| Big Brother Brasil 8 | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Presented by | Pedro Bial |
| No. of days | 78 |
| No. of housemates | 14 |
| Winner | Rafinha Ribeiro |
| Runner-up | Gyselle Soares |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Globo |
| Original release | January 8 (2008-01-08) – March 25, 2008 (2008-03-25) |
| Season chronology | |
Big Brother Brasil 8 was the eighth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 8, 2008, with the season finale airing March 25, 2008, on the Rede Globo television network.
The show is produced by Endemol Globo and presented by news reporter Pedro Bial. The season was officially confirmed since 2001 as part of the original contract between international Endemol and Rede Globo that provided seasons until 2008.
The grand prize was R$1 million with tax allowances, with a R$100,000 prize offered to the runner up and a R$50,000 prize offered to the 3rd place. In the end, 26-year-old musician Rafinha Ribeiro from Campinas, SP, won the competition over student Gyselle Soares with 50.15% of the final vote. There were 75 million votes cast on the season finale, the show's record at the time.[1]
Overview
There were fourteen housemates competing for the grand prize, a decrease over the previous season. The season introduced the "big phone" and the "haves and have-nots" concept. It lasted 78 days, a decrease of one week over the previous season.
Controversy
On week 7, journalism student and housemate Juliana Góes fainted inside a glass chamber during an endurance competition. Newspapers and websites proclaimed Big Brother Brasil to be inhumane. However, the show was unaffected by the negative press.[2]
Housemates
The cast list was unveiled on January 3, 2008.
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafinha Carvalho | 26 | Musician | Campinas | 1 | 78 | Winner |
| Gyselle Soares | 24 | Student | Teresina | 1 | 78 | Runner-up |
| Natalia Casassola | 22 | Model | Passo Fundo | 1 | 76 | 12th Evicted |
| Marcos Parmagnani | 26 | Student | Vitória | 1 | 75 | 11th Evicted |
| Thatiana Bione | 21 | English Teacher | Brasília | 1 | 71 | 10th Evicted |
| Marcelo Arantes | 31 | Doctor | Uberlândia | 1 | 64 | 9th Evicted |
| Juliana Góes | 22 | Journalism Student | Santos | 1 | 57 | 8th Evicted |
| Felipe Basílio | 21 | Student | São Paulo | 1 | 50 | 7th Evicted |
| Fernando Mesquita | 25 | Account Manager | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 43 | 6th Evicted |
| Bianca Jahara | 28 | Fashion Producer | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 36 | 5th Evicted |
| Thalita Lippi | 29 | Actress | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 29 | 4th Evicted |
| Alexandre Scaquette | 24 | Model | Limeira | 1 | 22 | 3rd Evicted |
| Rafael Memória | 24 | Medical Student | Fortaleza | 1 | 15 | 2nd Evicted |
| Jaqueline Khury | 23 | Model | São Paulo | 1 | 8 | 1st Evicted |
Future appearances
In 2010, Natália Casassola was contender to be a competitor on Big Brother Brasil 10, but ultimately did not return, eventually in 2013 she returned in Big Brother Brasil 13 and finished in 4th place.
In 2023, Gyselle Soares appeared on A Grande Conquista 1, she have to compete for a place to enter in the game, Gyselle won her place in the mansion and finished the game 4th place.
Voting history
| Rafinha | Jaqueline | Nominated | Gyselle | Thalita | Felipe | Head of Household | Felipe | Head of Household | Nominated | Head of Household | Marcos | Head of Household | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyselle | Nominated | Rafael | Nominated | Head of Household | Felipe | Thatiana | Felipe | Nominated | Marcelo | Nominated | Nominated | Nominated | Runner-up |
| Natalia | Gyselle | Rafael | Alexandre | Bianca | Bianca | Nominated | Nominated | Juliana | Marcelo | Thatiana | Head of Household | Evicted
(Day 77) |
Rafinha |
| Marcos | Jaqueline | Rafael | Thatiana | Thalita | Marcelo | Thatiana | Thatiana | Juliana | Rafinha | Thatiana | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 70) |
Rafinha |
| Thatiana | Jaqueline | Rafael | Nominated | Bianca | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | Juliana | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 63) |
Gyselle | |
| Marcelo | Gyselle | Rafael | Alexandre | Thalita | Nominated | Natalia | Head of Household | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 56) |
Rafinha | ||
| Juliana | Head of Household | Rafael | Gyselle | Thalita | Bianca | Fernando | Felipe | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 56) |
Gyselle | |||
| Felipe | Jaqueline | Rafael | Alexandre | Bianca | Nominated | Fernando | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 49) |
Rafinha | ||||
| Fernando | Jaqueline | Rafael | Thatiana | Nominated | Bianca | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 42) |
Rafinha | |||||
| Bianca | Jaqueline | Head of Household | Alexandre | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 35) | |||||||
| Thalita | Jaqueline | Rafael | Head of Household | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 28) | ||||||||
| Alexandre | Gyselle | Rafael | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 21) | |||||||||
| Rafael | Gyselle | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 14) | ||||||||||
| Jaqueline | Nominated | Evicted
(Day 7) | |||||||||||
| Penalty | (none) | Gyselle | Bianca | Bianca | Natalia | Felipe | Marcelo | (none) | |||||
During Weeks 3 - 8, the HouseGuests competed in a special Nomination Competition, where the loser will be a special third nominee and cannot be removed from the block with the Power of Veto. They also receive a penalty vote against them at the eviction.
References
- ^ "Rafinha vence o Big Brother Brasil 8" (in Portuguese). 25 March 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
- ^ "Provas de resistência no BBB: Diversão ou tortura?" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 February 2013.
External links
- Big Brother Brasil 8
- Terra: BBB8
