Beija Sapo is a Brazilian blind-date television show produced and broadcast by

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and hosted by the Brazilian

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Daniella Cicarelli Daniella Cicarelli Lemos (born 6 November 1978) is a Brazilian former model and TV show hostess for MTV Brasil's '' Beija Sapo''. She was engaged to Brazilian footballer Ronaldo for three months in 2005. Biography Cicarelli was born in Belo Hor ...

. The title means ''"kissing toads"'' in Portuguese. In the show, a participant called the

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must choose one out of three contestants, completely dressed up as

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, to kiss them at the end of the program. The program's

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resembles a

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, in order to give a

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atmosphere to it. The whole choosing process includes getting to know the "toads"' bedrooms, presented by close friends of theirs, asking the "toads" several questions, and even getting them to sing the "prince" or "princess" a song, with new lyrics written by themselves, often begging them a chance. The chosen "toad" will eventually become a "prince/ss" as well, and the show ends as the final kiss happens. The dismissed contestants still have the opportunity of kissing someone else. Right after their dismissal, Daniella Cicarelli picks out some people from the audience, so that the one who screams the sentence "Help me out, Cicarelli!!" louder will be able to kiss the eliminated "toad". There has been also several

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and

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special editions, making it the first

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ever in

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ian

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to broadcast a gay kiss before 8pm, that is, on a timeslot rated appropriate for children and teenagers by the Brazilian Ministry of Justice. ''Beija Sapo'' airs every Fridays, at 7:00pm, on

. It's the highest-rated show on the channel and was made to replace ''Fica Comigo'' (which was the highest-rated show on the channel before ''Beija Sapo'').

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Official website
* * {{IMDb title, 28687844 Brazilian reality television series Portuguese-language television shows 2005 Brazilian television series debuts 2023 Brazilian television series debuts 2007 Brazilian television series endings

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