Brazil Moves Up November Payment Dates for Bolsa Família
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Bolsa Família is a Brazilian government program.
It gives money to poor families every month.
The government has a new calendar for November.
This calendar shows payment dates for 2026.
The government moved the November payment to an earlier date.
This means families will get money sooner.
The program helps many families in Brazil.
People can check the dates on government websites.
The payment is called a parcela, or installment.
Each family gets money based on their NIS number.
NIS means Social Identification Number.
The last digit of the NIS decides the payment day.
This system helps organize payments for millions of people.
The government often shares a new calendar each month.
Families should watch for official news about dates.
Vocabulary15 words
- calendar
- a list of dates for something
- parcela
- one payment; part of a bigger amount
- NIS
- a number that identifies a person for social programs
- program
- a plan by the government to help people
- installment
- one payment in a series of payments
- welfare
- help from the government for people who need it
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- schedule
- a plan that shows when things happen
- official
- approved by the government
- anticipate
- to do something earlier than planned
- social
- about people living together in groups
- benefit
- money or help you get
- families
- groups of people related to each other
- poor
- having very little money
- monthly
- happening every month
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1. A Brazilian government program that helps poor families 2. Moved it to an earlier date 3. The last digit of their NIS number
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Bolsa Família is a Brazilian government _____.
It gives money to poor _____ every month.
The government has a new _____ for November.
This calendar shows payment dates for _____.
The government moved the November payment to an earlier _____.
This means families will get money _____.
The payment is called a _____, or installment.
Each family gets money based on their _____ number.
The last digit of the NIS decides the payment _____.
Families should watch for _____ news about dates.
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