Big Brother Brasil 13

Big Brother Brasil 13 was the thirteenth season of Big Brother Brasil, which premiered January 8, 2013, with the season finale airing March 26, 2013, on the Globo television network.

The show was produced by Endemol Globo and presented by Pedro Bial. The thirteenth season was officially confirmed since March 2012 as part of a millionaire contract between international Endemol and Globo, which guaranteed seasons until 2016.

The grand prize was R$1.5 million with tax allowances, with a R$150.000 prize offered to the runner up and a R$50.000 prize offered to the 3rd placed housemate. The season was the first to be broadcast in HD and the first to be broadcast in 3D worldwide.

As part of the twist for this season, six (seven later) former housemates re-entered the Big Brother House for another chance to win the grand prize, bringing the total number of finalists to twenty-one. Fani Pacheco was the only veteran to place higher than in her original season (7th to 6th) while other returnees ranked lower.

Regional applications were due from March 30, 2012 to July 30, 2012. Regional auditions were held in nine different cities over Brazil.

National applications started on July 31, 2012 until October 31, 2012. The semi-finalist interviews were held in November 2012 and the final casting interviews took place early in December 2012.

On January 5, 2013, six housemates were locked for seven days in a Glass House located at Santana Parque Shopping in São Paulo. It was announced that Marcello received the most votes among the males, while Kamilla received the most votes among the females. Both therefore left the Glass House on January 11, 2013, and entered the main house on January 14, 2013.

For the first Head of Household (HoH) competition of the season, Big Brother divided the housemates into two teams: the Veterans and the Newbies. When a housemate from a team won the role of the Head of Household, then all members of that team were automatically immune from eviction.

On January 12, 2013, Big Brother Brasil 1 winner and current HoH at the time, Bambam, walked out of the game. At the live show on the same day, the Veterans decided as a group that Fani would be the new HoH. Following that, Yuri Fernandes from Big Brother Brasil 12 entered the house as Bambam's replacement.

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