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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Saul Wurman’s definition of “information anxiety” (l. 36) conveys a feeling of

A
terror.
B
disaster.
C
euphoria
D
frustration.
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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

This cartoon

A
is a criticism of digital technology.
B
shows how modern machines can disrupt the world.
C
is a satire on the way cellular phones influence social behavior.
D
illustrates the co-existence of modern and traditional means of communication.
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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The writer thinks that

A
he can live without the Internet
B
there is nothing good about the Internet.
C
the Internet doesn’t have a promising future.
D
people don’t need the Internet.
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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Adjetivos | Adjectives, Sinônimos | Synonyms, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Oposto | Opposite

Concerning vocabulary, the alternative containing a wrong piece of information is

A
“old-fashioned” (l. 1) is the opposite of modern.
B
“Actually” (l. 5) is the same as In fact.
C
“Likewise” (l. 9) is synonymous with Similarly.
D
“amazing” (l. 31) is the opposite of surprising.
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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the author, the ad for a cancer cure is inadequate in that it

A
makes people feel depressed.
B
doesn’t give hope to sick people.
C
doesn’t give a conventional and suitable address.
D
cannot be understood by most people.
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UNICENTRO 2019 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

One can infer from the text that the author

A
is single.
B
is retired now.
C
will never use a computer.
D
doesn’t like to buy things through his computer.
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

O texto afirma que a floresta de transição da Amazônia

 

Translated by Milli Legrain. Disponível em: <www1.folha.uol.com.br/…/

1441449-fire-and-drought-turns-amazon…shtml>. Acesso em: 7 set.

2016.

A
consiste de um número muito menor de árvores de grande porte do que uma savana.
B
é menos resistente a queimadas do que a parte mais interior da mata.
C
se transforma numa savana quando é queimada durante eventos extremos de seca.
D
não está tão vulnerável às mudanças climáticas como se pensava anteriormente.
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Preencha os parênteses com V (Verdadeiro) ou F (Falso).

Ao longo do período de 10 anos em que a experiência foi conduzida em três áreas da floresta,

( ) uma área foi queimada várias vezes ao longo do ano.
( ) outra área foi queimada a cada três anos.
( ) uma terceira área foi totalmente queimada de uma única vez.

A sequência correta, de cima para baixo, é

 

Translated by Milli Legrain. Disponível em: <www1.folha.uol.com.br/…/

1441449-fire-and-drought-turns-amazon…shtml>. Acesso em: 7 set.

2016.

A
F F V
B
F V F
C
V V F
D
V V V
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Vocabulário | Vocabulary, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension, Tradução | Translation

A palavra ou expressão cujo significado não está de acordo com o sentido do texto é

 

Translated by Milli Legrain. Disponível em: <www1.folha.uol.com.br/…/

1441449-fire-and-drought-turns-amazon…shtml>. Acesso em: 7 set.

2016.

A
“on the edge” (l. 1) – na borda.
B
“to allow for” (l. 17) – para permitir.
C
“Boosted” (l. 25) – Potencializado.
D
“the driest” (l. 31) – mais chuvoso.
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Discurso direto e indireto | Reported speech, Presente perfeito progressivo | Present perfect continuous, Voz Ativa e Passiva | Passive and Active Voice, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considerando o uso gramatical da língua no texto, é correto afirmar que

 

Translated by Milli Legrain. Disponível em: <www1.folha.uol.com.br/…/

1441449-fire-and-drought-turns-amazon…shtml>. Acesso em: 7 set.

2016.

A
A forma verbal “was published” (l. 8) está na voz ativa.
B
O pronome relativo “who” (l. 19) refere-se a Paul Brando (l. 19).
C
O trecho “But when we burned [...] its ecosystems.” (l. 20-24) está no estilo indireto.
D
A forma verbal “ended up suffering” (l. 29) está no “Present Perfect Continuous”.
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Preencha os parênteses com V (Verdadeiro) ou F (Falso).
O texto tem resposta para as seguintes questões:

( ) What were lifestyles like right after the last Ice Age?
( ) Where did men seem to first have used the honeybee?
( ) Why couldn’t the ancient farmers exploit the products of the honeybee?

A sequência correta, de cima para baixo, é


THE HONEYBEE has... Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/news/scienceenvironment-34749846>. Acesso em: 21 set. 2016.

