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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20010821
FILED AS OF DATE:		20010822

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001094972
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924]
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14950
		FILM NUMBER:		1721369

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AV BRIGADERIO LUIZ ANTONIO 1343
		STREET 2:		9 ANDAR SAO PAULO
		CITY:			SP BRAZIL 01350-900
		STATE:			D5
		ZIP:			00000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
		STREET 2:		1633 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 August 21, 2001

                          ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.
                           (Exact name of Registrant)

                             ULTRAPAR HOLDINGS INC.
                (Translation of Registrant's Name into English)
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               Avenida Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, 1343, 9(o) Andar
                        Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil 01350-900
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file its 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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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):

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                          ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                                SEQUENTIAL
                                                                   PAGE
ITEM                                                              NUMBER
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1.    Press Release dated August 21,2001 - Extraordinary
      Dividend Payment                                               3


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                                   SIGNATURES

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.


ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.


By: /s/ Fabio Schvartsman
   ---------------------------------
   Name:  Fabio Schvartsman
   Title: Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 21, 2001


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                                                                         ITEM 1



                                 PRESS RELEASE



                          ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S.A.



                          CNPJ n(o) 33.256.439/0001-39




                         EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDEND PAYMENT



August 21, 2001, Ultrapar announced that in a meeting held today, its Board of
Directors approved an extraordinary dividend distribution of R$ 190,000,000.00,
to be paid to shareholders on September 28, 2001. Furthermore, on the same
date, R$ 10,087,454.10 in dividends will be distributed as previously announced
to shareholders on April 30, 2001. As such, dividends to be distributed on
September 28, 2001 will total R$ 200,087,454.10.



The underlying principles that guide the Company's decision for this
distribution are:

a)   Continuous focus on shareholders; and

b)   Distribution of extraordinary dividends when the business circumstances
     indicate this procedure.



The dividend distribution proposed by the Board of Directors will be comprised
of: R$ 31,000,000.00 in the form of Interest on Own Capital, ascribed to the
dividends related to 2001 earnings, which will be subject to income tax
withholding as per item "C" below; R$ 34,000,000.00 as Intermediate Dividends
related to 2001 earnings; and R$ 125,000,000.00 in Intercalated Dividends from
the Profit Reserve account related to the 1997 to 2000 earnings periods. Such
amounts, considering the gross Interest on Own Capital and the additional
distribution of R$ 10,087,454.10, correspond to R$ 3.6712262 per 1000 common
shares and R$ 4.0383398 per 1000 preferred shares, with the following
characteristics:



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a)   the record date for shareholders for the amounts approved today in the
     Board of Directors meeting, is September 5, 2001, with shares being traded
     ex-dividend and interest on own capital as of September 6, 2001 on the Sao
     Paulo Stock Exchange (BOVESPA);

b)   payment of dividends will commence on September 28, 2001, with no
     remuneration or monetary correction to the date of payment;

c)   interest on own capital will be subject to income tax withholding at a
     rate of 15%, except for exempt shareholders who have submitted necessary
     documentation to the Company's Investor Relations Department, at Av.
     Brigadeiro Luiz Antonio, 1343 - 8(o) andar Sao Paulo, SP - 01317-910. Tel:
     3177-6142 - Fax: 3177-6107, until September 12, 2001.




Fabio Schvartsman

Investor Relations Director


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