No Limite (season 1)

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No Limite
Season 1
No. of days23
No. of castaways12
WinnerElaine de Melo
Runner-upPipa Diniz
Location Aquiraz, Ceará, Brazil
No. of episodes8
Release
Original releaseJuly 23 (2000-07-23) 
September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2

The first season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series No Limite , based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor , premiered on Sunday, July 23, 2000 at 11:00 p.m. / 10:00 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on TV Globo. [1] [2]

Contents

Twelve contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show in July 2000. The two initial tribes were Sol (Sun) and Lua (Moon). On episode 6, the two teams merged into a tribe called Solua, named for a combination of two tribes.

On the season finale, the second-to-last immunity challenge divided the players in two teams. The winning team (Elaine and Pipa) advanced for the finals, while the losing team (Andréa and Juliana) was automatically eliminated.

The final two faced off for the final immunity challenge, which was an extremely grueling, multi-part challenge, and the most elaborate challenge of the entire season, often combining elements from previous challenges. [3]

This season creates the first ever all-female final two, with all the final four contestants being women. This fact was repeated only eight years later in Survivor: Micronesia .

The winner was 35-year-old Elaine de Melo, a hairdresser from São Paulo, São Paulo. She defeated graphic producer Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz at the final challenge and took home the R$300.000 prize. [3] [4] The final result was leaked on August 16, 2000, by the brazilian newspaper Extra (also owned by Grupo Globo). [1] [5]

Contestants

List of No Limite (season 1) contestants
ContestantOriginal TribeMerged TribeFinish
Hilca Maria
21, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Sol1st Voted Out
Day 3
Paulo César "Amendoim" Martins
42, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Sol2nd Voted Out
Day 6
Marcus Werner
27, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Sol3rd Voted Out
Day 9
Francisco "Chico" Salles
51, São Paulo, SP
Lua4th Voted Out
Day 12
Ilma Arakawa
54, São Paulo, SP
Sol5th Voted Out
Day 15
Jeferson Schmengler
31, Porto Alegre, RS
LuaSolua6th Voted Out
Day 18
Vanderson Souza
20, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Lua7th Voted Out
Day 21
Thiago Toqueton
20, São Paulo, SP
Sol8th Voted Out
Day 21
Juliana Marques
23, São Paulo, SP
LuaEliminated
Day 22
Andréa Baptista
29, São Paulo, SP
LuaEliminated
Day 22
Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz
29, Porto Alegre, RS
SolRunner-up
Day 23
Elaine de Melo
35, São Paulo, SP
LuaSole Survivor
Day 23

Future appearances

Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz later returned to compete in No Limite: Amazônia .

Season summary

Challenge winners and eliminations by episodes
EpisodeChallenge winner(s)EliminatedFinish
No.Air dateRewardImmunity
123 July 2000LuaLuaHilca1st Voted Out
Day 3
230 July 2000SolLuaAmendoim2nd Voted Out
Day 6
36 August 2000SolLuaMarcus3rd Voted Out
Day 9
413 August 2000SolSolChico4th Voted Out
Day 12
520 August 2000NoneLuaIlma5th Voted Out
Day 15
627 August 2000AndréaJeferson6th Voted Out
Day 18
73 September 2000Elaine
Juliana
Pipa
Elaine
Juliana
Pipa
Vanderson7th Voted Out
Day 21
Thiago8th Voted Out
Day 21
810 September 2000NoneElaine
Pipa
JulianaEliminated
Day 22
AndréaEliminated
Day 22
Final Trial
PipaRunner-Up
ElaineSole Survivor

Voting history

Original tribesMerged tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Day369121518212223
TribeSolSolSolLuaSolSoluaSoluaSoluaSoluaSolua
EliminatedHilcaAmendoimMarcusTie [lower-alpha 1] ChicoIlmaJefersonVandersonThiagoJulianaAndréaPipaElaine
Vote5-14-13-13-34-02-13-2-24-1-12-1Challenge [lower-alpha 2] Final Trial
VoterVotes
ElaineAndréaChicoVandersonVandersonThiagoWonSole Survivor
PipaHilcaAmendoimMarcusIlmaVandersonVandersonAndréaWonRunner-up
AndréaChicoNone [lower-alpha 3] JefersonVandersonNone [lower-alpha 4] Lost
JulianaChicoChicoJefersonVandersonThiagoLost
ThiagoHilcaAmendoimMarcusIlmaJefersonAndréaNone [lower-alpha 4]
VandersonAndréaChicoThiagoThiago
JeffersonChicoChicoThiago
IlmaHilcaAmendoimMarcusPipa
ChicoAndréaNone [lower-alpha 3]
MarcusHilcaAmendoimIlma
AmendoimHilcaIlma
HilcaIlma
Notes
  1. The vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for those who tied.
  2. On Day 22, a challenge was held instead of a vote, where Andréa & Juliana and Elaine & Pipa were paired. The pair that lost the challenge would be eliminated.
  3. 1 2 Andréa and Chico were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting.
  4. 1 2 Andréa and Thiago were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting, since as the only non-immune contestants, their votes would automatically cancel each other out.

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.

EpisodeAir dateTimeslot (BRT) SP viewers
(in points)
Source
1July 23, 2000Sunday 11:00 p.m.46.0 [6]
2July 30, 200045.0
3August 6, 200043.0
4August 13, 200048.0
5August 20, 200048.0
6August 27, 200043.0
7September 3, 200052.0
8September 10, 200050.0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Pioneiro em mobilizar o Brasil, No Limite teve racismo, confusões e final vazado".
  2. "23 de julho na história da TV: em 2000, primeiro No Limite estreava na Globo".
  3. 1 2 "Elaine vence "No Limite" e ganha R$ 300 mil e um carro zero km".
  4. "Elaine, vencedora de 'No Limite 1', relembra perrengues: 'Perdi 12 quilos'".
  5. "Extra 15 anos: primeiros furos e prêmio".
  6. "Audiência da final de "No Limite" é menor que a do penúltimo episódio".