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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 2026/1
Task 3Text
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- the children's school
- To
- suggest bringing traditional circle songs into school, citing benefits
- Themes
- Education · Culture and the arts · Family and relationships
Task 4Text
- Write
- Proposal (proposta)
- For
- the company's other directors
- To
- argue for more diverse leadership and suggest concrete actions
- Themes
- Work · Rights and equality · Media
Celpe-Bras 2025/2
Task 3Text
- Write
- Tribute (texto de homenagem)
- For
- visitors to the Petrolina city hall website
- To
- honour a local farmer and her settlement's agroecological work
- Themes
- Environment
Task 4Text
- Write
- Crônica (crônica)
- For
- readers of the newspaper Zero Hora
- To
- retell a shop scene from the salesperson's side and take a position
- Themes
- Consumers · Work
Celpe-Bras 2025/1
Task 3Text
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- the city's mayor
- To
- ask for funding for a youth music NGO, citing its history and results
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Community · Education
Task 4Text
- Write
- Reader's letter (carta do leitor)
- For
- the magazine that published the article
- To
- give an opinion on the author's thesis about entitled youth
- Themes
- Family and relationships · Education
Celpe-Bras 2024/2
Task 3Text
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- general coordinators of a fashion fair
- To
- propose inviting an Amazon artisans' jewellery project to exhibit
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Environment
Task 4Text
- Write
- Reader's letter (carta do leitor)
- For
- the newspaper Pioneiro and its readers
- To
- agree or disagree with a columnist's argument about love
- Themes
- Family and relationships
Celpe-Bras 2024/1
Task 3Text
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- the city's culture department
- To
- nominate an Indigenous rapper for a festival of lesser-known artists
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Rights and equality
Task 4Text
- Write
- Reader's letter (carta do leitor)
- For
- readers of the newspaper that ran the column
- To
- respond to the columnist's view on algorithms shaping desire, citing own experience
- Themes
- Technology · Consumers
Celpe-Bras 2023/2
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
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
Celpe-Bras 2023/1
Task 3Text
- Write
- Call for volunteers (texto de recrutamento)
- For
- social-media users who might volunteer for research
- To
- recruit volunteers for a citizen-science marine survey
- Themes
- Science · Environment
Task 4Text
- Write
- Reader's letter (carta do leitor)
- For
- readers of the magazine that ran the article (writer is a teacher)
- To
- take a stand on AI essay-writing tools in education
- Themes
- Technology · Education
Celpe-Bras 2022
Task 3Text
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- a toy store's sales directors (writer is marketing director)
- To
- propose adding Indigenous dolls to the catalogue and show brand benefits
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Consumers · Rights and equality
Task 4Text
- Write
- Message (mensagem)
- For
- an article's author, for publication on his website
- To
- argue a position on destroying remaining smallpox virus stocks
- Themes
- Science · Health
Celpe-Bras 2021
Task 3Text
- Write
- Formal request (requerimento)
- For
- the school's management (writer is a teacher)
- To
- request a class trip to an art exhibition, arguing its educational value
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Education
Task 4Text
- Write
- Open letter (carta aberta)
- For
- the general public on social media (writer is an animal-rights activist)
- To
- open debate and argue ethically and scientifically against animal testing
- Themes
- Science · Animals · Community
Celpe-Bras 2020
Task 3Text
- Write
- Letter (carta)
- For
- residents of the writer's neighbourhood
- To
- announce a local swap fair, its benefits and how to take part
- Themes
- Consumers · City life · Environment
Task 4Text
- Write
- Informative text (texto informativo)
- For
- pupils' parents (writer is a teacher)
- To
- share study findings and urge supervision of children's smartphone use
- Themes
- Health · Technology · Family and relationships
Questions
Can I download the Celpe-Bras past papers?
Yes, from the official sources. Each link here opens the file where it's kept: the University of Rio Grande do Sul's public Acervo Celpe-Bras, INEP, or the Diário Oficial. We don't host copies.
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.