Datafolha Poll: Ciro Gomes Leads Race for Ceará Governor
There is a new poll in Brazil. It is about the state of Ceará. The poll is from a company called Datafolha.
The poll is about the next governor of Ceará. A governor is the leader of a state.
Two men want to be governor. Their names are Ciro Gomes and Elmano de Freitas.
In the poll, Ciro Gomes has 47%. Elmano de Freitas has 40%.
This shows a close race. A race means a competition between people.
Datafolha also asked about the Senate. The Senate is part of the government.
The poll is called RealTime Big Data CE. It shows the fight between the two men is close.
Vocabulary15 words
- poll
- when people ask many people a question to learn what they think
- Datafolha
- a company that does polls in Brazil
- governor
- the top leader of a state
- race
- a competition to win something
- Senate
- a part of a country's government
- Ceará
- a state in Brazil
- support
- when people say they like or want someone
- close
- when two sides are almost equal
- election
- when people vote to choose a leader
- vote
- to choose someone in an election
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- state
- a big part of a country
- leader
- a person who is in charge
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- percent
- a number that shows a part of one hundred
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There is a new _____ in Brazil. It is about the state of Ceará.
The poll is from a company called _____.
The poll is about the next _____ of Ceará.
Two men want to be governor. Their names are Ciro Gomes and _____ de Freitas.
In the poll, Ciro Gomes has _____. Elmano de Freitas has 40%.
This shows a close _____.
Datafolha also asked about the _____.
The poll is called RealTime Big Data CE.
It shows the fight between the two men is _____.
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