# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 8

The eighth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on July 6, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. on Band.
Ana Paula Padrão returned as the host, while Érick Jacquin and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges. Paola Carosella left the show after seven seasons and was replaced by Helena Rizzo.
In addition, the show returns to its standard format instead of the "two-test, one winner per episode" format used in the seventh season.
The grand prize is R$300.000, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, a year's shop card on Amazon.com worth R$5.000 per month, kitchen products from Britânia and Brastemp, a trip to "an unforgettable gastronomic destination" and the MasterChef trophy.
Actress Isabella Scherer won the competition over college student Eduardo Prado and lawyer Kelyn Kuhn on December 14, 2021.

## Contestants

This season features three contestants who had previously appeared on season 7 – Heitor Cardoso, Juliana Arraes and Renato Nogueira; as well two contestants who had previously appeared on MasterChef Junior 1 – Daphne Sonnenschein and Eduardo Prado.

### Top 23

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
| Isabella Scherer | 25 | Florianópolis | Actress | Winner on December 14 | 7 | 1st |
| Eduardo Prado | 19 | São Paulo | College student | Runner-up on December 14 | 11 | 2nd |
| Kelyn Kuhn | 28 | Canarana | Lawyer | Third place on December 14 | 8 | 3rd |
| Daphne Sonnenschein | 19 | São Paulo | Skateboarder | Eliminated on December 7 | 7 | 4th |
| Tiago Souto | 36 | Brasília | Advertiser | Eliminated on November 30 | 4 | 5th |
| Heitor Cardoso | 30 | Campinas | Systems analyst | Eliminated on November 23 | 8 | 6th |
| Helena Furtado | 43 | São João Nepomuceno | Journalist | Eliminated on November 16 | 7 | 7th |
| Luiz Horta | 31 | Rio de Janeiro | Financial analyst | Eliminated on November 9 | 8 | 8th |
| Ana Bettinelli | 30 | David Canabarro | Speech Therapist | Eliminated on November 2 | 4 | 9th |
| Raquel Fonseca | 35 | Salvador | Financial analyst | Eliminated on October 26 | 5 | 10th |
| Márcio Cabral | 52 | São Paulo | Teacher | Eliminated on October 19 | 5 | 11th |
| José Sergio da Silva | 50 | Canhotinho | Trade representative | Eliminated on October 12 | 3 | 12th |
| Helena Furtado | 43 | São João Nepomuceno | Journalist | Eliminated on September 28 | 4 | Returned on October 5 |
| Pedro Scapini | 29 | Campos Novos | Architect | Eliminated on September 21 | 4 | 13th |
| Amanda Azeredo | 26 | Rio de Janeiro | Interior designer | Eliminated on September 14 | 0 | 14th |
| Renato Nogueira | 35 | Pindamonhangaba | Environmental engineer | Eliminated on September 7 | 2 | 15th |
| André Serra | 32 | São Paulo | Businessman | Eliminated on August 31 | 1 | 16th |
| Juliana Arraes | 37 | Passos | Entrepreneur | Eliminated on August 24 | 1 | 17th |
| Cristina Edite | 51 | São Sebastião do Passé | Pedagogical coordinator | Eliminated on August 17 | 0 | 18th |
| Tiago Souto | 36 | Brasília | Advertiser | Eliminated on August 10 | 1 | Returned on October 5 |
| Antônio Carlos Soares | 23 | Maceió | Marketing analyst | Eliminated on August 3 | 1 | 19th |
| Juliana Nardelli | 46 | Taubaté | Stylist | Eliminated on July 27 | 1 | 20th |
| Ana Karina Teles | 40 | Recife | Doctor | Eliminated on July 21 | 0 | 21st |
| Gabriel Carlin | 19 | Andradas | Intern | Eliminated on July 13 | 0 | 22nd |
| Bernardo Mattos | 40 | Rio de Janeiro | Businessman | Eliminated on July 6 | 0 | 23rd |

## 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 | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
| 1 | Isabella | WIN | IMM | IMM | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | PT | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | IMM | NPT | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | | NPT | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WINNER |
| 2 | Eduardo | IN | WIN | IMM | | | | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | LOW | BAN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | PT | IN | IMM | LOW | IN | WIN | LOSE | IN | | PT | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| 3 | Kelyn | | | | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | BAN | SAFE | PT | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | BAN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IMM | NPT | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | | WIN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | THIRD PLACE |
| 4 | Daphne | | | | WIN | IMM | IMM | IN | IMM | IMM | NPT | WIN | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | PT | IN | IMM | LOW | HIGH | SAFE | IN | LOW | | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 5 | Tiago | IN | IMM | IMM | | | | IN | HIGH | IMM | SAFE | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RET | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | ELIM | | | |
| 6 | Heitor | IN | IN | LOW | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | 2nd | IN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | SAFE | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | | | | | |
| 7 | Helena | | | | LOW | BAN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | LOW | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | SAFE | NPT | IN | ELIM | RET | NPT | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Luiz | | | | HIGH | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | 2nd | IN | HIGH | LOW | BAN | SAFE | LOW | BAN | WIN | WIN | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Ana | HIGH | IMM | IMM | | | | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | 2nd | WIN | IMM | IN | IMM | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IN | IMM | LOW | LOSE | HIGH | | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Raquel | HIGH | IMM | IMM | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | PT | IN | WIN | | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Márcio | | | | HIGH | IMM | IMM | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | IMM | WIN | IN | SAFE | | WIN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | José Sergio | LOW | BAN | HIGH | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | 2nd | LOW | LOW | IN | IMM | IMM | LOW | BAN | LOW | SAFE | IN | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Pedro | | | | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | 2nd | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IMM | IN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Amanda | | | | LOW | BAN | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | PT | PT | LOW | SAFE | IN | IMM | IMM | LOW | BAN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IMM | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Renato | | | | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | IMM | NPT | 2nd | IN | IMM | IN | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | HIGH | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | André | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | SAFE | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | SAFE | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Juliana A. | LOW | BAN | HIGH | | | | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | IN | IMM | IN | BAN | LOW | LOW | BAN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Cristina | | | | LOW | BAN | SAFE | LOW | BAN | HIGH | NPT | PT | IN | IMM | LOW | BAN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | Antônio | LOW | BAN | SAFE | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Juliana N. | IN | IN | WIN | | | | LOW | BAN | LOW | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Ana Karina | | | | IN | IMM | IMM | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Gabriel | | | | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Bernardo | IN | IN | ELIM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Key
## 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) |
| 1 | Top 23 | July 6, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Top 22 | July 13, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| 3 | Top 21 | July 21, 2021 | Wednesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.6 | 1.8 |
| 4 | Top 20 | July 27, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| 5 | Top 19 | August 3, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| 6 | Top 18 | August 10, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Top 17 | August 17, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| 8 | Top 16 | August 24, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 9 | Top 15 | August 31, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| 10 | Top 14 | September 7, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Top 13 | September 14, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 12 | Top 12 | September 21, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 13 | Top 11 | September 28, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 14 | Reinstation challenge | October 5, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| 15 | Top 12 Redux | October 12, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 16 | Top 11 Redux | October 19, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.1 | Outside top 10 |
| 17 | Top 10 | October 26, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| 18 | Top 9 | November 2, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | Outside top 10 |
| 19 | Top 8 | November 9, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| 20 | Top 7 | November 16, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| 21 | Top 6 | November 23, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| 22 | Top 5 | November 30, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| 23 | Top 4 | December 7, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 24 | Winner announced | December 14, 2021 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.7 | 1.9 |
* In 2021, each point represents 268.278 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (76.577 households in São Paulo).