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 2Audio
- Write
- Open letter (carta aberta)
- For
- your city's officials
- To
- ask for a law regulating QR-code menus, with arguments
- Themes
- Consumers · Technology · City life
Celpe-Bras 2024/1
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 2023/1
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 2020
Task 2Audio
- Write
- Email (e-mail)
- For
- company employees (writer is the HR manager)
- To
- teach staff to spot fake news and stop spreading it
- Themes
- Technology · Work · Media
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.