Big Brother Brasil 8

Big Brother Brasil 8 was the eighth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 8, 2008 with the season finale airing March 25, 2008 on the Rede Globo television network.

The show is produced by Endemol Globo and presented by news reporter Pedro Bial. The season was officially confirmed since 2001 as part of the original contract between international Endemol and Rede Globo that provided seasons until 2008.

The grand prize was R$1 million with tax allowances, with a R$100.000 prize offered to the runner up and a R$50.000 prize offered to the 3rd place. In the end, 26-year-old musician Rafinha Ribeiro from Campinas, SP, won the competition over student Gyselle Soares with 50.15% of the final vote. There were 75 million votes cast on the season finale, the show's record at the time.

Natalia Casassola returned to compete as a veteran in Big Brother Brasil 13.

There were fourteen housemates competing for the grand prize, a decrease over the previous season. The season introduced the Big Phone and the Have and Have-Nots concept. It lasted 78 days, a decrease of one week over the previous season.

On week 7, journalism student and housemate Juliana Góes fainted inside a glass chamber during a HoH endurance competition. Newspapers and websites proclaimed Big Brother Brasil to be inhumane. However, the show was unaffected by the negative press.

The cast list was unveiled on January 3, 2008.

(ages stated at time of contest)

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