Escola pública no topo da Olimpíada de Eficiência Energética: a história em inglês, no seu nível
Francisco Miguel, de Maracanaú (CE), e Davi Barros, de Natal (RN), alunos de escola pública, venceram a ONEE 2026, que teve mais de 758 mil inscritos. Leia a história em inglês, no seu nível.
World, meet Brazil · Edição #5
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Básico · A2 Frases curtas e palavras do dia a dia
Two public school students win a national energy contest
Francisco Miguel Silva de Albuquerque and Davi Barros de Souza go to public schools in Brazil. They are the national champions of an olympiad. An olympiad is a big competition for students.
The topic is energy efficiency. This means using less electricity to do the same things.
Francisco studies in Maracanaú, in the state of Ceará. He won in the middle school group. Davi studies at IFRN, in Natal. He won in the high school group.
More than 758,000 students signed up in 2026. The final was in Brasília, the capital. There were 54 finalists from all over Brazil.
The winners got their prizes on November 5. Francisco got a gold medal and a laptop.
Palavras para guardar
| public school | escola pública |
| champion | campeão |
| competition | competição |
| electricity | energia elétrica, eletricidade |
| to sign up / signed up | inscrever-se / se inscreveram |
| finalist | finalista |
| laptop | notebook |
Your turn
How do you save energy at home? Complete the sentence: "At home, I ______."
Como você economiza energia em casa?
Intermediário · B1/B2 Mais detalhes, como numa matéria de jornal
Public school students from Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte win national energy olympiad
Two public school students from Brazil's Northeast are the top winners of the 2026 National Energy Efficiency Olympiad (ONEE). The results were announced on Thursday, November 5, at a ceremony in Brasília.
In the middle school category, first place went to Francisco Miguel Silva de Albuquerque, from the Colégio da Polícia Militar do Ceará Tenente Mário Lima, in Maracanaú. In the high school category, the winner was Davi Barros de Souza, from IFRN's Natal Central campus. According to GCMais, Francisco received a gold medal, a laptop and a voucher worth R$2,000.
This year, more than 758,000 students signed up, and for the first time, 1st- and 2nd-year high school students competed alongside 8th and 9th graders. The 54 finalists, representing the 26 states and the Federal District, took tests and played virtual reality games at ANEEL's headquarters on November 4.
The olympiad is promoted by ANEEL, Brazil's electricity regulator, and coordinated by Instituto Abradee. ANEEL's director-general, Sandoval Feitosa, said the event was a moment of great pride and renewal for the agency.
Palavras para guardar
| to announce / announced | anunciar / anunciado |
| category | categoria |
| to go to / went to | ficar com, ir para (um prêmio) / ficou com |
| voucher | vale, voucher |
| alongside | ao lado de |
| headquarters | sede |
| regulator | agência reguladora |
Your turn
Think about your home. Describe three things your family could do to use less electricity, and explain which one would be the easiest to start.
Pense na sua casa. Descreva três coisas que sua família poderia fazer para gastar menos energia e explique qual seria a mais fácil de começar.
Avançado · C1 O texto completo, com expressões e contexto
Small savings, big win: public school students top a national energy olympiad
Saving electricity rarely makes headlines, yet in 2026 it drew more than 758,000 Brazilian students into a nationwide competition. The National Energy Efficiency Olympiad (ONEE), now in its fifth edition, crowned its champions on November 5 in Brasília, and the top spots went to public school students from the Northeast.
Francisco Miguel Silva de Albuquerque, from the Colégio da Polícia Militar do Ceará Tenente Mário Lima, in Maracanaú, took first place among middle school students. In the high school category, Davi Barros de Souza, from IFRN's Natal Central campus, came out on top.
Getting there was no small feat. The first phase mixed gamified challenges with objective tests on energy efficiency, sustainability, conscious consumption and electrical safety. The 54 finalists, from all 26 states and the Federal District, then faced tests and virtual reality games at the headquarters of ANEEL, Brazil's electricity regulator.
The scale is striking: more than 16,000 educators and more than 8,000 schools in 2,243 municipalities took part. For the first time, 1st- and 2nd-year high school students competed alongside 8th and 9th graders, and Ceará led the medal table for the third year in a row, with 1,350 medals.
ANEEL's director-general, Sandoval Feitosa, called it a moment of great pride and renewal, while Cristiano Logrado, of Grupo Equatorial, noted that electricity is present in almost every moment of Brazilians' lives.
Energy efficiency is about small habits adding up, and so is learning a language. Ten minutes of listening a day, kept up for a year, will take you further than one exhausting weekend of study. The trick is to know where your energy goes and spend it wisely.
Palavras para guardar
| to make headlines | virar notícia |
| to crown / crowned | coroar / coroou (consagrar campeão) |
| to come out on top / came out on top | sair vencedor / saiu vencedor |
| no small feat | uma façanha e tanto |
| striking | impressionante |
| in a row | seguido(s), consecutivo(s) |
| to add up / adding up | se somar / somando-se |
| to keep up / kept up | manter / mantido |
Your turn
Which small daily habit has made the biggest difference to your English or your energy bill? Explain why it worked and how you keep it up.
Qual pequeno hábito diário fez mais diferença no seu inglês ou na sua conta de luz? Explique por que funcionou e como você o mantém.
Fontes
- ONEE: Estudantes do Ceará e do Rio Grande do Norte vencem Olimpíada Nacional de Eficiência Energética 2026 (05/11/2026)
- GCMais: Aluno cearense da rede pública conquista 1º lugar em Olimpíada de Eficiência Energética (05/11/2026)
- ANEEL: ONEE 2026 premia estudantes e professores de todo o Brasil em cerimônia nacional no dia 5 de novembro (03/11/2026)
As falas de Sandoval Feitosa (ANEEL) e Cristiano Logrado (Grupo Equatorial) vieram em português da matéria do site da ONEE e foram adaptadas em discurso indireto. A medalha, o notebook e o voucher de R$ 2 mil de Francisco e o ranking de medalhas do Ceará vêm do GCMais; os 54 finalistas dos 26 estados e do DF e as provas e jogos de realidade virtual na sede da ANEEL vêm da ANEEL. Nome da escola de Francisco e classificação seguem o organizador (site da ONEE): o GCMais escreve "Tenente Mário Filho" e aponta outro estudante como 2º lugar nacional no ensino médio. As fontes não informam idade nem série dos vencedores.
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