UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~January~~April 2007

Commission File Number 333-41516

LUNA GOLD CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Suite 1050
625 Howe Street
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6C 2T6

(Address of principal executive office)

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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.

Luna Gold Corp.

~~“Timothy~~Date: April O.19, ~~Searcy”~~2007

~~Date: January~~“Timothy ~~31, 2007~~Searcy”

Timothy O. Searcy, President, Chief

Executive Officer and a member of

the Board of Directors

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Exhibit Index

The following document (bearing the exhibit number listed below) is furnished herewith and made a part of this Report pursuant to the General Instructions for Form 6-K.

Exhibit No.		Description
1		News Release, Vancouver, ~~January~~April 3119, 2007 – Luna Gold Corp. (TSXV-LGC, OTCBB-LGCU) (“Luna” or the “Company”) isannounces ~~pleased~~that toit ~~announce~~has ~~the~~been ~~closing~~granted ofa ~~the~~two ~~purchase~~year ofextension ~~99.99%~~ of ~~the~~its ~~issued~~exploration ~~and~~license ~~outstanding~~at ~~shares~~its ofwholly ~~Aurizona~~owned ~~Goldfields Corporation (“~~Aurizona”) ~~pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement entered into with Eldorado~~ Gold ~~Corporation and Brascan Recursos Naturais SA (a wholly owned subsidiary of Brascan Brasil) as announced on December 21, 2006~~Project.

Suite 1050, - 625 Howe Street Vancouver, BC V6C 2T6 Tel: 1-604-689-7317 Fax: 1-604-688-0094

VANCOUVER, BC V6C 2T6

TELEPHONE: 604.689-7317 FACSIMILE: 604.688.0094

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LUNA ~~ANNOUNCES~~GOLD ~~ACQUISITION~~RECEIVES OFEXPLORATION EXTENSION AT ITS AURIZONA ~~GOLDFIELDS~~GOLD PROJECT AND ~~CLOSING~~APPLIES OFFOR ~~$3.8~~MORE ~~MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT~~GROUND

Vancouver, ~~January~~April 3119, 2007 – Luna Gold Corp. (TSXV-LGC, OTCBB-LGCU) (“Luna” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce ~~the~~that ~~closing~~it ofhas ~~the~~been ~~purchase~~granted ofa ~~99.99%~~two ofyear ~~the~~extension ~~issued and outstanding shares~~ of ~~Aurizona~~its ~~Goldfields~~exploration ~~Corporation~~licence ~~(“Aurizona”)~~at ~~pursuant~~its ~~to a Share Purchase Agreement entered into with Eldorado Gold Corporation and Brascan Recursos Naturais SA (a~~ wholly owned ~~subsidiary~~Aurizona ofGold ~~Brascan Brasil) as announced on December 21, 2006~~Project.

~~Aurizona owns Mineracao Aurizona S.A (“MASA”), a company incorporated in Brazil. MASA~~Luna’s ~~main~~COO, ~~asset~~Jim isBahan, ~~the~~advises ~~100% ownership of the Piaba gold project (the~~ “~~Project”)~~We inare ~~Maranhao~~currently ~~State,~~designing ~~Brazil. There is~~ a ~~historical~~work ~~resource~~program ~~estimate~~to onexpand ~~the Project. From an internal report prepared for MASA in January of 2000, at a 0.3 g/t Au cut-off grade~~ and aimprove ~~price of US$350/oz Au,~~ the ~~Project~~quality ~~has an indicated resource~~ of ~~12.5~~the ~~million~~historic ~~tonnes at 1.27 g/t Au for 500,000 oz, and an inferred~~ resource ofwith ~~8.6 million tonnes at 1.27 g/t Au for 350,000 oz. The above resource estimates are historical and do not conform to~~ the ~~standards~~intention of ~~National~~assessing ~~Instrument~~its ~~43-101;~~economic ~~they may vary materially from estimates made in accordance with the classification made pursuant to NI 43-101 and should not be relied upon~~potential. ~~The~~Upon ~~Company’s qualified person ("QP") has not done sufficient work to classify~~ the ~~historical~~successful ~~estimate~~completion asof ~~current~~this ~~mineral~~program, ~~resource~~Luna ~~and~~will isrequest ~~not~~that ~~treating~~ the ~~historical~~ground ~~estimates~~containing ~~as current mineral resources as defined in NI 43-101. However,~~ the ~~Company’s~~updated QPresource ~~believes~~be ~~the~~added ~~historic~~to ~~estimate is relevant and offers a fair description of~~ the ~~Project’s~~Aurizona ~~known~~mining ~~mineralization~~licence.”

Luna ishas ~~also~~20,131 ~~pleased~~ha toof ~~announce~~claims ~~the~~at ~~closing~~Aurizona ofwith a10,000 ~~non-brokered~~ha ~~private~~held ~~placement~~in ofan ~~8,473,164~~exploration ~~Units~~licence asand ~~announced~~the onremainder ~~January~~held ~~16,~~in ~~2007,~~a ~~for~~mining ~~gross~~licence. The ~~proceeds~~exploration ofclaim ~~$3,812,923. Each~~hosts ~~Unit~~an ~~consist~~historic ofgold ~~one~~resource, ~~common~~Tatajuba, ~~share~~that ~~and~~is ~~one-half~~an ofalong ~~one~~strike ~~share~~extension ~~purchase~~of ~~warrant~~the ~~and~~main ~~each~~mineralized ~~whole~~zone ~~warrant~~at ~~entitles~~Aurizona. Tatajuba ~~the~~represents ~~holder~~about to9% ~~purchase~~of ~~one~~the ~~common~~historic ~~share~~resource atestimate apreviously ~~price~~described ofin ~~$0.70~~Luna’s ~~for~~press arelease ~~period~~dated ofDecember ~~eighteen~~21, ~~months~~2006.

~~The~~Luna ~~common~~has ~~shares~~also ~~issued~~applied ~~pursuant~~for, toapproximately, ~~the~~another ~~Private~~30,000 ~~Placement~~ha of exploration licences that are ~~subject~~contiguous towith aits ~~four~~current ~~month~~claim ~~hold~~block ~~period~~and ~~expiring~~are onlocated ~~June~~to 1,the ~~2007~~immediate south and west of Tatajuba.

A cash finder’s fee in the aggregate of $109,494 was paid and an aggregate of 275,080 Agent’s Warrants was issued to various parties for introducing investors to the Company. Each Agent’s Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.45 for a period of eighteen months.

About Luna Gold Corp

Luna is a mining exploration company with a focus on gold development in Brazil and gold exploration in Nevada.

On behalf of the Board of Directors

LUNA GOLD CORP.

“Tim Searcy”

Tim Searcy, P. Geo. – President and CEO

Website: www.lunagold.com

For further information contact Investor Relations at (604) 689-7317 or toll free at 1-866-689-7317.

The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release.

Regulatory Footnotes

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons unless registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements in this release that are forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties concerning the specific factors identified in Luna Gold Corp.’s periodic filings with Canadian Securities Regulators. Such forward-looking information represents management's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Luna Gold does not assume the obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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