A
V F V
B
F V F
C
V V F
D
V V V
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

De acordo com o texto, a única imagem não exibida em pinturas de cavernas mencionadas no texto é a de


THE HONEYBEE has... Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/news/scienceenvironment-34749846>. Acesso em: 21 set. 2016.

A
favos de mel.
B
coleta de mel.
C
enxames de abelhas.
D
criatórios de abelhas.
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UNICENTRO 2016 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

O texto afirma que


THE HONEYBEE has... Disponível em: <www.bbc.co.uk/news/scienceenvironment-34749846>. Acesso em: 21 set. 2016.

A
as pessoas, no passado, tinham fácil acesso a alimentos doces.
B
não se sabe exatamente quando os povos antigos iniciaram o cultivo sistemático das abelhas (a criação das abelhas).
C
os primeiros agricultores europeus não se interessavam pela exploração dos produtos derivados do mel de abelha.
D
a cera das abelhas era um produto desconsiderado pelos agricultores europeus.
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Tempos Verbais | Verb Tenses, Verbos modais | Modal verbs, Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Choose the best answer, according to the text. Refer to the words in bold when necessary:

Re-Planting a Forest, One Drone at a Time


That funny little buzz you hear in the forest may not just be the hum of summer insects. In the near future it could be a small fleet of drones, coming to replant and restore forests that have been stripped of trees by industrial-scale deforestation. It’s all part of an ambitious plan by BioCarbon Engineering, a U.K.-based startup on a global mission to battle widespread clear-cutting, which strips more than 26 billion trees off the planet each year. CEO Lauren Fletcher, who spent 20 years as an engineer with NASA, says the only way to fight industrial-scale deforestation is with industrial-scale reforestation. Their idea: plant 1 billion trees a year. The first targets are in South Africa and the Amazonian jungles, both of which have suffered from widespread forest eradication.

BioCarbon’s reforestation scheme is simple and efficient. Here’s a quick look at how it plans to deploy its drone fleet: 


1 Do a 3-D aerial survey. First, drones are sent to fly over a potential planting zone, snapping photos that create 3-D maps of the area to be reforested. The number of drones will vary depending up on the size of the seeding.

2 Create a seeding plan. Once all that terrain data has been analyzed, it then generates a seeding pattern that best suits the terrain.

3 Load the seed pods. The drones, which are equipped with guidance and control software, carry pressurized canisters of seed pods with germinated seeds immersed in a nutrient-rich gel.

4 Hover and plant. Flying at a height of 1 or 2 meters, the drones follow the planting patterns, firing the biodegradable seed pods down to the ground. The pods break open upon impact, allowing the germinated seed a chance to take root.

5 Monitor growth. After planting, the drones do low-level flights to assess the health of the sprouts and saplings.


Such “precision forestry,” as BioCarbon calls it, is extremely efficient. A farmer might hand plant as many as 3,000 seeds a day; Fletcher says his drones can drop up to 36,000 seed pods daily, often in areas where a human can’t reach. Working with local ecologists, BioCarbon will use the drones to spread a variety of tree species, as well as microorganisms and fungi designed to improve the soil quality. “The central focus is ecosystem restoration,” Fletcher says.

On a planetary climatological scale, Morton notes that “tropical deforestation plays a big role in global climate cycles,” claiming the accelerated pace of cutting and burning of forests accounted for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the 1990s. Fletcher and his team want to help reverse that trend. “By planting at the scale we’re looking at,” he says, “we can make a real longterm impact. We hope to do a lot of good in the world.”


(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/07/re-planting-forest-one-drone-time/. Access on 22/8/2017)

A
The words may and could are used to indicate uncertainty.
B
Lauren Fletcher is still working at NASA
C
The word widespread is used as an adjective to the noun battle.
D
The pronoun which is used to refer the aforementioned widespread clear-cutting.
E
Burning of forests accounts for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions nowadays
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The words buzz and hum both represent:

Re-Planting a Forest, One Drone at a Time


That funny little buzz you hear in the forest may not just be the hum of summer insects. In the near future it could be a small fleet of drones, coming to replant and restore forests that have been stripped of trees by industrial-scale deforestation. It’s all part of an ambitious plan by BioCarbon Engineering, a U.K.-based startup on a global mission to battle widespread clear-cutting, which strips more than 26 billion trees off the planet each year. CEO Lauren Fletcher, who spent 20 years as an engineer with NASA, says the only way to fight industrial-scale deforestation is with industrial-scale reforestation. Their idea: plant 1 billion trees a year. The first targets are in South Africa and the Amazonian jungles, both of which have suffered from widespread forest eradication.

