Overview
- The IBGE published the edital on Thursday, November 5, 2026, launching a nationwide selection for 27,279 recenseador vacancies with applications open from November 6 to November 25 on the Fundação Cesgranrio website and a R$ 70 fee.
- Candidates will sit a multiple-choice objective exam on January 31, 2027, administered by Fundação Cesgranrio as part of the simplified selection process.
- Monthly pay includes a fixed R$ 1,741, a production-linked variable component that can raise total pay to R$ 2,629, and an auxílio-alimentação of R$ 1,192 plus proportional 13th salary, vacation pay, transport support and childcare aid.
- Applicants need a completed secondary education and will be hired under the celetista regime for an initial six-month contract that can be extended up to a four-year total depending on operational needs.
- Recenseadores will visit and interview agricultural establishments daily, use a Dispositivo Móvel de Coleta to record and transmit data, and their work will feed the census database used for research, budget planning and rural policy decisions.