The National High School Entrance Examination (Enem) will have the highest number of examinees aged 60 and over in 2025. Of the 4.8 million people registered in this age group, more than 17,000 are registered. The theme of this year’s essay was “Perspectives on Aging in Brazilian Society.”
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See how many subscribers you have over 60
- 2025 – 17,192
- 2024 – 9,950
- 2023 – 8,531
- 2022 – 5,900
- 2021 – 6,004
- 2020 – 11,768
- 2019 – 8,259
- 2018 – 8,704
- 2017 – 9,618
- 2016 – 13,018
- 2015 – 10,680
- 2014 – 12,375
- 2013 – 8,781
- 2012 – 6,596
- 2011 – 5,602
- 2010 – 5,054
- 2009 – 4,534
The test cited phrases from Rita Lee (“Old age is not a disease; it is destiny”) and Fernanda Montenegro (“Old age is a period in which life has already been lived, and therefore can finally be seen head-on, without the panic of newness”).
Mirian Goldenberg, an anthropologist and professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), said the choice of this topic marks a milestone in raising awareness about the invisible presence of older people.
— I think it’s great that the topic of aging was suggested in a test conducted by students, mostly teenagers — he celebrates. — This shows how the problems facing older Brazilians are becoming more apparent than ever.
Actress Giovanna Goldfarb, 61, is one of those registered. The candidate, who played the character Zefa in the first version of the melodrama “Pantanal” in 1999, says that he wants to reconcile with the “version” of the student.
— My student version deserves better — says the candidate, who played the character Zefa in the first version of the soap opera “Pantanal” in 1999. — My goals are: 1) To excel in history, geography, literature, and English. 2) Get a score of 800 on the essay. 3) Understand something correctly in mathematics and physics. 4) Biology and Chemistry. 5) Get accepted into the university of your choice.
In 1983, she entered the theater department of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Unirio), but was unable to complete her course. At the time, she had serious drug addiction problems that meant she could barely attend classes until a car accident forced her to drop out of school for good.
— I hadn’t studied in over 40 years. The pre-university social studies class I attend feels like a walking museum. we laugh a lot. It feels like we are in the era of Pedro Álvarez Cabral. The geography teacher showed a slide of the villain who will destroy the world. At the end of the class I asked: “Okay, but who is this?” Everyone knew that, it was a Marvel thing, except me. I was amused by the students participating in the “Women at School” class. The program is run by Rio’s Higher Education Fund (Cecielsi) and the State Secretariat for Women, which facilitates the return to formal education for women aged 16 and over or those wishing to take pre-university examinations.
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