(ESA 2025 - CFGS 2026 – 27) - QUESTÃO

Read the text about soccer in Brazil and choose the false statement.

Soccer is the national sport of Brazil. The Brazilian passion for the game leads many observers to describe it as more of a religion than a sport for Brazilians. Intense and often fanatical support of the national team is a force that serves to bridge Brazil's ethnic and class divisions. Its national team is the only team that has played in all nineteen World Cup competitions, the sport's highest level of international play that are held every four years. Brazil is also the only team to win the tournament five times. Males of all classes and backgrounds play soccer. Its popularity stems partly from its limited equipment demands. The poorest of youth play in the streets because soccer requires just a ball (or even a makeshift ball) and some open space. Peladas, or pick-up games, are common occurrences, especially on Sundays. For spectators, national team games draw the attention of the entire nation. Work essentially halts while Brazilians gather to watch the game in homes, offices, bars, and other venues. Wins in international competition can lead to nationwide partying and parades; losses can lead to widespread disappointment and national debate concerning the team's performance and future.

Cultural Orientation: Portuguese-Brazil. Monterey: Defense Language Institute – Foreign Language Center, 2017. p. 45. https://fieldsupport.dliflc.edu/products/portuguese/pq_co/website/default.html?type=chapter%index=1&moduleID=0&taskID=0

Ⓐ Soccer has a nearly sacred aura in the Brazilian society. 

Ⓑ People from the upper middle class do not root for the national team. 

Ⓒ The national team never failed to qualify for a World Cup. 

Ⓓ Soccer is an accessible sport to the impoverished. 

Ⓔ The national team’s results interest Brazilians nationwide.

(ESA/CFS 2022-23) - QUESTÃO

 Text: Rio de Janeiro

“Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s heart, its cultural capital and emotional nerve-center (…). It’s wise to remember that the romantic sparking lights that glimmer in the hillsides illuminate the city’s notorious shanty towns. Crime, especially in the tourist-filled Copacabana district, is common. Most visitors are easy targets, if only because they usually lack a tan. Don’t wear expensive watches or jewelry and carry as little cash as possible, especially when going to the beach. (…) The subway system (Metro) is clean, fast and efficient, but only goes as far as Botafogo. It does not extend to Copacabana. Buses are plentiful but are uncomfortable and can be dangerous. (…) Business visitors should not be surprised when meetings start late or executives are informally dressed. This relaxed attitude is counterbalanced by the “carioca’s” quickness and creativity. “Cafezinhos” (literally little coffees), usually highly sugared, and mineral water are staple of nearly every business meeting in this city. In meetings between men and women (and between women), kisses on both cheecks are common. Men shake hands enthusiastically. Cariocas are easy going and slow to take offence. (…)” 

Source: 1998 Business Travel Guide adaptado de Inglês Intrumental de Rosângela Munhoz

Quais destas características, de acordo com o texto, se referem ao transporte público feito pelos ônibus do Rio de Janeiro: 

A) Clean and comfortable. 

B) Fast and dangerous. 

C) Efficient and plentiful. 

D) Uncomfortable and plentiful. 

E) Clean and dangerous. 

(ESA/CFS 2022-23) - QUESTÃO

 Marque a única alternativa correta de acordo com o texto abaixo.

The Ovambo people in Namibia traditionally build a house for their children, using wooden poles standing closely together to form circular walls. However, as the region where they live is running short of trees, this enterprising ethnic group is turning to a more abundant building material: the empty beer bottles that litter the roadsides and are cheaply available at local stores.

A) Como são um grupo étnico empreendedor, os Ovambos estão se voltando para os investimentos no ramo da construção. 

B) Na Namíbia, encontra-se o litro da cerveja à venda a preços baixos nas lojas de beira de estrada. 

C) Em função da escassez de madeira, os Ovambos estão construindo casas com garrafas de cerveja vazias. 

D) As casas são construídas próximas umas das outras no interior de uma muralha circular feita de madeira. 

E) O povo Ovambo tem a tradição de construir casas para as crianças utilizando madeira e tijolos.  

(ESA/CFS 2022-23) - QUESTÃO

Read the comic strip and mark the best option about the attitude of the soldier who is giving food to the squirrel.

A) The soldier intends to kill the squirrel. 

B) The soldier is suspicious of the quality of the food. 

C) The soldier wants to know the squirrel’s opinion about the food. 

D) The soldier loves animals and cares about them. 

E) The soldier is sure that the food is healthy and delicious. 

(ESA/CFS 2020-21) - QUESTÃO

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Exactly one month after Brazil’s most deadly mining disasters, firefighters and volunteers  still search for at least 131 people still missing under tons of mud left behind after a dam in the Feijão  mining complex, owned by Brazilian giant, Vale, gave way on January 25th. So far 179 corpses have been  retrieved and identified. 

“The search starts at 5am, when the teams get up. At 6:30 am, we gather for directions, a safety briefing  and guidelines of what will be done throughout the day. The teams are then taken into the field,”firefighter Lt. Col.  Anderson Passos tells journalists. 

“At the end of the day, when the teams return, they give us feedback on how the search went. We then hold a meeting to plan the next day and everything repeats itself,” concluded the official. 

(Adapted from: https://riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/month-after-brumadinho-dam-tragedy-131-still-missing) 

According to the text, it is correct to say that:  

a)  only firefighters are working to find the missing people.  

b)  firefighters and volunteers are working together to find the missing people.  

c) firefighters and volunteers are working together to identify the retrieved corpses. 

d)  Vale’s officials are working to retrieve the corpses from the mud. 

e)  only volunteers are working to find the missing people. 

(FAMERP) - QUESTÃO

In developing countries there are high levels of what is known as “food loss”, which is unintentional wastage, often due to poor equipment, transportation and infrastructure. In wealthy countries, there are low levels of unintentional losses but high levels of “food waste”, which involves food being thrown away by consumers because they have purchased too much, or by retailers who reject food because of exacting aesthetic standards. (www.theguardian.com)

Segundo o texto, 
a) a perda de alimentos acontece tanto em países ricos como pobres, devido à mudança climática. 
b) os alimentos são jogados fora pelos consumidores e pelos pontos de venda por falta de refrigeração. 
c) a perda não intencional de alimentos acontece em níveis alarmantes em países ricos. 
d) o desperdício de alimentos durante seu transporte ocorre principalmente em países ricos. 
e) os meios de transporte e a infraestrutura deficientes contribuem para a perda não intencional de alimentos. 

(ESA/CFS 2021-22) - QUESTÃO

BrazilianArmed Forces

The Brazilian Armed Forces is the unified military organization formed by the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviation), the Brazilian Navy (including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation) and the Brazilian Air Force.

Brazil's armed forces are the third largest in the Americas, after the United States and Colombia, and the largest in Latin America by the level of military equipment, with approximately 318,480 active-duty troops and officers. They are expanding their presence in the Amazon under the Northern Corridor (CalhaNorte) program. In 1994, Brazilian troops joined United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces in five countries.

The Brazilian military, especially the army, is more involved in civic-action programs, education, health care, and constructing roads, bridges, and railroads across the nation. The 1988 Constitution preserves the external and internal roles of the Armed Forces, but it places the military under presidential authority.

(Adaptado de BrazilianArmed Forces. Revolvy, 2019. Disponívelemhttps://www.revolvy.com/page/Brazilian-ArmedForces?cr=1.Acessoem: 19de ago. de 2019)

According to the text, it is correct to say that: 

a) the Brazilian Marine Corps is part of the Brazilian Army. 

b) the Brazilian Armed Forces is part of Brazilian Air Force. 

c) the Brazilian Air Force is part of the Brazilian Armed Forces. 

d) the Brazilian Naval Aviation is part of the Brazilian Air Force. 

e) the Brazilian Army Aviation is part of the Brazilian Navy.