Busão do Brasil


Busão do Brasil was a Brazilian reality television show, which premiered July 30, 2010 with the season finale airing October 19, 2010 on the Band television network.
The show was presented by former MTV Brasil VJ Edgard Piccoli, with the direction of Michael Ukstin. There were twelve contestants competing for the grand prize, which was R$1,000,000 without tax allowances.
Twenty-nine-year-old police officer Mario Remo won the competition over student Thalita Wagner and fashion designer Camilla Fit at the live finale.

Production

Cast

Casting and production started in March 2010. Applications were due by May 3, 2010 until June 3, 2010. Ultimately, twelve contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show between July to October 2010.

The bus

During three months, the bus traveled for 11 different Brazilian states, covering about 4,000 miles and stopping in 14 cities.

Format

Busão do Brasil is a reality television show created by Endemol, in which a group of people live together in a large and luxury bus, isolated from the outside world but continuously watched by television cameras.
The series lasted for around three months, where the contestants tried to win a cash prize by avoiding periodic evictions from the bus.

Voting format

Each week the public makes the nominations. On Friday night, the lines are temporarily frozen and the three highest rated contestants are revealed to the public, while only clues to the nominated candidates are given to contestants. Then, the lines are re-opened until Tuesday night, where the three contestants who received the most votes throughout the week face the elimination.

Contestants

On Day 1, twenty-four hopefuls arrived at the entrance of the bus. Only eleven contestants were selected to enter out of all candidates. The twelfth contestant was selected by a special vote, in which the eleven contestants vote for one of the thirteen that were not originally chosen. A new contestant, Teca, entered the bus on Day 47.
NameAgeOccupationHometownStatusFinish
Tato Tarcan26BloggerSão Bernardo
Ammie Graves22DJSão José
Julio Hasse25RapperBlumenau
Dede Lipparelli28PromoterSão Paulo
Deya Souza25SecretaireSão Paulo
Leo Tanus33ModelSão Paulo
Joice Veronica22Funk SingerRio de Janeiro
Julio Bueno28Gogo-BoySantos
Cadu Martins23ONG DirectorCuritiba
Teca Mesquita22StudentNova Friburgo
Camilla Fit26Fashion DesignerBelo Horizonte
Thalita Wagner22StudentSantos
Mario Remo29Police OfficerTeresina

Summaries

The Bus tour

First Air DateDestination
LaunchJuly 30, 2010 Fortaleza
LaunchAug 03, 2010 Mossoró
1Aug 06, 2010 Mossoró
1Aug 10, 2010 Campina Grande
2Aug 13, 2010 Caruaru
2Aug 17, 2010 Barra de St. Antônio
3Aug 20, 2010 Barra de St. Antônio
3Aug 24, 2010 Canindé
4Aug 27, 2010 Feira de Santana
4Aug 31, 2010 Feira de Santana
5Sep 03, 2010 Feira de Santana
5Sep 07, 2010 Lençóis
6Sep 10, 2010 Lençóis
6Sep 14, 2010 Ilhéus
7Sep 17, 2010 Ilhéus
7Sep 21, 2010 Itamaraju
8Sep 24, 2010 Itamaraju
8Sep 28, 2010 Domingos Martins
9Oct 01, 2010 Domingos Martins
9Oct 05, 2010 Mariana
10Oct 08, 2010 Mariana
10Oct 12, 2010 Petrópolis
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Finale		Oct 15, 2010 Petrópolis
11
Finale		Oct 19, 2010 São Paulo

Voting history