''A Fazenda 4'' was the fourth season of the Brazilian reality television series ''
A Fazenda
''A Fazenda'' (, English: ''The Farm'') is a Brazilian reality television game show based on the Swedish television series of the same name that was originally created in 2001 by Strix and produced in association with Sony Entertainment and End ...
'' which premiered Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 11:15 p.m. on
RecordTV
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
.
This season was confirmed on late December 2010, before the finale of the
third season. Britto Junior and Chris Couto reprise their hosting stints for the show. Tina Roma makes her debut as the show's new special correspondent.
For the first time ever, four women reached the finals, making this the first reality show in Brazilian television history with public voting to do so. ''
No Limite 1'' (2000) and ''Aprendiz 6 − Universitário'' (2009) also managed to create all female final fours but there was no public vote involved.
On October 12, 2011, personal trainer
Joana Machado
Joana Machado (born Joana Machado Neves on November 13, 1980, in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian personal trainer, photographic model and reality television personality, best known for being the winner of the fourth season of the Brazilian versio ...
won the competition with 48% of the public vote over TV host
Monique Evans (44%) and DJ
Raquel Pacheco (8%).
Production
Overview
Due to the
2011 Pan American Games
The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...
, the fourth season marked the return of the show to its original run, during the South American winter–spring, following the spring airing of the past two seasons. The fourth season lasted a total of 87 days, an increase of one day over the
past season.
Cast
There are fourteen celebrities new to Farm. As part of the twist for this edition, three former contestants re-entered the Farm for another chance to win the grand prize, which remains R$2,000,000 without tax allowances. Duda Yankovich was ejected on day 23 and was replaced two days later by Dani Bolina, who entered on day 25.
Broadcasts
The main television coverage of ''A Fazenda 4'' is screened in daily highlight programs that transmit Mondays to Fridays at 11:15pm (
UTC−3), Saturdays at 10:15pm (
UTC−3) and Sundays at 08:00pm (first four weeks) and at 11:15pm (for the remainder of the season) (
UTC−3), with Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays shows being broadcast live on
Rede Record
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
.
The episodes summarize the events of the previous day in the Farm. It is the first season to be filmed and broadcast in
high-definition.
Contestants
Biographical information according to Record official series site, plus footnoted additions.
(ages stated are at time of contest)
Future Appearances
In 2016, Valesca Popozuda appeared in ''
Dança dos Famosos 13'', she finished in 10th place in the competition.
In 2017, Dinei returned to compete in ''
A Fazenda 9
''A Fazenda 9'', known as ''A Fazenda: Nova Chance'' (English: ''The Farm: New Chance'') is the ninth season of the Brazilian reality television series ''A Fazenda'', which premiered on Tuesday, September 12, 2017, at 10:30 p.m. on RecordTV. ...
'', he finished in 13th place in the competition.
In 2018, Marlon appeared with his wife Leticia Oliveira in ''
Power Couple Brasil 3'', they finished in 5th place in the competition.
In 2021, Dinei and Valesca Popozuda appeared in ''
Ilha Record 1''. Dinei originally finished in 13th place, however he comeback to the game and finished in 5th place, while Valesca finished in 4th place.
In 2022, Dinei appeared with his wife Erika Dias in ''
Power Couple Brasil 6'', they finished in 12th place in the competition.
The game
The fourth season featured the return of actress Franciely Freduzeski (
season 1 Season One may refer to:
Albums
* ''Season One'' (Suburban Legends album), 2004
* ''Season One'' (All Sons & Daughters album), 2012
* ''Season One'' (Saukrates album), 2012
See also
*
*
* Season 2 (disambiguation)
* Season 4 (disambiguat ...
), assistant referee Ana Paula Oliveira (
season 2 Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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) and TV host
Monique Evans (
season 3
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperate and pola ...
), who were the first celebrities to be evicted in their respective seasons, for another chance to win the grand prize.
Contestants were divided into three teams of five members. On week 8, the teams competed in the season's super challenge for a chance to win an R$500,000 extra prize (equally divided between the remaining team members).
Team Ostrich (Dinei, Gui, Thiago and Valesca) won the challenge, with each one of them winning R$125,000.
Voting history
Notes
Ratings and reception
Brazilian ratings
All numbers are in points and provided by
Kantar Ibope Media.
*
Each point represents 58.000 households in São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
.
Controversies
Duda Yankovich
On August 9, 2011, boxer champion Duda Yankovich was ejected due to violent behaviour towards actor Thiago Gagliasso after an argument between them during a basketball game in the pool. Model
Dani Bolina
Dani may refer to:
People
* Dani people, a people living in the central highlands of West Papua
* Dani (surname), a surname
* Danes (Germanic tribe), a tribe in southern Scandinavia
* Dani (footballer, born 1951) (Daniel Ruiz-Bazán Justa), Span ...
entered the game on August 11, 2011 as Duda's replacement.
The fact that gained much media attention since the incident and even more after the ejection. The network's decision was highly praised by the press and viewers.
Thiago Gagliasso
On September 7, 2011, actor Thiago Gagliasso made a controversial comment regarding that he has slapped some goats behind the chicken coop, a place that, according to him, there would be no cameras. A YouTube user posted the clip of the comment online. Several NGOs such as PEA, manifested on Twitter asking for Thiago's ejection.
Record, broadcaster of the program, released a public statement on September 8 regarding the controversial statement stating that the farm is monitored 24 hours a day and in no time, Thiago or any other contestant was caught assaulting a goat or any other animal. The chicken coop area where the goats cross during the morning activity, is filmed and images of Thiago on that area have already been aired. All the farm animals are healthy, well cared and daily monitoring.
TV host
Luísa Mell, known for her work to protect animals, began a campaign to evict the actor. Singer
Rita Lee
Rita Lee Jones (; born 31 December 1947) is a Brazilian rock singer, composer and writer. She is a former member of the Brazilian band Os Mutantes and is a popular figure in Brazilian entertainment, where she is also known for being an animal ...
was also outraged and used Twitter to express herself. ''"
Bruno Gagliasso
Bruno Gagliasso Marques (born 13 April 1982) is a Brazilian actor.
Career
He began his career as a child, appearing in Rede Globo soap operas. In 1999, he participated in the episode "Papai é Gay!" on the program ''Você Decide''. The follo ...
sorry, but your brother is a jerk. Get Thiago out!"'', she wrote. Despite
Record statement, the controversy only increased.
As result of Thiago Gagliasso's behaviour, on September 10, all contestants had to sleep outside the farmhouse as a punishment. Farmer of the week Raquel Pacheco read a warning statement from the production: ''"All animals deserve respect and care".'' The actor apologized to the house, but was outraged at the punishment. Valesca asked him to control himself when he began to curse the animals.
References
External links
Official Site
{{A Fazenda
2011 Brazilian television seasons
A Fazenda