BioCarbon’s reforestation scheme is simple and efficient. Here’s a quick look at how it plans to deploy its drone fleet: 


1 Do a 3-D aerial survey. First, drones are sent to fly over a potential planting zone, snapping photos that create 3-D maps of the area to be reforested. The number of drones will vary depending up on the size of the seeding.

2 Create a seeding plan. Once all that terrain data has been analyzed, it then generates a seeding pattern that best suits the terrain.

3 Load the seed pods. The drones, which are equipped with guidance and control software, carry pressurized canisters of seed pods with germinated seeds immersed in a nutrient-rich gel.

4 Hover and plant. Flying at a height of 1 or 2 meters, the drones follow the planting patterns, firing the biodegradable seed pods down to the ground. The pods break open upon impact, allowing the germinated seed a chance to take root.

5 Monitor growth. After planting, the drones do low-level flights to assess the health of the sprouts and saplings.


Such “precision forestry,” as BioCarbon calls it, is extremely efficient. A farmer might hand plant as many as 3,000 seeds a day; Fletcher says his drones can drop up to 36,000 seed pods daily, often in areas where a human can’t reach. Working with local ecologists, BioCarbon will use the drones to spread a variety of tree species, as well as microorganisms and fungi designed to improve the soil quality. “The central focus is ecosystem restoration,” Fletcher says.

On a planetary climatological scale, Morton notes that “tropical deforestation plays a big role in global climate cycles,” claiming the accelerated pace of cutting and burning of forests accounted for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the 1990s. Fletcher and his team want to help reverse that trend. “By planting at the scale we’re looking at,” he says, “we can make a real longterm impact. We hope to do a lot of good in the world.”


(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/07/re-planting-forest-one-drone-time/. Access on 22/8/2017)

A
Dangerous activities.
B
Sounds that animals can produce.
C
Excitement.
D
The types of flight of some bees.
E
Types of insects.
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considering the text, fill the parenthesis with T (true) or F (false):

( ) The drones can drop seeds in places which are hard to access.
( ) The drones will make a lot of noise, which can pose a risk to nature.
( ) Fletcher and his team expect that the drones will have a positive impact in the long run
( ) The drones can only help spread tree species.
( ) Despite being simple, BioCarbon’s reforestation scheme is efficient.

The correct sequence, from top to bottom is:

Re-Planting a Forest, One Drone at a Time


That funny little buzz you hear in the forest may not just be the hum of summer insects. In the near future it could be a small fleet of drones, coming to replant and restore forests that have been stripped of trees by industrial-scale deforestation. It’s all part of an ambitious plan by BioCarbon Engineering, a U.K.-based startup on a global mission to battle widespread clear-cutting, which strips more than 26 billion trees off the planet each year. CEO Lauren Fletcher, who spent 20 years as an engineer with NASA, says the only way to fight industrial-scale deforestation is with industrial-scale reforestation. Their idea: plant 1 billion trees a year. The first targets are in South Africa and the Amazonian jungles, both of which have suffered from widespread forest eradication.

BioCarbon’s reforestation scheme is simple and efficient. Here’s a quick look at how it plans to deploy its drone fleet: 


1 Do a 3-D aerial survey. First, drones are sent to fly over a potential planting zone, snapping photos that create 3-D maps of the area to be reforested. The number of drones will vary depending up on the size of the seeding.

2 Create a seeding plan. Once all that terrain data has been analyzed, it then generates a seeding pattern that best suits the terrain.

3 Load the seed pods. The drones, which are equipped with guidance and control software, carry pressurized canisters of seed pods with germinated seeds immersed in a nutrient-rich gel.

4 Hover and plant. Flying at a height of 1 or 2 meters, the drones follow the planting patterns, firing the biodegradable seed pods down to the ground. The pods break open upon impact, allowing the germinated seed a chance to take root.

5 Monitor growth. After planting, the drones do low-level flights to assess the health of the sprouts and saplings.


Such “precision forestry,” as BioCarbon calls it, is extremely efficient. A farmer might hand plant as many as 3,000 seeds a day; Fletcher says his drones can drop up to 36,000 seed pods daily, often in areas where a human can’t reach. Working with local ecologists, BioCarbon will use the drones to spread a variety of tree species, as well as microorganisms and fungi designed to improve the soil quality. “The central focus is ecosystem restoration,” Fletcher says.

