  Brazilian,  married,  lawyer,  General
Registry   number   1,358,992-SSP-SP,    General   Taxpayers   Registry   number
018,084,438-53,  resident of the city of Sorocaba, in the State of Sao Paulo, at
Rua da Penha, number 987,  apartamento 114; ARALDO ALEXANDRE MARCONDES DE SOUZA,
Brazilian,  married, civil engineer,  General Registry number  4,295,077-SSP-SP,
General  Taxpayers  Registry  number  796,105,288-72,  resident  of the  city of
Sorocaba,  in the State of Sao Paulo, at Av. Sao Paulo number 5.235;  RICARDO DE
SOUZA  ADENES,   Brazilian,   single,   economist,   General   Registry   number
410,163-SSP-DF,  General Taxpayers Registry number  183,617,141-20,  resident of
the city of Santana do Parnaiba-SP, at Alameda das Primulas, 283, with a term of
office of 3 (three) annual  periods,  as provided in article 18 of the Company's
Bylaws,  which shall finish at the General Ordinary  Shareholders  Meeting to be
held in the year of 2004. The chosen members  expressly declare not to be liable
for  any of the  crimes  provided  by law  or of  any  administrative  or  legal
proceedings that would impede their occupying their  above-mentioned  positions.
Moving on to item 4 of the order of the day,  relative  to the  election  of the
members  of  the  Fiscal  Council,   the  Major  Shareholder  by  means  of  his
representative,  appointed the  following  gentlemen,  who were chosen:  AUGUSTO
PATARELI, Brazilian, married, economist, General Registry number 627,087-SSP-DF,
General Taxpayers Registry number  207,313,618-49,  resident in Brasilia-DF,  at
SQN 202 Bloco F, apto.  102;  FRANCISCO  JOSE BECKER DIAS,  Brazilian,  married,
electronic  engineer,  General  Registry  number  322,293,66-2-SSP-SP,   General
Taxpayers Registry number 108,566,410-49,  resident of the city of Sao Paulo-SP,
at Rua Deputado Laercio Corte, 350/101-A;  AUREO MONTEIRO DE MORAES,  Brazilian,
married,  holder of a Business  Administration  degree,  General Registry number
173,435-SSP-DF,  General Taxpayers Registry number  023,635,771-91,  resident in

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Brasilia-DF,  at QE 26 Conj.  O casa 20 - Guara II, as  effective  members,  and
JORGE ALVES MEDEIROS,  Brazilian,  married,  economist,  General Registry number
246,157-SSP-DF,  General Taxpayers Registry number  127,054,247-00,  resident of
the city of  Brasilia,  DF,  at AOS,  Quadra 5,  Bloco B,  Apto.  108;  EZEQUIAS
FERREIRA,    Brazilian,    married,   accountant,    General   Registry   number
160,376-SSP-DF,  General Taxpayers Registry number  076,262,741-72,  resident in
Brasilia-DF, at SHN quadra 2 Bloco J, loja 116, Ed. Garvey Park Hotel; FRANCISCO
DE ASSIS NOGUEIRA DA SILVA,  Brazilian,  married,  accountant,  General Registry
number   089,709-SSP-DF,   General  Taxpayers  Registry  number  038,407,941-53,
resident of the city of Brasilia-DF,  at SQS 206, Bloco D,  apartamento  202, as
alternate  members,  to compose the Fiscal  Council  until the General  Ordinary
Shareholders  Meeting  to be  held in the  year  of  2002.  The  chosen  members
expressly  declare  not to be liable  for any crime  provided  by law that would
impede their occupying the above-mentioned positions. The following shareholders
abstained from vote for this item:  Private  Citicorp - Stock  Investment  Fund,
Citiacoes Renda Mista - Stock  Investment  Fund,  Sigma - Stock Investment Fund,
Citi  Institucional  Acoes  - Stock  Investment  Fund,  Portfolio  Acoes - Stock
Investment  Fund,  FIB  -  Stock  Investment  Fund,   Telecomunicacoes  -  Stock
Investment  Fund,  Secular - Stock Investment Fund, CISS IBVAT Eco Acoes - Stock
Investment  Fund,  Descobridor  - Stock  Investment  Fund and  Citiacoes - Stock
Investment Fund, represented by Citibank DTVM S/A.

Moving to item 5 of the order of the day,  relative to the  remuneration  of the
Administrators   and  Fiscal   Counselors,   the  Major   Shareholder  used  his
representative  to propose for  remuneration  of the  Administrators  and Fiscal
Counselors  the annual  amount of R$  1,500,000.00  (One  million  five  hundred
thousand  Brazilian  Reais),  to be distributed by the  Administration  Council,
which was approved unanimously.  Moving onto item 6 of the order of the day, the
President  informed that the official  publications of the Company shall be made
in the Gazeta Mercantil  Nacional and in the Diario Oficial do Distrito Federal,
with no loss to any  publication in other  newspapers,  which shall occur at the
company's  discretion.  The shareholder  Banco do Brasil Employees  Pension Fund
(Caixa  de  Previdencia  dos  Funcionarios  do Banco do  Brasil - Brasil  PREVI)
remitted  an  instrument  of  mandate  to  take  part  in the  General  Ordinary
Shareholders Assembly, whose representative was not present in the Assembly. The
general  Ordinary  Meeting  ended at 9:30 a.m.,  as stated in the  Shareholders'
Attendance  Book.  Having  fulfilled  the  order of the day,  the  Assembly  was
suspended for the drawing of the present  minutes.  The session was reopened and
the minutes were read,  approved and signed by the  representative  of the Major
Shareholder,  by the President of the Table and by the  Secretary.  Brasilia-DF,
April 26, 2001.


                          MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
                             President of the Table

                          PEDRO OLIVA MARCILIO DE SOUSA
                     Representative to the Major Shareholder

                        ARTHUR ANTONIO MAGALHAES FONSECA
                                    Secretary


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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: April 27, 2001            By:  /s/ Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                     -------------------------------------------
                                     Name:  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                     Title: President



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