Index · linked to the official files
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 1Video
- Write
- Article (artigo)
- For
- readers of a major newspaper's food section
- To
- explain a food festival: its aim, activities and choice of guests
- Themes
- Food · Culture and the arts
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
Celpe-Bras 2025/1
Task 1Video
- Write
- Website text (texto para site)
- For
- visitors to an ecotourism tips website
- To
- describe the park's nature and history to draw tourists to the old road
- Themes
- Travel and tourism · Environment · Culture and the arts
Task 2Audio
- Write
- Column (texto para coluna)
- For
- readers of a Brazilian-cinema website
- To
- present a director's motives and what he learned about Indigenous peoples
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · Rights and equality
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
Celpe-Bras 2024/2
Task 2Audio
- Write
- Guide entry (texto para guia)
- For
- literature students
- To
- present the novel Lavoura Arcaica and its author
- Themes
- Culture and the arts
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
Celpe-Bras 2024/1
Task 1Video
- Write
- Letter of invitation (carta-convite)
- For
- boards of Rio de Janeiro schools
- To
- invite schools to visit a science museum for its anniversary
- Themes
- Science · Education · Culture and the arts
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
Celpe-Bras 2023/1
Task 1Video
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- the city's municipal culture department
- To
- present a street fridge-library project and request funding to expand it
- Themes
- Culture and the arts · City life · Education
Celpe-Bras 2022
Task 1Video
- Write
- Website post (postagem)
- For
- visitors to a rural producers' association website
- To
- promote cassava: its history, dishes and place in Brazilian culture
- Themes
- Food · Culture and the arts · Environment
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
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
Celpe-Bras 2020
Task 1Video
- Write
- Report (relatório)
- For
- the school community (writer is a student, assigned by a teacher)
- To
- report on a food exhibition and why food culture matters
- Themes
- Food · Culture and the arts · Education
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.