# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 3

The third season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on March 15, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on Band.
Entrepreneur Leonardo Young won the competition over teacher Bruna Chaves on August 23, 2016.

## Contestants
### Top 21

Source:
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
| Leonardo Young | 30 | São Paulo | Entrepreneur | Winner on August 23 | 7 | 1st |
| Bruna Chaves | 29 | Nova Lima | Teacher | Runner-up on August 23 | 11 | 2nd |
| Raquel Novais | 32 | Belo Horizonte | Entrepreneur | Eliminated on August 16 | 12 | 3rd |
| Luriana Toledo | 27 | Mogi das Cruzes | Physiotherapist | Eliminated on August 9 | 8 | 4th |
| Fabio Nunes | 30 | Taquari | Model | Eliminated on August 2 | 7 | 5th |
| Lee Fu Kuang | 56 | Taipei, Taiwan | Doctor & researcher | Eliminated on July 26 | 7 | 6th |
| Paula Salles | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Cultural producer | Eliminated on July 19 | 5 | 7th |
| Aluisio Nahime | 32 | Cajuru | Merchant | Eliminated on July 12 | 5 | 8th |
| Pedro Lima | 27 | Teresópolis | Business consultant | Eliminated on July 6 | 4 | 9th |
| Fernando Bianchi | 31 | São Paulo | Analyst controller | Eliminated on July 5 | 2 | 10th |
| Thaiana Wosniak | 31 | Guarapuava | Lawyer & announcer | Eliminated on June 28 | 4 | 11th |
| Gleice Simão | 20 | São Paulo | Student | Eliminated on June 21 | 3 | 12th |
| Vanessa Vagnotti | 46 | Vitória | Dance teacher | Eliminated on June 14 | 3 | 13th |
| Rodrigo Silva | 34 | Rio de Janeiro | Police officer | Eliminated on June 7 | 4 | 14th |
| Gleice Simão | 20 | São Paulo | Student | Eliminated on May 24 | 2 | Returned on May 31 |
| Livia Cathiard | 27 | Rio de Janeiro | Producer | Eliminated on May 17 | 3 | 15th |
| Guilherme Joventino | 37 | Belo Horizonte | Commercial director | Withdrew on May 10 | 3 | 16th |
| Nuno Codeço | 37 | Lisbon, Portugal | CFO | Eliminated on May 10 | 1 | 17th |
| Gabriella Palinkas | 26 | São Paulo | Chemical engineer | Eliminated on May 3 | 1 | 18th |
| Rodrigo "Tenente" Domingues | 35 | São Paulo | Product manager | Eliminated on April 26 | 1 | 19th |
| Victor Branco | 27 | Salvador | Publicist | Eliminated on April 19 | 1 | 20th |
| Fernando Bianchi | 31 | São Paulo | Analyst controller | Eliminated on April 12 | 0 | Returned on May 31 |
| Hellen Cruz | 29 | Osasco | Publicist | Eliminated on April 5 | 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 |
| Place | Contestant | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 1 | Leonardo | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | IN | PT | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | | | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | PT | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | WINNER |
| 2 | Bruna | WIN | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | WIN | | | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Raquel | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | PT | | | PT | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | ELIM | |
| 4 | Luriana | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | | | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 5 | Fabio | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IN | IN | PT | LOW | IN | PT | IN | IN | WIN | | | WIN | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | |
| 6 | Lee | LOW | IN | NPT | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | | | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | PT | LOW | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Paula | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IN | PT | | | PT | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Aluisio | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | IN | PT | LOW | LOW | LOW | | | WIN | IN | WIN | PT | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pedro | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | | | WIN | IN | LOW | NPT | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Fernando | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | HIGH | RET | WIN | LOW | HIGH | PT | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Thaiana | HIGH | IMM | NPT | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | PT | | | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Gleice | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | NPT | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | HIGH | RET | LOW | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Vanessa | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | WIN | IMM | PT | | | WIN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Rodrigo | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | | | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Livia | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Guilherme | LOW | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | WDR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Nuno | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Gabriella | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Tenente | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Victor | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Hellen | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^Note 1 : Bruna won the Mystery Box challenge and advanced directly to the Top 4, while Leonardo was selected the bottom entry and was not eligible to compete in the first round of the Elimination Test. Raquel won the first round and also advanced to the Top 4, leaving Fabio, Leonardo and Luriana in the bottom three. Leornado won the second and final round, while Fabio was eliminated over Luriana.

### Key

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

## 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 | March 15, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 3.8 | 4 |
| 2 | Auditions 2 | March 22, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.7 | 4 |
| 3 | Auditions 3 | March 29, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.5 | 4 |
| 4 | Top 21 | April 5, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 4.5 | 4 |
| 5 | Top 20 | April 12, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.4 | 4 |
| 6 | Top 19 | April 19, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Top 18 | April 26, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.3 | 4 |
| 8 | Top 17 | May 3, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 4 |
| 9 | Top 16 | May 10, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.3 | 4 |
| 10 | Top 15 | May 17, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.0 | 4 |
| 11 | Top 13 | May 24, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.4 | 4 |
| 12 | Reinstation Challenge | May 31, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.3 | 4 |
| 13 | Top 14 Redux | June 7, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.2 | 4 |
| 14 | Top 13 Redux | June 14, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.6 | 4 |
| 15 | Top 12 | June 21, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.4 | 4 |
| 16 | Top 11 | June 28, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.4 | 4 |
| 17 | Top 10 | July 5, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.6 | 4 |
| 18 | Top 9 | July 6, 2016 | Wednesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.5 | 4 |
| 19 | Top 8 | July 12, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.8 | 4 |
| 20 | Top 7 | July 19, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.7 | 3 |
| 21 | Top 6 | July 26, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 8.2 | 2 |
| 22 | Top 5 | August 2, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 8.2 | 2 |
| 23 | Top 4 | August 9, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 5.8 | 3 |
| 24 | Top 3 | August 16, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 6.5 | 3 |
| 25 | Season Finale | August 23, 2016 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 7.8 | 3 |
* 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. Note: Episode 15 aired against the season finale of Power Couple Brasil. Note: Episode 23 aired against the South Africa vs. Brazil group match for the Women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Note: Episode 24 aired against the Brazil vs. China quarterfinal match for the Women's volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.