''Dança dos Famosos 5'' was the fifth season of Brazilian reality television show '' Dança dos Famosos'' which premiered February 24, 2008 and ended May 11, 2008 on the

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television network. Ten celebrities were paired with ten professional ballroom dancers. Fausto Silva and Adriana Colin were the hosts for this season. Actress

Christiane Torloni Christiane Maria dos Santos Torloni (born 18 February 1957) is a Brazilian actress. She is the winner of numerous awards, including an APCA Award, two Prêmios Qualidade Brasil, and a Shell Award, as well as receiving nominations for a Grande ...

won the competition over

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Cast Member Rafael Almeida.

Overview

* The season follows the same split-by-gender style from the last couple of seasons. It was the last season to feature the semi-final four-down-to-two format, as well a Final Two in Finale Night. * At 51,

became the oldest winner in the history of the show. Ironically, she beat Rafael Almeida, who at 18, is the youngest finalist and contestant that the show ever had.

Couples

The ten professionals and celebrities that competed were:

Scoring Chart

:''Red numbers'' indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. :Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the couple (or couples) eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. : indicates the couple withdrew from the competition. : indicates the couple that would have been eliminated had an elimination taken place. : indicates the semifinal winning couple. : indicates the wild card winning couple. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple.

Average Chart

This table only counts dances scored on the traditional 50-point scale.

Call-Out Order

The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates will be revealed by Faustão. : The celebrity did not perform : The celebrity was brought back into the competition, but had to withdraw : The celebrity was eliminated : The celebrity won the competition * Episode 5 was the wild card round.

Weekly results

Week 1

;Week 1 – Men *Style:

Bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It h ...

''Aired: February 24, 2008''

Week 2

;Week 1 – Women *Style:

''Aired: March 2, 2008''

Week 3

;Week 2 – Men *Style: Merengue ''Aired: March 9, 2008''

Week 4

;Week 2 – Women *Style: Merengue ''Aired: March 16, 2008''

Week 5

;Repechage *Style:

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''Aired: March 23, 2008''

Week 6

;Top 7 *Style:

Forró The term forró () refers to a musical genre, a rhythm, a dance and the event itself where forró music is played and danced. Forró is an important part of the culture of the Northeastern Brazil, Northeastern Region of Brazil. It encompasses ...

''Aired: March 30, 2008''

Week 7

;Top 6 *Style:

Lambada Lambada () is a dance from the state of Pará in Brazil. The dance briefly became internationally popular in the 1980s, especially in the Philippines, Latin America and Caribbean, Caribbean countries. It has adopted aspects of dances such as Maxi ...

''Aired: April 6, 2008''

Week 8

;Top 5 *Style:

Paso Doble Pasodoble (Spanish language, Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This often wa ...

''Aired: April 13, 2008''

Week 9

;Top 4 – Week 1 *Style: Maxixe ''Aired: April 20, 2008''

Week 10

;Top 3 – Week 2 *Style:

Hip Hop Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...

''Aired: April 27, 2008''

Week 11

;Top 2 *Style:

Samba Samba () is a broad term for many of the rhythms that compose the better known Brazilian music genres that originated in the Afro-Brazilians, Afro Brazilian communities of Bahia in the late 19th century and early 20th century, It is a name or ...

Tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries from a combination of Arge ...

''Aired: May 11, 2008''

Dance Chart

: Highest Scoring Dance : Lowest Scoring Dance : Withdrawn Dance (Not Performed/Scored)

References

External links

Official Site
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