# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 1

The first season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on 2 September 2014 at 10:30 p.m. on Band.
Executive producer Elisa Fernandes won the competition over chemical engineer Helena Manosso on 16 December 2014.

## Contestants
### Top 48

* The green contestants are the Top 16
| Duels | Duels | Duels | Duels | Duels | Duels | Slogan |
| Sandra Rodrigues | Sandra Rodrigues | Estefano Zaquini | Estefano Zaquini | Lucia Moreira | Lucia Moreira | Chicken |
| Cecilia Padilha | Cecilia Padilha | Nicholas Sthën | Nicholas Sthën | Karin Attaubâi | Karin Attaubâi | Desserts |
| Jaime Conceiçao | Jaime Conceiçao | Maria dôs Angeles Neto | Maria dôs Angeles Neto | Angelica Tajarin | Angelica Tajarin | Fish |
| Benvenida Arauca | Benvenida Arauca | Luiza Rodrigo | Luiza Rodrigo | Sandra Matarazzo | Sandra Matarazzo | Pasta |
| Belaissa Udata | Belaissa Udata | Ruth Unsain | Ruth Unsain | Shlomi Asaf | Shlomi Asaf | Brazilian food |
| Daniel Hortensio | Daniel Hortensio | Mohamad Hindi Neto | Mohamad Hindi Neto | Fernando Quibelho | Fernando Quibelho | Pizza |
| Flavio Takemoto | Flavio Takemoto | Mario Poposauba | Mario Poposauba | Arazely Santos | Arazely Santos | Sandwiches |
| Antony Rios | Antony Rios | Elisa Fernandes | Elisa Fernandes | Valhery Ototo | Valhery Ototo | Desserts |
| Luis Lima | Luis Lima | Guilherme Salgueiro | Guilherme Salgueiro | Rod Basia | Rod Basia | Rice |
| Thais Fernandes | Thais Fernandes | Marli Rocha | Marli Rocha | Andre Pêsoud | Andre Pêsoud | Soup |
| Abigail Andrezinô | Abigail Andrezinô | Lucio Manosso | Lucio Manosso | Federico Fernández | Federico Fernández | Stew |
| Dario Perossio | Dario Perossio | Miguel dos Selis | Miguel dos Selis | Martin Casilli | Martin Casilli | Pork meat |
| Bianca Bertolaccini | Bianca Bertolaccini | Miranda Basco | Miranda Basco | Izabela Fernandes | Izabela Fernandes | Barbecue |
| Perla Martins | Perla Martins | Helena Manosso | Helena Manosso | Brandon Seleis | Brandon Seleis | Sauce |
| Isabella Britto | Isabella Britto | Joan Fauco | Joan Fauco | Elman Ortis | Elman Ortis | Teriyaki |
| Rosa Albeiro | Rosa Albeiro | Jamyly Monard | Jamyly Monard | Hennan Hasaiba | Hennan Hasaiba | Dips |

### Top 16

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
| Elisa Fernandes | 24 | Ribeirão Preto | Executive producer | Winner on December 16 | 9 | 1st |
| Helena Manosso† | 44 | São Paulo | Chemical engineer | Runner-up on December 16 | 6 | 2nd |
| Luis Lima | 31 | Teresina | Legal analyst | Eliminated on December 16 | 4 | 3rd |
| Mohamad Hindi Neto | 27 | São Bernardo do Campo | Businessman | Eliminated on December 11 | 5 | 4th |
| Jaime Conceição | 30 | São Paulo | Teacher | Eliminated on December 9 | 5 | 5th |
| Cecilia Padilha | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Business administrator | Eliminated on December 2 | 8 | 6th |
| Flavio Takemoto | 29 | São Paulo | Designer | Eliminated on November 25 | 4 | 7th |
| Jamyly Monard | 22 | Macapá | Student | Eliminated on November 18 | 5 | 8th |
| Estefano Zaquini | 19 | Santo André | Locksmith assistant | Eliminated on November 11 | 4 | 9th |
| Sandra Matarazzo | 30 | São Paulo | Blogger | Eliminated on November 4 | 1 | 10th |
| Martin Casilli | 20 | São Paulo | Student | Eliminated on October 28 | 2 | 11th |
| Lucio Manosso | 47 | São Paulo | Chemical engineer | Withdrew on October 21 | 1 | 12th |
| Bianca Bertolaccini | 35 | Mauá | Actress | Eliminated on October 15 | 1 | 13th |
| Isabella Britto | 34 | Vitória | Consultant | Eliminated on October 7 | 1 | 14th |
| Sandra Matarazzo | 30 | São Paulo | Blogger | Eliminated on September 30 | 0 | Returned on October 28 |
| Marli Rocha† | 51 | Juiz de Fora | Retired | Eliminated on September 23 | 0 | 15th |
| Shlomi Asaf | 39 | Rishon LeZion, Israel | App developer | Eliminated on September 16 | 0 | 16th |

## Elimination table

| Place | Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 1 | Elisa | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | WINNER |
| 2 | Helena | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IMM | LOW | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Luis | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | HIGH | LOW | | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | ELIM | |
| 4 | Mohamad | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IMM | LOW | | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | |
| 5 | Jaime | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | |
| 6 | Cecilia | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | | WIN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | |
| 7 | Flavio | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jamyly | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Estefano | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | | HIGH | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Sandra | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | | | | | RET | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Martin | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Lucio | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | IMM | NPT | IN | WIN | WDR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Bianca | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Isabella | IN | WIN | PT | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Marli | | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Shlomi | | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Key

| Winner | Runner-up | Individual challenge winner |
| Team challenge winner | Team challenge loser (PT) | Individual challenge top 3 |
| Immunity | Saved first | Saved last |
| Withdrew | Mystery Box bottom entry | Eliminated |

## 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 |
| 1 | Auditions 1 | 2 September 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.6 | 4 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | 9 September 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.6 | 3 |
| 3 | Top 16 | 16 September 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.4 | 4 |
| 4 | Top 15 | 23 September 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.1 | 3 |
| 5 | Top 14 | 30 September 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.1 | 4 |
| 6 | Top 13 | 7 October 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.1 | 4 |
| 7 | Top 12 | 15 October 2014 | Wednesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.0 | 4 |
| 8 | Top 11 | 21 October 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.2 | 3 |
| 9 | Reinstation challenge & Top 11 Redux | 28 October 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.3 | 4 |
| 10 | Top 10 | 4 November 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.9 | 4 |
| 11 | Top 9 | 11 November 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.2 | 4 |
| 12 | Top 8 | 18 November 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.7 | 3 |
| 13 | Top 7 | 25 November 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.6 | 4 |
| 14 | Top 6 | 2 December 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.5 | 4 |
| 15 | Top 5 | 9 December 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.3 | 3 |
| 16 | Top 4 | 11 December 2014 | Thursday 10:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 3 |
| 17 | Season Finale | 16 December 2014 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.8 | 1 |
* In 2014, each point represents 65.000 households in São Paulo.
Note: Episode 7 aired on Wednesday, 15 October, due to the second round Presidential debate on Band on Tuesday, 14 October.