Big Brother Brasil 8 was the eighth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 8, 2008, with the season finale airing March 25, 2008, on the Rede Globo television network.

The show is produced by Endemol Globo and presented by news reporter Pedro Bial. The season was officially confirmed since 2001 as part of the original contract between international Endemol and Rede Globo that provided seasons until 2008.

The grand prize was R$1 million with tax allowances, with a R$100,000 prize offered to the runner up and a R$50,000 prize offered to the 3rd place. In the end, 26-year-old musician Rafinha Ribeiro from Campinas, SP, won the competition over student Gyselle Soares with 50.15% of the final vote. There were 75 million votes cast on the season finale, the show's record at the time.

Overview There were fourteen housemates competing for the grand prize, a decrease over the previous season. The season introduced the "big phone" and the "haves and have-nots" concept. It lasted 78 days, a decrease of one week over the previous season.

Controversy On week 7, journalism student and housemate Juliana Góes fainted inside a glass chamber during an endurance competition. Newspapers and websites proclaimed Big Brother Brasil to be inhumane. However, the show was unaffected by the negative press.

Housemates

The cast list was unveiled on January 3, 2008.

(ages stated at time of contest)

+ Name Age Occupation Hometown Day entered Day exited Result Rafinha Carvalho 26 Musician Campinas 1 78 Gyselle Soares 24 Student Teresina 1 78 Natalia Casassola 22 Model Passo Fundo 1 76 Marcos Parmagnani 26 Student Vitória 1 75 Thatiana Bione 21 English Teacher Brasília 1 71 Marcelo Arantes 31 Doctor Uberlândia 1 64 Juliana Góes 22 Journalism Student Santos 1 57 Felipe Basílio 21 Student São Paulo 1 50 Fernando Mesquita 25 Account Manager Rio de Janeiro 1 43 Bianca Jahara 28 Fashion Producer Rio de Janeiro 1 36 Thalita Lippi 29 Actress Rio de Janeiro 1 29 Alexandre Scaquette 24 Model Limeira 1 22 Rafael Memória 24 Medical Student Fortaleza 1 15 Jaqueline Khury 23 Model São Paulo 1 8

Future appearances In 2010, Natália Casassola was contender to be a competitor on Big Brother Brasil 10, but ultimately did not return, eventually in 2013 she returned in Big Brother Brasil 13 and finished in 4th place.

In 2023, Gyselle Soares appeared on A Grande Conquista 1, she have to compete for a place to enter in the game, Gyselle won her place in the mansion and finished the game 4th place.

Voting history Nominationsreceived Day 74 Day 75 Finale Head ofHousehold Juliana Bianca Thalita Gyselle Thatiana Marcelo Marcelo Rafinha Thatiana Rafinha Natalia Rafinha (none) Power ofImmunity Gyselle Fernando Marcos Thatiana Bianca Juliana Thatiana Juliana Rafinha(none)(none) Saved Rafinha Natalia Rafinha Juliana Fernando Felipe Juliana Thatiana Gyselle Big Phone(none) Rafael(none) Bianca Marcelo Felipe Thatiana Marcos Marcelo Gyselle Rafinha Nomination(Twist)(none) Gyselle Bianca Marcelo Thatiana Thatiana Marcelo(none) Nomination(HoH) Gyselle Rafael Alexandre Fernando Bianca Natalia Natalia Juliana Marcelo Thatiana GyselleGyselleNatalia Nomination(Housemates) Jaqueline Rafinha Thatiana Thalita Felipe Fernando Felipe Gyselle Rafinha Gyselle Marcos Rafinha MarceloThalita Thatiana Thalita Juliana Marcos MarcosHead ofHouseholdMarcosHead ofHouseholdNotEligibleHead ofHouseholdWinner(Day 78) 9 GyselleFelipe FelipeFernandoThalita Natalia Fernando FelipeMarcos NataliaMarcosMarcosNominated(Day 78) 17 Natalia Jaqueline Juliana Juliana Marcelo RafinhaGyselleGyselle Gyselle Rafinha GyselleHead ofHouseholdNominatedEvicted(Day 76) 7 Marcos Jaqueline Thalita Bianca Thalita Felipe Fernando Felipe Gyselle Rafinha GyselleNot EligibleEvicted(Day 75) 15 Thatiana Jaqueline RafinhaFernando RafinhaFelipeFernandoFelipe GyselleRafinhaGyselleEvicted(Day 71) 4 Marcelo Fernando Rafinha Thatiana ThalitaNataliaHead ofHouseholdHead ofHouseholdMarcosNataliaEvicted(Day 64) 8 JulianaHead ofHousehold Gyselle Marcelo Thalita Felipe Fernando GyselleGyselleEvicted(Day 57) 5 Felipe Marcos Gyselle Marcos NataliaGyselle MarcosMarcosEvicted(Day 50) 10 Fernando Jaqueline Felipe MarcosMarcelo GyselleJulianaEvicted(Day 43) 8 BiancaRafaelRafinha ThatianaMarceloMarcosEvicted(Day 36) 2 Thalita Alexandre MarcosHead ofHouseholdMarceloEvicted(Day 29) 8 Alexandre Marcelo GyselleFelipeEvicted(Day 22) 2 Rafael ThalitaRafinhaEvicted(Day 15) 2 JaquelineMarcosEvicted(Day 8) 4 Notes 1 2 3 4, 5 6, 7 8 9, 10 11 12, 13 14 15 16 (none) Nominatedfor Eviction GyselleJaqueline RafaelRafinha AlexandreGyselleThatiana BiancaFernandoThalita BiancaFelipeMarcelo FernandoNataliaThatiana FelipeNataliaThatiana GyselleJulianaMarcelo MarceloRafinha GyselleThatiana GyselleMarcos GyselleNatalia GyselleRafinhaEvictedJaqueline87%to evictRafael63%to evictAlexandre45%to evictThalita65%to evictBianca60%to evictFernando62%to evictFelipe44%to evictJuliana50%to evictMarcelo71%to evictThatiana70%to evictMarcos54%to evictNatalia54%to evictGyselle49.85%to win SurvivedGyselle13%to evictRafinha37%to evictGyselle32%to evictBianca18%to evictMarcelo29%to evictThatiana25%to evictThatiana29%to evictMarcelo47%to evictRafinha29%to evictGyselle30%to evictGyselle46%to evictGyselle46%to evictRafinha50.15%to winThatiana23%to evictFernando17%to evictFelipe11%to evictNatalia13%to evictNatalia27%to evictGyselle3%to evict

Notes

Have and Have-Nots

RafinhaHave-NotHave-Not LostFinalWeek GyselleHave-NotHave-NotHave LostWon NataliaHave-NotHave-Not LostWon MarcosHave LostWon ThatianaHaveHaveWon MarceloHave-NotHave-NotHaveHave-NotHave Lost JulianaHave-NotHave-NotHaveHave-NotHave FelipeHave-NotHave-NotHave-NotHave-NotHave-Not FernandoHave-NotHave-NotHave-NotHave-Not BiancaHave-NotHave-NotHave-NotHave-Not ThalitaHave-NotHave-NotHave-Not Alexandre Rafael

References

External links Big Brother Brasil 8 Terra: BBB8