MasterChef (Brazil season 3)

MasterChef (Brazil season 3)
Country of origin	Brazil
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	Band
Original release	March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15) – present

Season 3 of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on Band on March 15, 2016.

Top 21

Contestants

Source:

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Result	Winnings
Aluisio Nahime	32	Cajuru	Merchant	Top 14 on May 31	2
Bruna Chaves	29	Nova Lima	Teacher	Top 14 on May 31	3
Fabio Nunes	30	Rio Grande do Sul	Model	Top 14 on May 31	1
Fernando Bianchi	31	São Paulo	Analyst controller	Top 14 on May 31
Gleice Simão	20	São Paulo	Student	Top 14 on May 31
Lee Fu Kuang	56	Taiwan, Republic of China	Doctor and researcher	Top 14 on May 31	4
Leonardo Young	30	São Paulo	Entrepreneur	Top 14 on May 31	1
Luriana Toledo	27	Mogi das Cruzes	Physiotherapist	Top 14 on May 31	4
Paula Salles	33	Rio de Janeiro	Cultural producer	Top 14 on May 31	2
Pedro Lima	27	Teresópolis	Business consultant	Top 14 on May 31	3
Raquel Novais	32	Belo Horizonte	Entrepreneur	Top 14 on May 31	5
Rodrigo Silva	34	Rio de Janeiro	Police officer	Top 14 on May 31	4
Thaiana Wosniak	31	Guarapuava	Lawyer and announcer	Top 14 on May 31	2
Vanessa Vagnotti	46	Vitória	Dance teacher	Top 14 on May 31	2
Gleice Simão Returned on May 31	20	São Paulo	Student	Eliminated on May 24	2
Livia Cathiard	27	Rio de Janeiro	Producer	Eliminated on May 17	3
Guilherme Joventino	37	Belo Horizonte	Commercial director	Withdrew on May 17	3
Nuno Codeço	37	Lisbon, Portugal	CFO	Eliminated on May 10	1
Gabriella Palinkas	26	São Paulo	Chemical engineer	Eliminated on May 3	1
Rodrigo Domingues (Tenente)	35	São Paulo	Product manager	Eliminated on April 26	1
Victor Branco	27	Salvador	Publicist	Eliminated on April 19	1
Fernando Bianchi Returned on May 31	31	São Paulo	Analyst controller	Eliminated on April 12	0
Hellen Cruz	29	Osasco	Publicist	Eliminated on April 5	0

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20		21		22		23		24		25
	Aluisio	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	PT	HIGH	IN	IN	PT	IN	LOW	LOW	PT	LOW
	Bruna	WIN	IMM	PT	IN	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	IN	IMM	PT	IN	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM
	Fabio	HIGH	IMM	PT	HIGH	IN	IN	PT	IN	LOW	IN	PT	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IMM
	Fernando	IN	IN	PT	ELIM													HIGH	RET
	Gleice	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	LOW	HIGH	NPT	IN	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	PT	ELIM	HIGH	RET
	Lee	LOW	IN	NPT	IN	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM
	Leonardo	HIGH	IMM	PT	LOW	LOW	IN	PT	IN	HIGH	IMM	PT	IN	IN	IN	PT	WIN
	Luriana	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM
	Paula	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	LOW	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	HIGH
	Pedro	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	IN	IN	PT	LOW	IN	WIN	PT	HIGH	IN	WIN	WIN	IMM
	Raquel	IN	WIN	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	PT	WIN	LOW	IN	PT	IN
	Rodrigo	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM
	Thaiana	HIGH	IMM	NPT	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	LOW	HIGH	PT	IN
	Vanessa	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	IN	IMM	PT	LOW	WIN	IMM	PT	HIGH
15	Livia	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM	PT	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
16	Guilherme	LOW	IN	PT	WIN	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IN	LOW	IN	WIN	IMM		WDR
17	Nuno	IN	IN	PT	HIGH	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	LOW	IN	PT	ELIM
18	Gabriella	HIGH	IMM	PT	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
19	Tenente	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	LOW	IN	PT	ELIM
20	Victor	IN	IN	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
21	Hellen	IN	ELIM

Key

     (WINNER) This cook won the competition.

     (RUNNER-UP) This cook finished in second place.

     (WIN) The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box Challenge or Elimination Test).

     (WIN) The cook, was on the winning team in the Team Challenge and directly advanced to the next round.

     (HIGH) The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but didn't win.

     (IN) The cook wasn't selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.

     (IMM) The cook didn't have to compete in that round of the competition and was safe from elimination.

     (IMM) The cook was selected by Mystery Box Challenge winner and didn't have to compete in the Elimination Test.

     (PT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, competed in the Pressure Test, and advanced.

     (NPT) The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge, did not compete in the Pressure Test, and advanced.

     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in Mystery Box Challenge.

     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, but wasn't the last person to advance.

     (LOW) The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge, and was the last person to advance.

     (RET) The cook was eliminated but won the Reinstation Challenge and was brought back to the competition.

     (WDR) The cook withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons.

     (ELIM) The cook was eliminated from MasterChef.

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by IBOPE.

Week	Episode	Air Date	Timeslot (BRT)	Viewers (in points)	Rank Timeslot	Source
1	Auditions 1	March 15, 2016	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	3.8	4
2	Auditions 2	March 22, 2016		4.7	4
3	Auditions 3	March 29, 2016		4.5	4
4	Top 21	April 5, 2016		4.5	4
5	Top 20	April 12, 2016		5.4	4
6	Top 19	April 19, 2016		6.0	4
7	Top 18	April 26, 2016		5.3	4
8	Top 17	May 3, 2016		6.0	4
9	Top 16	May 10, 2016		6.3	4
10	Top 15	May 17, 2016		6.0	4
11	Top 13	May 24, 2016		5.4	4
12	Reinstation Challenge	May 31, 2016
13	Top 14 Redux	June 7, 2016
14	Top 13 Redux	June 14, 2016
15	Top 12	June 21, 2016

• In 2016, each point represents 69.417 households in São Paulo.

Note: Episode 3 aired against the Paraguay vs. Brazil football match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Note: Episode 4 aired against the season finale of Big Brother Brasil 16.

External links

• MasterChef on Band.com.br
• MasterChef Brasil on Twitter

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