# MasterChef + (Brazilian TV series) season 2

The second season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef + premiered on November 21, 2023, at 10:45 p.m. on Band.
The grand prize was R$25.000 courtesy by Pão de Açúcar plus 25.000 Stix points in exchange for prizes, a special cookware set by Royal Prestige, a complete home bar and a beer sommelier course all courtesy by Eisenbahn, a kitchen equipped with utensils and appliances by Arcelormittal and the MasterChef + trophy.
Tattoo artist Eduardo de Mingo and massage therapist Maria do Carmo Prado won the competition over PhD in public health Cida Cabral and braider Mônica Divina on December 26, 2023.

## Contestants
### Top 20

* Irma
* Eduardo
* Clélio
* Sylvia
* Ubirajara
* Elisiário
* Ricardo L.
* Cida
* Terezinha
* Maria Sueli
* Marco
* Ida
* Rachel
* Cláudio
* Suyan
* José Carlos
* Dimas
* Maria do Carmo
* Ricardo A.
* Mônica

### Top 12

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings |
| Eduardo de Mingo | 63 | São Paulo | Tattoo artist | Winners on December 26 | 1 |
| Maria do Carmo Prado | 79 | Paraguaçu | Massage therapist | Winners on December 26 | 1 |
| Aparecida "Cida" Cabral | 68 | Ubatã | PhD in public health | Runners-up on December 26 | 3 |
| Mônica Divina | 70 | Ribeirão Preto | Braider | Runners-up on December 26 | 3 |
| Cláudio Gonçalves | 65 | São Paulo | Finance analyst | Eliminated on December 19 | 1 |
| Suyan Rambor | 64 | Porto Alegre | Executive & engineer | Eliminated on December 19 | 1 |
| Ida Saliba | 87 | Aquidauana | Retired lawyer | Eliminated on December 12 | 1 |
| Rachel Leite | 78 | Belo Horizonte | Retired architect | Eliminated on December 12 | 1 |
| Elisiário dos Santos | 73 | São Paulo | Retired art teacher | Eliminated on December 5 | 0 |
| Ricardo Araujo | 65 | Campos dos Goytacazes | Physical educator | Eliminated on December 5 | 0 |
| Irma Gielow | 80 | Dona Emma | Retired seamstress | Eliminated on November 28 | 0 |
| Marco Marcela | 62 | Pirassununga | Electrical maintenance technician | Eliminated on November 28 | 0 |

## Elimination table

| Place | Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Place | Contestant | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 1 | Eduardo | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WINNERS |
| 1 | Maria do Carmo | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IMM | WINNERS |
| 2 | Cida | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | RUNNERS-UP |
| 2 | Mônica | HIGH | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | RUNNERS-UP |
| 5–6 | Cláudio | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | ELIM | |
| 5–6 | Suyan | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |
| 7–8 | Ida | IN | WIN | PT | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 7–8 | Rachel | WIN | IMM | PT | IN | ELIM | | | |
| 9–10 | Elisiário | IN | HIGH | ELIM | | | | | |
| 9–10 | Ricardo | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | | | | | |
| 11–12 | Irma | IN | ELIM | | | | | | |
| 11–12 | Marco | 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 20 – Auditions | November 21, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.1 | Outside top 10 |
| 2 | Top 12 | November 28, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.0 | Outside top 10 |
| 3 | Top 10 | December 5, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.5 | Outside top 10 |
| 4 | Top 8 | December 12, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.4 | Outside top 10 |
| 5 | Top 6 | December 19, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 6 | Winner announced | December 26, 2023 | Tuesday 10:45 p.m. | 2.0 | 1.2 |
* In 2023, each point represents 268.083 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (76.953 households in São Paulo).