Pernambuco Announces 570 Jobs for Fire Department
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The government of Pernambuco, a state in Brazil, has published a new public exam notice for the Fire Department.
The notice offers 570 job openings, with salaries reaching up to R$12.9 thousand.
People who want one of these jobs will need to take a public exam, known in Brazil as a concurso.
This is a competitive process where candidates answer questions to prove their knowledge.
Winning candidates then get a stable government job.
The Fire Department notice is not the only news from Pernambuco's government this month.
A company has already been hired to organize the exam for the Penal Department.
This is the department that manages the state's prisons.
According to the news, the notice for this exam is now imminent, meaning it should be published very soon.
In addition, the government has already released the official notice for the Military Police.
This exam will offer 1,320 job openings, a much larger number than the Fire Department's.
The Military Police in Brazil work similarly to a state-level army, focused on public safety.
Together, these three announcements show that Pernambuco's government is investing heavily in public security jobs.
Thousands of people across the state are expected to apply for these positions in the coming months.
Salaries and job stability make these government exams very popular in Brazil.
Vocabulary10 words
- public exam notice
- an official paper announcing a government job test
- salaries
- money paid regularly for doing a job
- concurso
- the Portuguese name for a competitive government job exam
- candidates
- people who try to get a job or pass a test
- hired
- given a job or contract to do work
- imminent
- going to happen very soon
- Penal Department
- the government office that runs prisons
- Military Police
- a police force in Brazil that also works like an army
- public security
- keeping people in a place safe from crime and danger
- job openings
- jobs that are free for someone to apply for
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1. R$12.9 thousand 2. Penal Department 3. 1,320
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The government of Pernambuco, a state in Brazil, has published a new public exam _____ for the Fire Department.
The notice offers 570 job _____, with salaries reaching up to R$12.9 thousand.
People who want one of these jobs will need to take a public exam, known in Brazil as a _____.
This is a competitive process where _____ answer questions to prove their knowledge.
A company has already been _____ to organize the exam for the Penal Department.
This is the department that manages the state's _____.
According to the news, the notice for this exam is now _____, meaning it should be published very soon.
This exam will offer 1,320 job openings, a much larger number than the Fire Department's.
The Military Police in Brazil work similarly to a state-level army, focused on public _____.
Salaries and job stability make these government _____ very popular in Brazil.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think government jobs like these are popular in Brazil?
- What skills do you think are important for firefighters?
- Would you like to work for a public security department? Why or why not?
- How might having three big exam notices at once affect people applying for jobs?
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