Dança dos Famosos 5 was the fifth season of Brazilian reality television show Dança dos Famosos which premiered February 24, 2008 and ended May 11, 2008 on the Rede Globo television network.

Ten celebrities were paired with ten professional ballroom dancers. Fausto Silva and Adriana Colin were the hosts for this season.

Actress Christiane Torloni won the competition over Malhação Cast Member Rafael Almeida.

Overview

The season follows the same split-by-gender style from the last couple of seasons. It was the last season to feature the semi-final four-down-to-two format, as well a Final Two in Finale Night. At 51, Christiane Torloni became the oldest winner in the history of the show. Ironically, she beat Rafael Almeida, who at 18, is the youngest finalist and contestant that the show ever had.

Couples The ten professionals and celebrities that competed were:

Celebrity Occupation Professional Partner Status Dudu Nobre Singer & Compositor Robertha PortelaEliminated 1ston February 24, 2008 Perlla Funk Singer Guilherme AbilhôaEliminated 2ndon March 2, 2008 Maurício Lima Former Volleyball Player2004 Olympic Gold Medalist Carla PrataEliminated 3rdon March 9, 2008 Joana BalaguerReturned to Competition Actress Rogerio MendonçaEliminated 4thon March 16, 2008 Joana Balaguer Actress Rogerio MendonçaWithdrew on March 30, 2008 Mariana Weickert Top Model & TV Host Marcelo ChocolateEliminated 5thon April 6, 2008 Francisco Cuoco Actor Renata MattosEliminated 6thon April 13, 2008 Marco Antônio Gimenez Actor Aline AlvesEliminated 7thon April 27, 2008 Samara Felippo Actress João Ricardo VieiraEliminated 8thon April 27, 2008 Rafael Almeida Malhação Cast Member Jaqueline FernandesRunners-Upon May 11, 2008Christiane TorloniActressÁlvaro ReisWinnerson May 11, 2008

Scoring Chart

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. indicates the couple withdrew from the competition. indicates the couple that would have been eliminated had an elimination taken place. indicates the semifinal winning couple. indicates the wild card winning couple. indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple.

Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11Christiane & Álvaro 1 – 50 — 46 — 48 50 4850 —79+80=159Rafael & Jaqueline 2 44 —48 — — 48 50 48484980+75=155Samara & João 3 – 46 — 48 – 45 46 48 4947Marco Antônio & Aline 4 45 — 47 — — 44 4843 4945Francisco & Renata 5 48 — 45 — — 464545Mariana & Chocolate 6 — 49 – 45 — 4744Joana & Rogerio 7 – 48 —4450WDMauricio & Carla 843 —4748Perlla & Guilherme 9 —4545Dudu & Robertha 104044

Average Chart

This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 50-point scale.

Rank Place Couple Total Dances Average 1 1 Christiane & Alvaro 391 8 48.9 2 2 Rafael & Jaqueline 430 9 47.7 3 7 Joana & Rogerio 142 3 47.3 4 3 Samara & João 329 7 47.0 5 6 Mariana & Chocolate 185 4 46.3 6 8 Mauricio & Carla 138 3 46.0 7 4 Marco Antônio & Aline 321 7 45.9 8 5 Francisco & Renata 229 5 45.8 9 9 Perlla & Guilherme 902 45.0 10 10 Dudu & Robertha 84 42.0

Call-Out Order The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates will be revealed by Faustão.

OrderEpisodes 123467891011 1 ChristianeFranciscoChristianeFrancisco Christiane Christiane Christiane ChristianeChristianeChristiane 2 JoanaMarcoJoanaMarco Rafael Rafael Rafael Samara RafaelRafael 3MarianaMauricioMarianaRafael Mariana Samara Samara MarcoSamara 4PerllaRafaelSamara Christiane Francisco Marco Marco RafaelMarco 5Samara Christiane Francisco Samara Samara FranciscoFrancisco 6 Francisco Mariana Marco Mariana MarcoMariana 7 Marco Joana RafaelJoanaJoana 8 Rafael SamaraMauricio 9 MauricioPerlla 10Dudu

The celebrity did not perform The celebrity was brought back into the competition, but had to withdraw The celebrity was eliminated The celebrity won the competition

Episode 5 was the wild card round.

Weekly results

Week 1 Week 1 – Men Style: Bolero Aired: February 24, 2008

Week 2 Week 1 – Women Style: Bolero Aired: March 2, 2008

Week 3 Week 2 – Men Style: Merengue Aired: March 9, 2008

Week 4 Week 2 – Women Style: Merengue Aired: March 16, 2008

Week 5 Repechage Style: Gypsy Aired: March 23, 2008

Week 6 Top 7 Style: Forró Aired: March 30, 2008

Week 7 Top 6 Style: Lambada Aired: April 6, 2008

Week 8 Top 5 Style: Paso Doble Aired: April 13, 2008

Week 9 Top 4 – Week 1 Style: Maxixe Aired: April 20, 2008

Week 10 Top 3 – Week 2 Style: Hip Hop Aired: April 27, 2008

Week 11 Top 2 Style: Samba & Tango Aired: May 11, 2008

Dance Chart

Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011Christiane & Álvaro Bolero Merengue ForróLambadaPasoDobleMaxixe SambaTangoRafael & Jaqueline Bolero Merengue Forró LambadaPasoDobleMaxixeHip Hop SambaTangoSamara & João Bolero Merengue Forró LambadaPasoDoble Maxixe Hip Hop Marco Antônio & Aline Bolero Merengue Forró LambadaPasoDoble MaxixeHip HopFrancisco & Renata Bolero Merengue Forró Lambada PasoDobleMariana & Chocolate Bolero Merengue ForróLambadaJoana & Rogerio Bolero MerengueGypsyForróMaurício & Carla Bolero Merengue GypsyPerlla & Guilherme Bolero GypsyDudu & RoberthaBoleroGypsy

Highest Scoring Dance Lowest Scoring Dance Withdrawn Dance (Not Performed/Scored)

References

External links Official Site