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For the month of April, 2007

Commission File Number 1-14668

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or 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.

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Copel was recognized and awarded as the largest publicly-held company in Paraná by a survey of 500 local firms, based on 2006 financial statements and reports.

According to the study, entitled “Corporate Profile of Paraná” Copel was placed first in four categories – net income, real shareholders’ equity, net operating revenue and total assets – as well as being confirmed as the biggest company in the energy and by-products sector.

In an event last Thursday night (April 26) in Curitiba, in which Copel was represented by its CFO and Investor Relations Officer, Paulo Roberto Trompzynski, the top firms were presented with diplomas and certificates.

The idea behind the initiative was to draw up a profile of the Paraná economy based on performance indicators taken from 2006 financial statement published in the Diário Oficial (Official Gazette).

The project, including corporate research, analysis and assessment, was undertaken in conjunction with the Accounting Course at Fesp (Paraná Social Studies Foundation), the Indicare Corporate Analysis and Planning Institute, the National Controllers’ Association and the Curitiba-based newspaper, Indústria & Comércio.

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.

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COMPANHIA PARANAENSE DE ENERGIA – COPEL

By:	/S/ Rubens Ghilardi
	Rubens Ghilardi CEO