# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 4

The fourth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on March 7, 2017 at 10:30 p.m. on Band.
The show celebrated its 100th episode (including MasterChef Junior, the christmas's special MasterChef: O Desafio das Temporadas and MasterChef Profissionais) on Tuesday, July 11, 2017, during week 19.
The grand prize was R$200.000 (an increase over the first three seasons), a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, France, a year's supply on Carrefour worth R$1.000 per month, a Tramontina kit of pots, knives, barbecue and small home appliances by Breville and the MasterChef trophy. A scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu in Ottawa, Canada and a year's supply on Carrefour worth R$1.000 per month was awarded to the runner-up.
Commercial manager Michele Crispim won the competition over administrator Deborah Werneck on August 22, 2017. This was the second season of MasterChef Brasil to featured an all female final two, with Michele also being the first afro-brazilian contestant to win the show.

## Contestants
### Top 21

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
| Michele Crispim | 27 | Palhoça | Commercial manager | Winner on August 22 | 10 | 1st |
| Deborah Werneck | 30 | Rio de Janeiro | Administrator | Runner-up on August 22 | 10 | 2nd |
| Valter Herzmann | 40 | Florianópolis | Events producer | Eliminated on August 15 | 10 | 3rd |
| Victor Vieira | 34 | Vitória | Marketing director | Eliminated on August 8 | 6 | 4th |
| Leonardo Santos | 22 | Ribeirão Preto | Adman | Eliminated on August 1 | 5 | 5th |
| Mirian Cobre | 57 | São Paulo | Dentist surgeon | Eliminated on July 25 | 5 | 6th |
| Vitor Buorguignon | 26 | Curitiba | Businessman & singer | Eliminated on July 18 | 6 | 7th |
| Fabrizio Barata | 39 | Salvador | Adman | Eliminated on July 11 | 8 | 8th |
| Ana Luiza Teixeira | 27 | Chapecó | Zootechnical student | Eliminated on July 4 | 8 | 9th |
| Aderlize Martins | 38 | Porto Alegre | Businesswoman | Eliminated on June 27 | 6 | 10th |
| Yukontorn "Yuko" Tappabutt | 31 | Suphan Buri, Thailand | Language teacher & youtuber | Eliminated on June 20 | 0 | 11th |
| Fernando Ferreira | 30 | São Paulo | Personal trainer | Eliminated on June 13 | 5 | 12th |
| Taise Spolti | 27 | Taquara | Personal trainer | Eliminated on June 6 | 2 | 13th |
| Nayane Barreto | 26 | Brasília | Lawyer | Eliminated on May 30 | 4 | 14th |
| Nayane Barreto | 26 | Brasília | Lawyer | Eliminated on May 23 | 4 | Returned on May 30 |
| Vitor Buorguignon | 26 | Curitiba | Businessman & singer | Eliminated on May 16 | 2 | Returned on May 30 |
| Douglas Holler | 25 | Ivoti | Tannery designer | Eliminated on May 9 | 3 | 15th |
| Caroline Martins | 31 | Barretos | Nuclear energy researcher | Eliminated on May 2 | 0 | 16th |
| Abel Chang | 31 | Asunción, Paraguay | Marketing director | Eliminated on April 25 | 3 | 17th |
| Natalia Clementin | 31 | São José do Rio Preto | Journalist & blogger | Eliminated on April 18 | 0 | 18th |
| Roger Fernandes† | 26 | Porto Alegre | Events producer | Eliminated on April 11 | 1 | 19th |
| Luciana Braga | 35 | Belo Horizonte | Communication director | Eliminated on April 4 | 0 | 20th |
| Bruno Viotto | 33 | Campinas | Supervisor controllership | Eliminated on March 28 | 0 | 21st |

