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Celpe-Bras past papers, by task, genre and theme

Every written task of the last 10 editions, from 2020 to 2026/1: what you had to write, as whom, to whom and why, with links to the official booklet, video and audio. Filter by genre to practise one kind of text, or by theme.

The exams are kept in the University of Rio Grande do Sul's public Acervo Celpe-Bras; every link here opens the official file there or on INEP's and the Diário Oficial's sites. The task descriptions are our own short summaries.

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Celpe-Bras 2023/2

  1. Task 1Video

    Write
    Public information text (texto de divulgação)
    For
    visitors to the health regulator's website (consumers)
    To
    explain new wholegrain labelling rules and how they help shoppers compare
    Themes
    Food · Health · Consumers
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  2. Task 2Audio

    Write
    Email (e-mail)
    For
    the company's board (writer works in people management)
    To
    recommend a workplace nap room, citing benefits and good practice
    Themes
    Work · Health
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  3. Task 3Text

    Write
    Competition entry (texto de inscrição)
    For
    judges of a state education department award
    To
    enter a school inclusion radio programme and argue it deserves the prize
    Themes
    Education · Rights and equality · Media
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  4. Task 4Text

    Write
    Open letter (carta aberta)
    For
    the university's rectorate (writer represents the faculty association)
    To
    press for racial quotas in upcoming faculty hiring
    Themes
    Education · Rights and equality
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Questions

Can I download the Celpe-Bras past papers?

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Which genres come up most?

In the editions listed here: Email (10), Letter (4), and Reader's letter (4).

Are there answers or model texts?

INEP doesn't publish model answers: every task is open writing, marked against a grid. INEP's Documento-base describes what the markers look for at each level.

Why isn't the latest edition here yet?

Its files are added to the archive after the exam has been sat everywhere, abroad included, and we add them once they're published.