# MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 7

The seventh season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on July 14, 2020 at 10:45 p.m. on Band.
The season was originally set to premiere on May, however, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, filming was postponed to June 20, 2020 under a new format. Unlike the standard format, this season, each week new amateur chefs compete in a series of tests to secure a place in the final and a chance to win the grand prize and the MasterChef trophy.
First stage winners were awarded a R$5.000 prize courtesy by PicPay, an Amazon Echo device, a R$500 shop card at Amazon.com, an oven from the new Brastemp Gourmand line, a Tramontina kit of pots and knives, a scholarship at Estácio de Sá University and a reduced new version of the program trophy.
On July 2, Band announced that filming had been suspended until July 6, 2020. Taping for the first stage was completed on August 28, 2020. Shooting for the final resumed in November 2020.
The final winner was awarded a R$25.000 prize, a house equipped by Amazon Echo smart devices, a Brastemp Inverse 4 refrigerator, a new kitchen equipped by Tramontina and the MasterChef trophy.
Architect Anna Paula Nico won the competition over app driver Hailton Arruda and systems analyst Heitor Cardoso on December 29, 2020.

## Elimination table (Finale)
### Episode 25

| Episode | Place | Contestant | Test | Test | Test | Final |
| Episode | Place | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
| 25 | 1 | Anna Paula | HIGH | | HIGH | WINNER |
| 25 | 2–3 | Hailton | | WIN | HIGH | RUNNER-UP |
| 25 | 2–3 | Heitor | | HIGH | HIGH | RUNNER-UP |
| 25 | 4–6 | Fernanda | WIN | | ELIM | |
| 25 | 4–6 | Laura | HIGH | | ELIM | |
| 25 | 4–6 | Marina | | HIGH | ELIM | |
| 25 | 7–10 | Dayanna | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 7–10 | Karoline | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 7–10 | Luiz H. | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 7–10 | Rafaela | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 11–14 | Danila | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 11–14 | Lucas | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 11–14 | Paulo | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 11–14 | Salvador | | ELIM | | |
| 25 | 15–19 | Adriana | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 15–19 | Claudio | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 15–19 | Danielle | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 15–19 | Renata | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 15–19 | Ronaldo | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 20–23 | Alessandra | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 20–23 | Edson | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 20–23 | Lorayne | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 20–23 | Thiago | ELIM | | | |
| 25 | 24 | Luiz C. | WDR | | | |

#### 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 | First stage 1 | July 14, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 4.4 | 3.3 |
| 2 | First stage 2 | July 21, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| 3 | First stage 3 | July 28, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| 4 | First stage 4 | August 4, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| 5 | First stage 5 | August 11, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 6 | First stage 6 | August 18, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 7 | First stage 7 | August 25, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 4.1 | 3.2 |
| 8 | First stage 8 | September 1, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.7 | 3.0 |
| 9 | First stage 9 | September 8, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| 10 | First stage 10 | September 15, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 11 | First stage 11 | September 22, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| 12 | First stage 12 | September 29, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 13 | First stage 13 | October 7, 2020 | Wednesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 14 | First stage 14 | October 13, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 15 | First stage 15 | October 20, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.8 | Outside top 10 |
| 16 | First stage 16 | October 27, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.9 | Outside top 10 |
| 17 | First stage 17 | November 3, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.7 | Outside top 10 |
| 18 | First stage 18 | November 10, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.7 | Outside top 10 |
| 19 | First stage 19 | November 17, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.8 | Outside top 10 |
| 20 | First stage 20 | November 24, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.6 | Outside top 10 |
| 21 | First stage 21 | December 1, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.8 | Outside top 10 |
| 22 | First stage 22 | December 8, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.7 | Outside top 10 |
| 23 | First stage 23 | December 15, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 24 | Reinstation challenge | December 22, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.9 | Outside top 10 |
| 25 | Winner announced | December 29, 2020 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.2 | Outside top 10 |
* In 2020, each point represents 260.558 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (74.987 households in São Paulo).