| Big Brother Brasil 2 | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Pedro Bial |
| No. of days | 71 |
| No. of housemates | 12 |
| Winner | Rodrigo Leonel |
| Runner-up | Manuela Saadeh |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| No. of episodes | 71 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Globo |
| Original release | May 14 – July 23, 2002 |
| Season chronology | |
Big Brother Brasil 2 was the second season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered May 14, 2002 on Rede Globo.
The show was produced by Endemol Globo and presented by 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$500.000 with tax allowances, with a R$50.000 prize offered to the runner-up and a R$30.000 prize offered to the housemate in third place.
The winner was 32 year-old cowboy Rodrigo Leonel from Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo.
Overview
For the first time, two seasons were filmed and aired back to back in the same year and the only season to air in the South American winter. It's also the first time the final vote included two housemates.
Reunion show
The reunion was hosted by Pedro Bial and aired on July 28, 2002. All the former housemates attended.
The men had choose two women (the women would do the same with the men) to compete for a spot in the final vote for the "Big Boss Prize", which awarded R$50.000. Rita and Moisés (who won their rounds against Thaís and Fabrício with 65% and 84% of the votes respectively) competed in the final vote, with Moisés ended up beating Rita with 79% of the fans' vote.[1]
Housemates
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Name | Age | Occupation | Hometown | Day entered | Day exited | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo Leonel | 32 | Cowboy | Ribeirão Preto | 1 | 71 | Winner |
| Manuela Saadeh | 23 | Student | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 71 | Runner-up |
| Cida Moraes | 39 | Flight attendant | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 69 | 10th Evicted |
| Thyrso Mattos | 26 | Chef | São Paulo | 1 | 64 | 9th Evicted |
| Tarciana Mafra | 27 | Saleswoman | Recife | 1 | 57 | 8th Evicted |
| Fabrício Amaral | 25 | Student | Novo Hamburgo | 1 | 50 | 7th Evicted |
| Thaís Pugliese | 19 | Student | Niterói | 1 | 43 | 6th Evicted |
| Moisés da Silva | 26 | Salesman | Porto de Galinhas | 1 | 36 | 5th Evicted |
| Jeferson Santos | 28 | Singer | Carapicuíba | 1 | 29 | 4th Evicted |
| Fernando Fernandes de Pádua | 21 | Boxer | São Paulo | 1 | 22 | 3rd Evicted |
| Tina Soares | 22 | Football player | São Paulo | 1 | 15 | 2nd Evicted |
| Rita Sinara | 30 | Fortune-teller | Rio de Janeiro | 1 | 8 | 1st Evicted |
Future Appearances
In 2023, Fernando Fernandes appeared as a Circo (Circus) in The Masked Singer Brasil 3, he joined Group B and sang two songs before his unmasking at the fourth episode, placing at 11th in the competition.
Voting history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 68 | Finale | ||||||||||
| Head of Household |
Jeferson | Rodrigo | Cida | Fabrício | Manuela | Cida | Tarciana | Thyrso | Rodrigo | Manuela | (none) |
| Nomination (HoH) |
Cida | Tarciana | Fernando | Cida | Moisés | Thaís | Thyrso | Tarciana | Thyrso | (none) | |
| Nomination (Housemates) |
Rita | Tina | Thyrso | Jeferson | Cida | Manuela | Fabrício | Rodrigo | Cida | Cida Rodrigo | |
| Rodrigo | Rita | Head of Household | Jeferson | Jeferson | Cida | Manuela | Cida | Manuela | Head of Household | Nominated | Winner (Day 71) |
| Manuela | Rita | Tina | Jeferson | Jeferson | Head of Household | Rodrigo | Fabrício | Rodrigo | Not eligible |
Head of Household | Runner-up (Day 71) |
| Cida | Thaís | Jeferson | Head of Household | Thaís | Fabrício | Head of Household | Fabrício | Rodrigo | Not eligible |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 69) |
| Thyrso | Rita | Tina | Jeferson | Jeferson | Thaís | Tarciana | Fabrício | Rodrigo | Cida | Evicted (Day 64) | |
| Tarciana | Tina | Tina | Thyrso | Thyrso | Cida | Manuela | Head of Household | Manuela | Evicted (Day 57) | ||
| Fabrício | Thyrso | Tina | Thyrso | Head of Household | Cida | Manuela | Manuela | Evicted (Day 50) | |||
| Thaís | Tina | Tina | Thyrso | Thyrso | Cida | Manuela | Evicted (Day 43) | ||||
| Moisés | Rita | Tina | Thyrso | Manuela | Cida | Evicted (Day 36) | |||||
| Jeferson | Head of Household | Tina | Thyrso | Manuela | