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**UNITED      STATES**

**SECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington,      D.C. 20549**

**FORM      20-F/A**

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| o                                                                   | **REGISTRATION                STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT                OF 1934** |
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| x                                                                   | **ANNUAL                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                 ACT OF 1934** |
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| **For                the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005** |
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| o                                                                   | **TRANSITION                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE                ACT OF                1934** |
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| **Commission                file number: 1-1519**                   |

| **COMPANHIA                DE BEBIDAS DAS AMÉRICAS - AMBEV**                                                                                                                           |
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| *(Exact                name of Registrant as specified in its charter)*                                                                                                                     |
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| **American                Beverage Company-AmBev**                                                                                                                                          |
| *(Translation                of Registrant’s name into English)*                                                                                                                      |
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| **Federative                Republic of Brazil**                                                                                                                                            |
| *(Jurisdiction                of incorporation or organization)*                                                                                                                            |
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| **Rua                Dr. Renato Paes de Barros, 1017, 4o andar**                                                                                                                       |
| **04530-001                São Paulo, SP, Brazil**                                                                                                                                     |
| *(Address                of principal executive offices)*                                                                                                                                   |
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| **Securities                registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the                Act:**                                                                           |
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| **Title                of each class**                                                                                                                                                      | **Name                of each exchange on which registered** |
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| **American                Depositary Shares,****evidenced                by American Depositary****Receipts,                each representing****100                Common Shares**         | **New York                Stock Exchange** |
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| **Common                Shares, no par value***                                                                                                                                             |   |
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| **American                Depositary Shares,****evidenced                by American Depositary****Receipts, each                representing****100                Preferred Shares** | **New York                Stock Exchange** |
| **Preferred                Shares, no par value***                                                                                                                                          |   |

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| *      | Not                for trading but only in connection with the registration of the American                Depositary Shares, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities                and                Exchange Commission. |
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|   | Securities                registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:                None                                                                                                                  |

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          Pursuant      to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the      registrant, Companhia de Bebidas das Américas - AmBev, certifies that it meets      all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused      and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on Form 20-F on its      behalf.

|   | **COMPANHIA                DE BEBIDAS DAS AMÉRICAS - AMBEV** |
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|   | By:                                                               | /s/                Luiz Fernando Ziegler de Saint Edmond     |
|   | Name:                                                             | Luiz                Fernando Ziegler de Saint Edmond |
|   | Title:                                                            | Chief                Executive Officer for Latin America |
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|   | By:                                                               | /s/                Miguel Nuno da Mata                Patricio                    |
|   | Name:                                                             | Miguel                Nuno da Mata Patricio |
|   | Title:                                                            | Chief                Executive Officer for North America |

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