seletiva

Seletiva is a Portuguese noun that denotes a process or event designed to select individuals from a larger pool. It can refer to a screening, audition, or trial used to identify participants for teams, programs, jobs, or competitions. The term is the feminine form of seletivo and derives from the verb selecionar, with roots in Latin selectus (chosen).

In sports and the arts, seletivas are common references to tryouts or talent screenings. They include football club tryouts, national team scouting, auditions for film or theater projects, and talent searches on television. These events typically involve evaluations of skills, performance, physical condition, and sometimes interviews, aiming to determine who advances to subsequent rounds or joins a roster.

In education and employment contexts, seletiva can describe the screening component of admissions or recruitment processes. However, the more common expression is processo seletivo or prova seletiva when referring to formal selection steps for scholarships, internships, or jobs.

Regional usage and equivalents: the term is widely used in Brazilian Portuguese. In European Portuguese, mais comum are the phrases processo de seleção or prova de seleção, though seletiva may be understood in context.

See also: seletivo (adjective), seleção. Seletiva is typically applied to events or phases within larger selection systems, rather than to a finished product or outcome alone.