MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 12

*MasterChef*
MasterChef
Season 12
Judges	Érick Jacquin; Helena Rizzo; Henrique Fogaça;
No. of contestants	18
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	Band; Discovery Home & Health; Discovery+; HBO Max
Original release	May 27 –; September 2, 2025
Season chronology

The twelfth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 27, 2025, at 10:30 / 9:30 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on Band.^[1]

Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges.^[2]^[3] Ana Paula Padrão did not return as host and was not replaced; instead, her role was jointly assumed by the three judges, while actress Bruna Thedy took over the show's narration and voice-overs, previously done by Padrão in past seasons.^[4]

The grand prize is R$350.000, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, R$50.000 courtesy by iFood plus a specialized consultancy for the winner's future restaurant, a shop card on Havan worth R$30.000, R$100.000 courtesy by Asaas and the MasterChef trophy.^[5]

Contestants

Top 18

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Result	Winnings	Finish
Daniela Dantas	49	Petrópolis	Lawyer		4
Felipe Bruzzi	33	Rio de Janeiro	Barman		1
Felipe Miyasaka	33	Ribeirão Preto	Advertising		1
Fernanda Colombo	34	Criciúma	Football referee		1
Gloria Pai	66	Hong Kong	Language teacher		2
Guilherme Pennacchia	19	São Paulo	Student		1
Leonela Borges	29	Santa Bárbara	Lawyer		2
Naiara Bogo	28	Indaial	Nautical designer		2
Rodrigo Pedroza	35	Volta Redonda	Merchant		1
Sofia Jungmann	26	São Paulo	Public relations		2
Taynan Fernandes	33	Rio de Janeiro	Dentist		3
Teresa Yi Jun Cai	29	Foz do Iguaçu	Engineer		1
Vitória Ketyllin	22	Cianorte	Entrepreneur		1
André Alexandre	31	Santo Antônio da Alegria	Livestock farmer	Eliminated on July 1	1	14th
Lucas Kaum	31	Brasília	Environmental engineer	Eliminated on June 24	1	15th
Ricard Bezerra	32	Campina Grande	Psychologist	Eliminated on June 17	1	16th
Teresa Yi Jun Cai	29	Foz do Iguaçu	Engineer	Eliminated on June 10	0	Returned on July 8
Flávia Letícia	26	Teófilo Otoni	Nursing technician	Eliminated on June 3	0	17th
Salomar Arcanjo	47	Brasília	Businessman	Eliminated on May 27	0	18th

Elimination table

Place	Contestant	Episode
Place	Contestant	1		2		3	4		5		6		7		8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
	Daniela	WIN	IMM	IN	LOW	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	IN	WIN	IMM
	Felipe B.	HIGH	IMM	IN	WIN	PT	LOW	IN	HIGH	IMM	IN	IN	IMM
	Felipe M.	HIGH	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IMM	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	IMM
	Fernanda	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IMM	PT	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	IN	IN	IMM
	Gloria	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	LOW	HIGH	LOW	LOW	LOW	HIGH	IMM
	Guilherme	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	LOW	IN	IMM	LOW	WIN	IN	IMM
	Leonela	IN	IN	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM
	Naiara	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	LOW	LOW	IMM
	Rodrigo	IN	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM	HIGH	IMM
	Sofia	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	WIN	IN	IMM	IN	LOW	WIN	IMM
	Taynan	IN	HIGH	WIN	IMM	WIN	WIN	IMM	IN	HIGH	IN	IMM
	Teresa	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	IMM	ELIM							WIN	RET
	Vitória	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	WIN	HIGH	IMM	HIGH	IMM	LOW	LOW	IMM
14	André	IN	IN	HIGH	IMM	LOW	IN	IMM	WIN	IMM	IN	ELIM
15	Lucas	HIGH	IMM	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IMM	IN	ELIM
16	Ricard	LOW	LOW	WIN	IMM	PT	LOW	ELIM
17	Flávia	IN	LOW	IN	ELIM
18	Salomar	IN	ELIM

Key

The cook won MasterChef 12.
The cook was the runner-up.
The cook won the individual challenge (Mystery Box or Elimination Test).
The cook was one of the top entries in the individual challenge but did not win.
The cook did not have to compete in that round and was safe from elimination.
The cook was not selected as a top or bottom entry in an individual challenge.
The cook was one of the bottom entries in the Mystery Box and received a disadvantaged in the Elimination Test.