On a planetary climatological scale, Morton notes that “tropical deforestation plays a big role in global climate cycles,” claiming the accelerated pace of cutting and burning of forests accounted for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the 1990s. Fletcher and his team want to help reverse that trend. “By planting at the scale we’re looking at,” he says, “we can make a real longterm impact. We hope to do a lot of good in the world.”


(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/07/re-planting-forest-one-drone-time/. Access on 22/8/2017)

A
T-F-T-T-F
B
T-F-T-T-T
C
F-F-F-T-T
D
T-F-T-F-T
E
F-T-F-T-T
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the text, the drones can:

Re-Planting a Forest, One Drone at a Time


That funny little buzz you hear in the forest may not just be the hum of summer insects. In the near future it could be a small fleet of drones, coming to replant and restore forests that have been stripped of trees by industrial-scale deforestation. It’s all part of an ambitious plan by BioCarbon Engineering, a U.K.-based startup on a global mission to battle widespread clear-cutting, which strips more than 26 billion trees off the planet each year. CEO Lauren Fletcher, who spent 20 years as an engineer with NASA, says the only way to fight industrial-scale deforestation is with industrial-scale reforestation. Their idea: plant 1 billion trees a year. The first targets are in South Africa and the Amazonian jungles, both of which have suffered from widespread forest eradication.

BioCarbon’s reforestation scheme is simple and efficient. Here’s a quick look at how it plans to deploy its drone fleet: 


1 Do a 3-D aerial survey. First, drones are sent to fly over a potential planting zone, snapping photos that create 3-D maps of the area to be reforested. The number of drones will vary depending up on the size of the seeding.

2 Create a seeding plan. Once all that terrain data has been analyzed, it then generates a seeding pattern that best suits the terrain.

3 Load the seed pods. The drones, which are equipped with guidance and control software, carry pressurized canisters of seed pods with germinated seeds immersed in a nutrient-rich gel.

4 Hover and plant. Flying at a height of 1 or 2 meters, the drones follow the planting patterns, firing the biodegradable seed pods down to the ground. The pods break open upon impact, allowing the germinated seed a chance to take root.

5 Monitor growth. After planting, the drones do low-level flights to assess the health of the sprouts and saplings.


Such “precision forestry,” as BioCarbon calls it, is extremely efficient. A farmer might hand plant as many as 3,000 seeds a day; Fletcher says his drones can drop up to 36,000 seed pods daily, often in areas where a human can’t reach. Working with local ecologists, BioCarbon will use the drones to spread a variety of tree species, as well as microorganisms and fungi designed to improve the soil quality. “The central focus is ecosystem restoration,” Fletcher says.

On a planetary climatological scale, Morton notes that “tropical deforestation plays a big role in global climate cycles,” claiming the accelerated pace of cutting and burning of forests accounted for 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions in the 1990s. Fletcher and his team want to help reverse that trend. “By planting at the scale we’re looking at,” he says, “we can make a real longterm impact. We hope to do a lot of good in the world.”


(Adapted from https://www.wired.com/brandlab/2015/07/re-planting-forest-one-drone-time/. Access on 22/8/2017)

A
Plant more than 40.000 seeds a day
B
Assess the health of sprouts and saplings.
C
Prevent deforestation in South Africa and Amazonian jungles.
D
Plant seeds that farmers cannot.
E
Improve the quality of seeds.
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

The author talks about the favelas before and after the Olympics. Regarding this, it is correct to say that

View from the Rio favelas: 'We're often scared to leave the house in case we're hit by a stray bullet'

A year has gone by since the Olympic Games. Only 147 of those 365 days ended without the residents of Complexo do Alemão hearing gunshots. After the promises of hope and the Games’ legacy of peace, 218 days were accompanied by a soundtrack of gunfire.

On 218 days we were afraid we wouldn’t make it home alive; we were scared to leave the house in case we were hit by a stray bullet; on 218 days we were afraid that the walls of our homes might be hit. To pretend that we were not in a war zone, the military police painted their armoured military tanks – popularly called caveirão, or “big skull” – white.

For a long time I’ve wondered about the reason for the conflict and danger in the favelas of Rio, the same places that hold so much shared affection, culture, art and memory.

