MasterChef | |
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Season 12 | |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 18 |
Winner | Daniela |
Runner-up | Felipe Bruzzi |
No. of episodes | 15 |
Release | |
Original network | Band Discovery Home & Health Discovery+ HBO Max |
Original release | May 27 – September 2, 2025 |
Season chronology |
The twelfth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 27, 2025, at 10:30 / 9:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on Band. [1]
Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges. [2] [3] Ana Paula Padrão did not return as host and was not replaced; instead, her role was jointly assumed by the three judges, while actress Bruna Thedy took over the show's narration and voice-overs, previously done by Padrão in past seasons. [4]
The grand prize is R$350.000, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, R$50.000 courtesy by iFood plus a specialized consultancy for the winner's future restaurant, a shop card on Havan worth R$30.000, R$100.000 courtesy by Asaas and the MasterChef trophy. [5]
Lawyer Daniela Dantas won the competition over barman Felipe Bruzzi on September 2, 2025. [6]
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Result | Winnings | Finish |
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Daniela Dantas | 49 | Petrópolis | Lawyer | Winner on September 2 | 7 | 1st |
Felipe Bruzzi | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Barman | Runner-up on September 2 | 6 | 2nd |
Gloria Pai | 66 | Hong Kong | Language teacher | Eliminated on August 26 | 4 | 3rd |
Rodrigo Pedroza | 35 | Volta Redonda | Merchant | Eliminated on August 26 | 7 | 4th |
Leonela Borges | 29 | Santa Bárbara | Lawyer | Eliminated on August 19 | 3 | 5th |
Guilherme Pennacchia | 19 | São Paulo | Student | Eliminated on August 19 | 4 | 6th |
Fernanda Colombo | 34 | Criciúma | Football referee | Eliminated on August 12 | 4 | 7th |
Taynan Fernandes | 33 | Rio de Janeiro | Dentist | Eliminated on August 12 | 5 | 8th |
Teresa Yi Jun Cai | 29 | Foz do Iguaçu | Engineer | Eliminated on August 5 | 2 | 9th |
Sofia Jungmann | 26 | São Paulo | Public relations | Eliminated on July 29 | 3 | 10th |
Felipe Miyasaka | 33 | Ribeirão Preto | Advertising | Disqualified on July 29 | 2 | 11th |
Naiara Bogo | 28 | Indaial | Nautical designer | Eliminated on July 22 | 2 | 12th |
Vitória Ketyllin | 22 | Cianorte | Entrepreneur | Eliminated on July 15 | 1 | 13th |
André Alexandre | 31 | Santo Antônio da Alegria | Livestock farmer | Eliminated on July 1 | 1 | 14th |
Lucas Kaum | 31 | Brasília | Environmental engineer | Eliminated on June 24 | 1 | 15th |
Ricard Bezerra | 32 | Campina Grande | Psychologist | Eliminated on June 17 | 1 | 16th |
Teresa Yi Jun Cai | 29 | Foz do Iguaçu | Engineer | Eliminated on June 10 | 0 | Returned on July 8 |
Flávia Letícia | 26 | Teófilo Otoni | Nursing technician | Eliminated on June 3 | 0 | 17th |
Salomar Arcanjo | 47 | Brasília | Businessman | Eliminated on May 27 | 0 | 18th |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||
1 | Daniela | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | IMM | PT | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IMM | WINNER | |
2 | Felipe B. | HIGH | IMM | IN | WIN | PT | LOW | IN | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | IMM | WIN | HIGH | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |
3 | Gloria | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | ||
4 | Rodrigo | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | LOW | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | ELIM | ||
5 | Leonela | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IMM | LOW | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | ||||
6 | Guilherme | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IMM | LOW | WIN | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IMM | IN | LOW | ELIM | ||||
7 | Fernanda | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IMM | PT | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | IMM | IN | WIN | IN | ELIM | |||||
8 | Taynan | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | IN | HIGH | IN | IMM | IMM | WIN | WIN | IMM | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||
9 | Teresa | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | ELIM | WIN | RET | PT | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||
10 | Sofia | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | LOW | WIN | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | ELIM | |||||||||
11 | Felipe M. | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | IMM | IMM | WIN | LOW | LOW | LOW | DSQ | |||||||||
12 | Naiara | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||
13 | Vitória | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | WIN | HIGH | IMM | HIGH | IMM | LOW | LOW | IMM | ELIM | |||||||||||||
14 | André | IN | IN | HIGH | IMM | LOW | IN | IMM | WIN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
15 | Lucas | HIGH | IMM | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IMM | IN | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||
16 | Ricard | LOW | LOW | WIN | IMM | PT | LOW | ELIM | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Flávia | IN | LOW | IN | ELIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Salomar | IN | ELIM |
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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) | Ref. |
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1 | Top 18 | May 27, 2025 | Tuesday 10:30 p.m. | 1.0 | 1.1 | [7] [8] |
2 | Top 17 | June 3, 2025 | 1.6 | 1.2 | [9] [10] | |
3 | Top 16 | June 10, 2025 | 1.0 | Outside top 10 | [11] [12] | |
4 | Top 15 | June 17, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.0 | [13] [14] | |
5 | Top 14 | June 24, 2025 | 1.1 | Outside top 10 | [15] [16] | |
6 | Top 13 | July 1, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.1 | [17] [18] | |
7 | Reinstation challenge | July 8, 2025 | 1.4 | 1.2 | [19] [20] | |
8 | Top 13 Redux | July 15, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.0 | [21] [22] | |
9 | Top 12 | July 22, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.1 | [23] [24] | |
10 | Top 11 | July 29, 2025 | 1.5 | 1.1 | [25] [26] | |
11 | Top 9 | August 5, 2025 | 1.8 | 1.2 | [27] [28] | |
12 | Top 8 | August 12, 2025 | 1.8 | 1.3 | [29] [30] | |
13 | Top 6 | August 19, 2025 | 1.7 | 1.2 | [31] [32] | |
14 | Top 4 | August 26, 2025 | 1.8 | 1.3 | [33] [34] | |
15 | Winner announced | September 2, 2025 | 2.0 | [35] |