The third season of the

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ian competitive reality television series ''

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'' premiered on March 15, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on

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. Entrepreneur Leonardo Young won the competition over teacher Bruna Chaves on August 23, 2016.

Contestants

Top 21

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Elimination table

: Bruna won the Mystery Box challenge and advanced directly to the Top 4, while Leonardo was selected the bottom entry and was not eligible to compete in the first round of the Elimination Test. Raquel won the first round and also advanced to the Top 4, leaving Fabio, Leonardo and Luriana in the bottom three. Leornado won the second and final round, while Fabio was eliminated over Luriana.
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Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by

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. Note: Episode 3 aired against the Paraguay vs. Brazil football match for the

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Note: Episode 4 aired against the season finale of Big Brother Brasil 16.
Note: Episode 15 aired against the season finale of Power Couple Brasil.
Note: Episode 23 aired against the South Africa vs. Brazil group match for the Women's football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Note: Episode 24 aired against the Brazil vs. China quarterfinal match for the Women's volleyball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

References

External links

MasterChef on Band.com
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