Page Template does not appear - Wordpress

Question

I created a template page template in Wordpress for the site I’m doing. But after opening an already created page the option to select the created template does not appear. Could you help me?

I created a file called paginageral.php according to the Codex instructions

<?php 	
/*
Template Name: Página Geral
*/ 
 ?>
 <?php get_header(); ?>
	<div class="conteudo">
	<main>
		<section class="meio container">
				<div class="noticias">				
						<p>Esta é a estrutura de paginas gerais</p>
				</div>
		</section>
	</main>	
</div> 
<?php get_footer(); ?>

Answer 1

You need an index.php file in the theme to work this function, even if the index file is empty