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BBB 11

Posted by Rachel 2 Comments
Jan 6 2011

Big Brother is by far the most popular reality show in Brazil, when millions of viewers tune in to watch seventeen contestants live together in a house in Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, and get voted off one by one until there’s one person remaining, who wins R$1.5 million. Cameras watch the contestants’ every move, and viewers can order a special 24 hour channel to watch different cameras throughout the house and yard at any time of day, if they can’t get enough of the regular programming.

Today, Globo announced the contestants for Big Brother Brasil 2011, who range in age from 22 to 40 who come from various parts of the country, although the majority are from São Paulo and Rio. Candidates were asked to send in videos explaining why they should be on the show, and thousands of people applied for this season.

Here are some of the applicants who posted their videos on Youtube, both for your listening comprehension practice and your entertainment.

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The 2011 season of Big Brother begins on January 11th on the Globo Network. Even if you’re not in Brazil, you can watch videos from BBB here.

And the winner is…

Posted by Transparent Language No Comments
Mar 25 2008

The votes are in and the winner of Big Brother Brasil 8 is… Rafinha.

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Rafinha is 26 year-old musician from Campinas in the state of São Paulo.

Rafinha beat his competitor, Gyselle, by a hair–with only 50.15% of the votes.

This year’s Big Brother beat all voting records, with a whopping 75 million votes. For reference, Brazil’s population is 190 million, so if each vote was cast by a different person, nearly 40% of the Brazilian population voted in the competition.

Rafinha is now the proud owner of R$1 million.

Big Brother is one of the most popular TV shows in Brazil.

Big Brother Brasil Madness

Posted by Transparent Language 5 Comments
Mar 14 2008

Many foreign TV shows are adapted in Brazil, everything from “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” to “Desperate Housewives.” But undoubtedly, the most popular foreign TV show adaptation has to be Big Brother.

Each season, 14 contestants are chosen from across the country to live in a mansion in Rio de Janeiro. They can’t leave the grounds, and cameras follow their every move 24 hours a day. Contestants have to participate in games and competitions in order to gain “protection” for the week, since each week one person is voted off, based on viewer polls. The winner wins R$1 million, plus a whole smattering of offers from various companies to be in ad campaigns or to be a spokesperson.

bbb.gifBBB, as it is known, has become so popular that local TV stations offer a Big Brother package, where you can buy a channel that shows the cameras from the BBB house twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. And people actually buy it.

Currently, the show is in its eighth season, and only four contestants remain: Gyselle, 24, from the state of Piaui, Natália, 22, from Rio Grande do Sul, Marcos, 26, from Espirito Santo, and Thatiana, 21, from Distrito Federal.

You can also keep up with the show on the official website, which tracks each contestant’s daily mood, fans, and activities. In true Brazilian form, each contestant’s reduced profile includes his or her name, age, hometown, profession, marital status, status on the show, and, of course, favorite soccer team.

The newest TV import, coming this fall, is Brazil’s answer to “Miami Ink”: a show about a tattoo shop in Rio de Janeiro, to be called “Rio Ink.”

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