Since the Olympics, residents of the Complexo do Alemão have been afraid of organising a cultural event in the neighbourhood square, or of people gathering outside because an intense shootout might happen without prior notice, with no chance to find protection. It has been 218 days of fear.

All eyes – and investments – were turned to Brazil when it hosted, over 10 years, three mega sporting events. But the country has failed to keep its promises of peace after the 2007 Pan-American Games, the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

Before the Olympics, the state was completely absent in the favela. Back then we had no cable car – now we do, but it doesn’t work. We did not have family clinics – now we do, but without medical care. There were no police – now there are, and we live with daily shootings. What have the poorest received as a result of the Games? On television, I see only news of corruption.

Brazil is at war, some say. A war on the poor, justified by drugs. A war that justifies, for many (but not for me) the presence of the Brazilian army in the streets of the city. The beauty of Rio’s natural landscapes contrasts with the conflict of our daily lives, militarised by the government.

We need to talk about the relationship between violence and drugs. Young people from different favelas are now coming together to think about strategies that we hope can feed into public policies on drugs in Brazil. The #Movimentos movement – which runs discussions and seminars for young people – was created because it isn’t possible to deal with the drugs issue without the input of those who live with the consequences of failed policies. 

As other countries move towards resolving the issue in a serious way, investing in research and prevention mechanisms in public health services, Brazil invests in more weapons and repression that result in an increase of death and incarceration – particularly among people who are poor, black, young and living in favelas.

But despite all the fear, all the chaos, we continue to conquer the world, occupying the spaces that we have been historically denied. The Coletivo Papo Reto (Straight Talk Collective) has created a calendar that celebrates the good news and achievements of the people who live in Complexo do Alemão. Many people may not understand what it is that motivates us in the midst of this chaos and fear. I don’t know either – but I feel that I must keep going.

(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/19/rio-voices-view-from-the-favelas-olympics-they-
promised-a-legacy-of-peace-but-brazil-is-now-at-war. Access on 22/8/2017)
A
The Olympics have brought improvements such as cable cars and family clinics, which are currently functional.
B
The Olympics have brought some improvements, many of which are not currently benefiting the population.
C
The state is now in full control of the favelas, and as a result, violence has ceased.
D
Corruption has only increased after the Olympics
E
The absence of the state from the favelas was the sole reason for its poverty.
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

Considering the text, fill the parenthesis with T (true) or F (false):

( ) The author agrees with the presence of the Brazilian army in the streets.
( ) The #Movimentos movement was created to include the input of the population in the issue of drug violence.
( ) The author thinks it’s important to talk about the relationship between violence and drugs.
( ) The author knows what motivates people in the midst of fear.
( ) Brazil is investing in research and prevention mechanisms in public health services.

The correct sequence, from top to bottom is:

View from the Rio favelas: 'We're often scared to leave the house in case we're hit by a stray bullet'

A year has gone by since the Olympic Games. Only 147 of those 365 days ended without the residents of Complexo do Alemão hearing gunshots. After the promises of hope and the Games’ legacy of peace, 218 days were accompanied by a soundtrack of gunfire.

On 218 days we were afraid we wouldn’t make it home alive; we were scared to leave the house in case we were hit by a stray bullet; on 218 days we were afraid that the walls of our homes might be hit. To pretend that we were not in a war zone, the military police painted their armoured military tanks – popularly called caveirão, or “big skull” – white.

For a long time I’ve wondered about the reason for the conflict and danger in the favelas of Rio, the same places that hold so much shared affection, culture, art and memory.

Since the Olympics, residents of the Complexo do Alemão have been afraid of organising a cultural event in the neighbourhood square, or of people gathering outside because an intense shootout might happen without prior notice, with no chance to find protection. It has been 218 days of fear.

All eyes – and investments – were turned to Brazil when it hosted, over 10 years, three mega sporting events. But the country has failed to keep its promises of peace after the 2007 Pan-American Games, the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

Before the Olympics, the state was completely absent in the favela. Back then we had no cable car – now we do, but it doesn’t work. We did not have family clinics – now we do, but without medical care. There were no police – now there are, and we live with daily shootings. What have the poorest received as a result of the Games? On television, I see only news of corruption.

Brazil is at war, some say. A war on the poor, justified by drugs. A war that justifies, for many (but not for me) the presence of the Brazilian army in the streets of the city. The beauty of Rio’s natural landscapes contrasts with the conflict of our daily lives, militarised by the government.

