''Saltibum'' is a Brazilian

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competition series broadcast on

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, based on the ''

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'' format created by

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company

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. The name ''Saltibum'' is a

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) and ''Tibum'' (a

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for ''Splash''). The series premiered on April 5, 2014, airing as a one-hour segment during ''

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'', hosted by

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supervisor and BOC member Eduardo Falcão and Olympic athlete

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were judges while Roberto Gonçalves, Andrea Boehme,

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and Juliana Veloso mentored the competitors. On May 22, 2014,

renewed the show for a second season.

Format

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Season chronology

References

External links

Saltibum on GShow.com
{{Celebrity Splash! 2014 Brazilian television series debuts 2016 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian reality television series Portuguese-language television shows TV Globo original programming