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 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 2025/1
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
Celpe-Bras 2024/1
Task 2Audio
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- city governments (prefeituras)
- To
- offer copies of a racial-equality law booklet for schools
- Themes
- Rights and equality · Education
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 2023/2
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 2Audio
- Write
- Column (texto para coluna)
- For
- readers of a women's-empowerment website
- To
- tell an athlete's story to inspire girls into male-dominated sports
- Themes
- Sport · Rights and equality
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
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.