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 AUGUST 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
                                  ---             ---

                (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
                                   ---      ---



                  Tele Centro Oeste Celular Participacoes S.A.
            NIRE N.(0) 53.3.0000.580.0
            CNPJ N.(0) 02.558.132/0001-69
            Publicly Held Company


                   GENERAL EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING

                               CALL FOR ATTENDANCE

In conformity  with his legal and statutory  attributions,  the President of the
Board of Tele Centro Oeste Celular  Participacoes  S.A. (the  "Company")  hereby
invites all its shareholders to attend the General  Extraordinary  Meeting to be
held by the  Company on August 17, 2001 at 09:30 A.M.  at the  Company's  social
headquarters  in the city of Brasilia,  Federal  District of Brazil,  located at
SETOR  COMERCIAL  SUL,  QUADRA 2, BLOCO C,  ACESSO  226,  EDIFICIO  TELEBRASILIA
CELULAR, 7 ANDAR, with the following order of the day:

I.    to approve the increase of capital from  R$303,000,000.00  (three  hundred
      three million Brazilian Reais) to R$319,617,676.00 (three hundred nineteen
      million, six hundred seventeen thousand, six hundred seventy-six Brazilian
      Reais),  corresponding  to the  capitalization  of the amortization of the
      premium in the value of  R$16,617,676.00  (sixteen  million,  six  hundred
      seventeen thousand,  six hundred and seventy-six Brazilian Reais) with the
      issuance of 2,064,307,577 (two billion,  sixty-four million, three hundred
      seven  thousand,  five  hundred  seventy-seven)  ordinary  shares  with no
      nominal value;

II.   to  decide  on  the  increase  of  the   Company's   capital   stock  from
      R$319,617,676.00  (three hundred nineteen  million,  six hundred seventeen
      thousand, six hundred and seventy-six Brazilian Reais) to R$505,000,000.00
      (five  hundred  and  five  million   Brazilian  Reais)  by  means  of  the
      capitalization  of  accumulated  profits in the value of  R$185,382,324.00
      (one hundred eighty-five million, three hundred eighty-two thousand, three
      hundred  twenty-four  Brazilian Reais) with no alteration of the number of
      shares, in the form specified under Article 169 of Law number 6,404/76;

III.  to  decide  on  the  issue  of  debentures  by  the  Company,  for  public
      distribution  and not convertible  into stock, in the total value of up to
      R$500,000,000.00  (five hundred million  Brazilian  Reais),  in accordance
      with the  attribution  provided by Article 59 of Law number  6,404/76,  as
      well as on all those proceedings associated with the issue of debentures;

IV.   to decide on the  delegation  of power to the  Board of  Directors  of the
      Company for it to decide and to alter the matters provided under Paragraph
      1 of Article 59 of Law number 6,404/76; and

V.    to change  Article 5 of the Company's  bylaws as a result of items "I" and
      "II", above.


                              GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

1.    Requests  for  representation  at the  Meeting  should  be filed  with the
      Company's Headquarters,  located in the city of Brasilia, Federal District
      of Brazil, at SCS, QUADRA 02, BLOCO C, ACESSO 226 ED. TELEBRASILIA CELULAR
      7 ANDAR CEP 70302-916,  up to 24:00 (twenty-four) hours prior to the start
      of the Meeting.

2.    The  shareholders  participating  in the  Fungible  Custody  of the  Stock
      Exchanges'  Nominal  Shares  who  wish to take  part in this  Meeting  are
      required to provide a  statement  issued by the  custodian  no more than 2
      (two)  days  prior  to the  date  of the  Assembly  and  containing  their
      respective shareholding.

                           Brasilia, August 01, 2001.
                              ALEXANDRE BELDI NETTO
                              Chairman of the Board



                                    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: August 2, 2001              By: /S/ MARIO CESAR PEREIRA DE ARAUJO
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      Name:  Mario Cesar Pereira de Araujo
                                      Title: President