We need to talk about the relationship between violence and drugs. Young people from different favelas are now coming together to think about strategies that we hope can feed into public policies on drugs in Brazil. The #Movimentos movement – which runs discussions and seminars for young people – was created because it isn’t possible to deal with the drugs issue without the input of those who live with the consequences of failed policies. 

As other countries move towards resolving the issue in a serious way, investing in research and prevention mechanisms in public health services, Brazil invests in more weapons and repression that result in an increase of death and incarceration – particularly among people who are poor, black, young and living in favelas.

But despite all the fear, all the chaos, we continue to conquer the world, occupying the spaces that we have been historically denied. The Coletivo Papo Reto (Straight Talk Collective) has created a calendar that celebrates the good news and achievements of the people who live in Complexo do Alemão. Many people may not understand what it is that motivates us in the midst of this chaos and fear. I don’t know either – but I feel that I must keep going.

(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/19/rio-voices-view-from-the-favelas-olympics-they-
promised-a-legacy-of-peace-but-brazil-is-now-at-war. Access on 22/8/2017)
A
F-T-T-F-F
B
F-F-T-T-F
C
T-F-T-T-F
D
T-T-T-F-F
E
F-T-T-F-T
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UNICENTRO 2017 - Inglês - Interpretação de texto | Reading comprehension

According to the author, why did the military police paint their armoured military tanks?

View from the Rio favelas: 'We're often scared to leave the house in case we're hit by a stray bullet'

A year has gone by since the Olympic Games. Only 147 of those 365 days ended without the residents of Complexo do Alemão hearing gunshots. After the promises of hope and the Games’ legacy of peace, 218 days were accompanied by a soundtrack of gunfire.

On 218 days we were afraid we wouldn’t make it home alive; we were scared to leave the house in case we were hit by a stray bullet; on 218 days we were afraid that the walls of our homes might be hit. To pretend that we were not in a war zone, the military police painted their armoured military tanks – popularly called caveirão, or “big skull” – white.

For a long time I’ve wondered about the reason for the conflict and danger in the favelas of Rio, the same places that hold so much shared affection, culture, art and memory.

Since the Olympics, residents of the Complexo do Alemão have been afraid of organising a cultural event in the neighbourhood square, or of people gathering outside because an intense shootout might happen without prior notice, with no chance to find protection. It has been 218 days of fear.

All eyes – and investments – were turned to Brazil when it hosted, over 10 years, three mega sporting events. But the country has failed to keep its promises of peace after the 2007 Pan-American Games, the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games.

Before the Olympics, the state was completely absent in the favela. Back then we had no cable car – now we do, but it doesn’t work. We did not have family clinics – now we do, but without medical care. There were no police – now there are, and we live with daily shootings. What have the poorest received as a result of the Games? On television, I see only news of corruption.

Brazil is at war, some say. A war on the poor, justified by drugs. A war that justifies, for many (but not for me) the presence of the Brazilian army in the streets of the city. The beauty of Rio’s natural landscapes contrasts with the conflict of our daily lives, militarised by the government.

We need to talk about the relationship between violence and drugs. Young people from different favelas are now coming together to think about strategies that we hope can feed into public policies on drugs in Brazil. The #Movimentos movement – which runs discussions and seminars for young people – was created because it isn’t possible to deal with the drugs issue without the input of those who live with the consequences of failed policies. 

As other countries move towards resolving the issue in a serious way, investing in research and prevention mechanisms in public health services, Brazil invests in more weapons and repression that result in an increase of death and incarceration – particularly among people who are poor, black, young and living in favelas.

But despite all the fear, all the chaos, we continue to conquer the world, occupying the spaces that we have been historically denied. The Coletivo Papo Reto (Straight Talk Collective) has created a calendar that celebrates the good news and achievements of the people who live in Complexo do Alemão. Many people may not understand what it is that motivates us in the midst of this chaos and fear. I don’t know either – but I feel that I must keep going.

(Adapted from https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/aug/19/rio-voices-view-from-the-favelas-olympics-they-
promised-a-legacy-of-peace-but-brazil-is-now-at-war. Access on 22/8/2017)
A
Because the population was not identifying them as armoured vehicles.
B
So that criminals could not recognize them as military tanks.
C
In order to make the so-called caveirão more popular.
D
To lead locals to think they were in a war zone.
E
To diminish the atmosphere of a war zone in the favelas.