MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 12
| MasterChef | |
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| Season 12 | |
| Judges |
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| No. of contestants | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Band Discovery Home & Health Discovery+ HBO Max |
| Original release | May 27 – September 2, 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 27, 2025, at 10:30 / 9:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on Band.[1]
Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges.[2][3] Ana Paula Padrão did not return as host and was not replaced; instead, her role was jointly assumed by the three judges, while actress Bruna Thedy took over the show's narration and voice-overs, previously done by Padrão in past seasons.[4]
The grand prize is R$350.000, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, R$50.000 courtesy by iFood plus a specialized consultancy for the winner's future restaurant, a shop card on Havan worth R$30.000, R$100.000 courtesy by Asaas and the MasterChef trophy.[5]
Contestants
Top 18
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
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| Daniela Dantas | 49 | Petrópolis | Lawyer | 6 | ||
| Felipe Bruzzi | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Barman | 5 | ||
| Gloria Pai | 66 | Hong Kong | Language teacher | 4 | ||
| Rodrigo Pedroza | 35 | Volta Redonda | Merchant | 7 | ||
| Leonela Borges | 29 | Santa Bárbara | Lawyer | Eliminated on August 19 |
3 | 5th |
| Guilherme Pennacchia | 19 | São Paulo | Student | Eliminated on August 19 |
4 | 6th |
| Fernanda Colombo | 34 | Criciúma | Football referee | Eliminated on August 12 |
4 | 7th |
| Taynan Fernandes | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Dentist | Eliminated on August 12 |
5 | 8th |
| Teresa Yi Jun Cai | 29 | Foz do Iguaçu | Engineer | Eliminated on August 5 |
2 | 9th |
| Sofia Jungmann | 26 | São Paulo | Public relations | Eliminated on July 29 |
3 | 10th |
| Felipe Miyasaka | 33 | Ribeirão Preto | Advertising | Disqualified on July 29 |
2 | 11th |
| Naiara Bogo | 28 | Indaial | Nautical designer | Eliminated on July 22 |
2 | 12th |
| Vitória Ketyllin | 22 | Cianorte | Entrepreneur | Eliminated on July 15 |
1 | 13th |
| André Alexandre | 31 | Santo Antônio da Alegria | Livestock farmer | Eliminated on July 1 |
1 | 14th |
| Lucas Kaum | 31 | Brasília | Environmental engineer | Eliminated on June 24 |
1 | 15th |
| Ricard Bezerra | 32 | Campina Grande | Psychologist | Eliminated on June 17 |
1 | 16th |
| Teresa Yi Jun Cai | 29 | Foz do Iguaçu | Engineer | Eliminated on June 10 |
0 | Returned on July 8 |
| Flávia Letícia | 26 | Teófilo Otoni | Nursing technician | Eliminated on June 3 |
0 | 17th |
| Salomar Arcanjo | 47 | Brasília | Businessman | Eliminated on May 27 |
0 | 18th |
Elimination table
| Place | Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Daniela | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | PT | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | |||||||
| Felipe B. | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | PT | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | |||||||
| Gloria | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | |||||||
| Rodrigo | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | |||||||
| 5 | Leonela | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | ||||||
| 6 | Guilherme | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||||
| 7 | Fernanda | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 8 | Taynan | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||
| 9 | Teresa | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | WIN | RET | PT | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sofia | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||
| 11 | Felipe M. | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | DSQ | |||||||||||
| 12 | Naiara | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Vitória | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
| 14 | André | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Lucas | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ricard | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | PT | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Flávia | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Salomar | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ratings and reception
Brazilian ratings
All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.
| Episode | Title | Air date | Timeslot (BRT) | SP viewers (in points) |
BR viewers (in points) |
Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top 18 | May 27, 2025 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 1.0 | 1.1 | [6][7] |
| 2 | Top 17 | June 3, 2025 | 1.6 | 1.2 | [8][9] | |
| 3 | Top 16 | June 10, 2025 | 1.0 | Outside top 10 | [10][11] | |
| 4 | Top 15 | June 17, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.0 | [12][13] | |
| 5 | Top 14 | June 24, 2025 | 1.1 | Outside top 10 | [14][15] | |
| 6 | Top 13 | July 1, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.1 | [16][17] | |
| 7 | Reinstation challenge | July 8, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.2 | [18][19] | |
| 8 | Top 13 Redux | July 15, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.0 | [20][21] | |
| 9 | Top 12 | July 22, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.1 | [22][23] | |
| 10 | Top 11 | July 29, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.1 | [24][25] | |
| 11 | Top 9 | August 5, 2025 | 1.8 | 1.2 | [26][27] | |
| 12 | Top 8 | August 12, 2025 | 1.8 | [28] | ||
| 13 | Top 6 | August 19, 2025 | ||||
| 14 | Top 4 | August 26, 2025 | ||||
| 15 | Winner announced | September 2, 2025 |
- In 2025, each point represents 270.631 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (77.488 households in São Paulo).
References
- ^ "Band apimenta disputa e estreita relação entre jurados e cozinheiros no MasterChef 2025".
- ^ "MasterChef Brasil 2025: veja a data de estreia da 12ª temporada". 26 April 2025.
- ^ "MasterChef 2025: veja quem são os participantes da 12ª temporada". band.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 May 2025.
- ^ "Lembra dela?" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 May 2025.
- ^ "MasterChef 2025: temporada tem maior prêmio da história do programa; confira". band.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Eliminação do Corinthians na Sul-Americana deixa SBT em 1º lugar no Ibope". 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 26/05/25 a 01/06/25". 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Segredo de Odete Roitman mexe até com o Ibope do remake de Vale Tudo". 4 June 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 02/06/25 a 08/06/25". 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Mais cedo, Vale Tudo faz sala para jogo da Seleção e bate recorde no Ibope". 11 June 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 09/06/25 a 15/06/25". 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Tá na Hora volta a perder para Band e tem só 27% do público do Cidade Alerta". 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 16/06/25 a 22/06/25". 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Briga por filho de Marília Mendonça mexe até com ibope do Fofocalizando no SBT". 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 23/06/24 a 29/06/24". 8 July 2025.
- ^ "A Hora da Venenosa é mais vista do que todos os programas do SBT e da Band". 2 July 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 30/06/25 a 06/07/25". 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Culpa do Alexandre? A Viagem bate recorde 'encostada' na derrota do Fluminense". 10 July 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 07/07/25 a 13/07/25". 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Nem Chaves salva: Mudança brusca na programação deixa SBT atrás da Band". 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 14/07/25 a 20/07/25". 23 July 2025.
- ^ "A Caverna Encantada despenca após troca de horário e dá menos Ibope que dorama". 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 21/07/25 a 27/07/25". 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Ratinho segura a barra do SBT e repete melhor marca do ano no Ibope". 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 28/07/25 a 03/08/25". 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Com morte de Abel, Dona de Mim enfim desencanta e até bate recorde no Ibope". 6 August 2025.
- ^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 04/08/25 a 10/08/25". 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Maionese cumpre missão e faz Vale Tudo alcançar maior audiência desde a estreia". 13 August 2025.