The cook was on the winning team in the Team Challenge.
The cook was on the losing team in the Team Challenge.
The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge but was saved first.
The cook was one of the bottom entries in an individual challenge but was saved last.
The cook won the Reinstation Challenge and returned to the competition.
The cook was not eligible to compete in that round.
The cook had to withdraw from the competition.
The cook was eliminated from MasterChef 12.

Guest appearances

Episode 2

Chef Alê Costa

Episode 3

Catia Fonseca

Episode 4

Chef Carmem Virginia

Episode 6

Maiquel Vignatti

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.

Episode	Title	Air date	Timeslot (BRT)	SP viewers (in points)	BR viewers (in points)	Ref.
1	Top 18	May 27, 2025	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	1.0	1.1	^[6]^[7]
2	Top 17	June 3, 2025		1.6	1.2	^[8]^[9]
3	Top 16	June 10, 2025		1.0	Outside top 10	^[10]^[11]
4	Top 15	June 17, 2025		1.4	1.0	^[12]^[13]
5	Top 14	June 24, 2025		1.1	Outside top 10	^[14]^[15]
6	Top 13	July 1, 2025		1.4		^[16]
7	Reinstation challenge	July 8, 2025
8		July 15, 2025
9		July 22, 2025
10		July 29, 2025
11		August 5, 2025
12		August 12, 2025
13		August 19, 2025
14		August 26, 2025
15	Winner announced	September 2, 2025

In 2025, each point represents 270.631 households in 15 market cities in Brazil (77.488 households in São Paulo).

References

^ "Band apimenta disputa e estreita relação entre jurados e cozinheiros no MasterChef 2025".
^ "MasterChef Brasil 2025: veja a data de estreia da 12ª temporada". 26 April 2025.
^ "MasterChef 2025: veja quem são os participantes da 12ª temporada". Band (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 May 2025.
^ "Lembra dela?" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 May 2025.
^ "MasterChef 2025: temporada tem maior prêmio da história do programa; confira". Band (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 May 2025.
^ "Eliminação do Corinthians na Sul-Americana deixa SBT em 1º lugar no Ibope". 28 May 2025.
^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 26/05/25 a 01/06/25". 4 June 2025.
^ "Segredo de Odete Roitman mexe até com o Ibope do remake de Vale Tudo". 4 June 2025.
^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 02/06/25 a 08/06/25". 11 June 2025.
^ "Mais cedo, Vale Tudo faz sala para jogo da Seleção e bate recorde no Ibope". 11 June 2025.
^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 09/06/25 a 15/06/25". 18 June 2025.
^ "Tá na Hora volta a perder para Band e tem só 27% do público do Cidade Alerta". 18 June 2025.
^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 16/06/25 a 22/06/25". 25 June 2025.
^ "Briga por filho de Marília Mendonça mexe até com ibope do Fofocalizando no SBT". 25 June 2025.
^ "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 23/06/24 a 29/06/24". 8 July 2025.
^ "A Hora da Venenosa é mais vista do que todos os programas do SBT e da Band". 2 July 2025.

External links

MasterChef on Band

[MasterChef_l-1] "Band apimenta disputa e estreita relação entre jurados e cozinheiros no MasterChef 2025".

[2] "MasterChef Brasil 2025: veja a data de estreia da 12ª temporada". 26 April 2025.

[3] "MasterChef 2025: veja quem são os participantes da 12ª temporada". Band (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 May 2025.

[4] "Lembra dela?" (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 May 2025.

[5] "MasterChef 2025: temporada tem maior prêmio da história do programa; confira". Band (in Brazilian Portuguese). 20 May 2025.

[6] "Eliminação do Corinthians na Sul-Americana deixa SBT em 1º lugar no Ibope". 28 May 2025.

[7] "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 26/05/25 a 01/06/25". 4 June 2025.

[8] "Segredo de Odete Roitman mexe até com o Ibope do remake de Vale Tudo". 4 June 2025.

[9] "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 02/06/25 a 08/06/25". 11 June 2025.

[10] "Mais cedo, Vale Tudo faz sala para jogo da Seleção e bate recorde no Ibope". 11 June 2025.

[11] "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 09/06/25 a 15/06/25". 18 June 2025.

[12] "Tá na Hora volta a perder para Band e tem só 27% do público do Cidade Alerta". 18 June 2025.

[13] "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 16/06/25 a 22/06/25". 25 June 2025.

[14] "Briga por filho de Marília Mendonça mexe até com ibope do Fofocalizando no SBT". 25 June 2025.

[15] "Audiência de TV PNT TOP 10 – 23/06/24 a 29/06/24". 8 July 2025.

[16] "A Hora da Venenosa é mais vista do que todos os programas do SBT e da Band". 2 July 2025.

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