## 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 | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Michele | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | | IMM | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | WIN | PT | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WINNER |
| 2 | Deborah | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | NPT | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | PT | WIN | IMM | | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Valter | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | |
| 4 | Victor V. | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | | IMM | IN | HIGH | PT | HIGH | IMM | PT | WIN | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 5 | Leonardo | WIN | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | |
| 6 | Mirian | HIGH | IMM | NPT | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | PT | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | | IMM | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Vitor B. | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | PT | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | ELIM | | | RET | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fabrizio | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | LOW | HIGH | PT | LOW | IN | | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ana Luiza | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | | IMM | IN | IN | PT | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Aderlize | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Yuko | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | PT | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | | IMM | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Fernando | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | | IMM | WIN | IMM | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Taise | LOW | IN | PT | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Nayane | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | PT | IN | ELIM | RET | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Douglas | IN | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Caroline | LOW | IN | NPT | IN | LOW | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Abel | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Natalia | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Roger | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Luciana | IN | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Bruno | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* ^Note 1 : Deborah won the Mystery Box challenge and advanced directly to next week, alongside Valter and Victor V. who were the challenge's top entries. Fabrizio, Fernando and Mirian were selected as the bottom entries and were not eligible to compete in the mini-challenge where the winner would guarantee immunity. Aderlize won the challenge and also advanced, leaving nine contestants to compete in the Elimination Test.
* ^Note 2 : Vitor B. won the Mystery Box challenge and advanced directly to next week, alongside Ana Luiza, Leonardo and Victor V. who were the challenge's top entries. Elimination Test's first round winner Mirian and top entries Fabrizio, Michele and Valter also advanced, leaving Aderlize, Deborah and Yuko in the bottom three. Deborah won the second and final round, while Yuko was eliminated over Aderlize.
* ^Note 3 : Fabrizio won the first round of the Pressure Test and advanced directly to next week, alongside Mirian and Victor V. who were the challenge's top entries, leaving Aderlize, Leornardo and Valter in the bottom three. Leornardo won the second and final round, while Aderlize was eliminated over Valter.

### Key

| Winner | Runner-up | Individual challenge winner |
| Team challenge winner | Team challenge loser (PT) | Individual challenge top entry |
| Immunity | Saved first | Saved last |
| Mystery Box bottom entry | Eliminated | Withdrew |
| Returned | Did not compete |

## Ratings and reception
### Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.
| Week | Title | Air Date | Timeslot (BRT) | SP viewers (in points) | Rank timeslot | BR viewers (in points) | Rank network |
| 1 | Auditions 1 | March 7, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 2 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | March 14, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.2 | 4 | 3.8 | 4 |
| 3 | Top 40 – Duels | March 21, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.7 | 4 | 3.6 | 3 |
| 4 | Top 21 | March 28, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.4 | 4 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 5 | Top 20 | April 4, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.4 | 2 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 6 | Top 19 | April 11, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.3 | 4 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 7 | Top 18 | April 18, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.5 | 4 | 4.4 | 1 |
| 8 | Top 17 | April 25, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.4 | 3 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 9 | Top 16 | May 2, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.5 | 3 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 10 | Top 15 | May 9, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.9 | 4 | 4.5 | 1 |
| 11 | Top 14 | May 16, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.3 | 4 | 4.4 | 2 |
| 12 | Top 13 | May 23, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.1 | 4 | 4.9 | 1 |
| 13 | Top 14 Redux | May 30, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.7 | 4 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 14 | Top 13 Redux | June 6, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 4 | 4.8 | 1 |
| 15 | Top 12 | June 13, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.2 | 4 | 4.3 | 1 |
| 16 | Top 11 | June 20, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.0 | 3 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 17 | Top 10 | June 27, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.6 | 4 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 18 | Top 9 | July 4, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.2 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 19 | Top 8 | July 11, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.3 | 2 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 20 | Top 7 | July 18, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.1 | 3 | 5.2 | 1 |
| 21 | Top 6 | July 25, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.6 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 22 | Top 5 | August 1, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.1 | 3 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 23 | Top 4 | August 8, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.7 | 3 | 5.0 | 1 |
| 24 | Top 3 | August 15, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.5 | 3 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 25 | Season Finale | August 22, 2017 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 8.1 | 2 | 6.3 | 1 |
* In 2017, each point represents 245.700 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (70.500 households in São Paulo only)
Note: Episode 4 aired against the Brazil vs. Paraguay football match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.