The first season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series Chef de Alto Nível premiered on TV Globo on July 15, 2025, and concluded on August 21, 2025. It was hosted by Ana Maria Braga, with chefs Alex Atala, Jefferson Rueda and Renata Vanzetto serving as mentors.
The grand prize included R$500,000, an exclusive mentorship period with each chef mentor, the coveted title of High-Level Chef, and an immersive Outback Steakhouse experience, including individual mentorship at the restaurant's headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Professional chef Luiz Lira from Team Atala won the competition, with professional chef Arika Messa (Team Rueda) and social media chef Allan Mamede (Team Vanzetto) finishing as runners-up.
Chefs The twenty-four contestants were officially revealed on June 25, 2025.
Top 24 Contestant Status Age Hometown Result Erickson Blun Home cook 59 Brasília Dih Vidal Home cook 36 Mucuri Julio Nieps Home cook 36 Americana Maritza Bojovski Social media chef 36 Vila Velha Bruno "Bubu" Salomão Social media chef 36 Campinas Maria Clara Caldas Social media chef 23 Belo Horizonte Adriana Veloso Professional chef 48 Turiaçu Kelma Zenaide Professional chef 53 Contagem Rodrigo Andrade Professional chef 24 Natal
Top 15 Contestant Status Age Hometown Result Gilmar Francisco Home cook 41 Cachoeiro do Itapemirim Bruno "Preto" Manoel Social media chef 40 Paulista Marina Cabral Home cook 46 Belém Marina Fucano Social media chef 32 Iacanga Lucas Correia Professional chef 37 Paranaguá Flan Souza Home cook 41 Salvador Luiza Soares Home cook 30 Rio de Janeiro Bruna Lopes Social media chef 39 Campo Grande Bruno Sutil Home cook 35 Porto Alegre Iara Guimarães Professional chef 38 Igaratinga Ícaro Condição Social media chef 33 Porto Alegre Raphael Santos Professional chef 31 Rio de Janeiro Allan Mamede Social media chef 26 Rio de Janeiro Arika Messa Professional chef 42 Canela Luiz Lira Professional chef 35 São Paulo
Elimination table Place Contestant Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Lira Adv Ata Safe Win† Safe Safe Win† Safe Safe Win T-2 Arika Adv Rue Safe Safe Win† Safe Safe Safe Win† Win Mamede Adv Win Safe Safe Win† Safe Risk Safe Risk T-4 Iara Adv Win Safe Safe Win Safe Safe Risk Elim Ícaro Adv Rue Safe Safe Win Safe Safe Risk Risk Elim Raphael Adv Ata Safe Win Safe Safe Win Win† Safe Elim T-7 Bruna Adv Win Safe Safe Win Risk Safe Elim Sutil Adv Ata Safe Win Risk Safe Win Safe Elim T-9 Flan Adv Rue Safe Risk Win Safe Safe Elim Luiza Adv Ata Safe Win Safe Risk Win Elim 11 Lucas Adv Rue Risk Safe Win Safe Elim 12 Adv Rue Safe Safe Win Elim 13 Adv Win Safe Elim 14 Preto Adv Win Elim 15 Gilmar Adv Ata Elim T-16 Rodrigo Elim Elim Julio Elim T-19 Kelma Elim Bubu Elim Dih Elim T-22 Adriana Elim Maritza Elim Erickson Elim Key †The contestant cooked the best dish overall, won safety for their team or themselves and a pin for the next round (immunity on episodes 5–7; time on episodes 8–10).
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) Source 1 July 15, 2025 13.2 2 Auditions 2 July 17, 2025 13.3 3 Auditions 3 July 22, 2025 15.0 4 Top 15 July 24, 2025 13.4 5 Top 14 July 29, 2025 12.6 6 Top 13 July 31, 2025 14.6 7 Top 12 August 5, 2025 14.4 8 Top 11 August 7, 2025 14.9 9 Top 10 August 12, 2025 15.8 10 Top 8 August 14, 2025 15.3 11 Top 6 August 19, 2025 15.7 12 Final 16.0
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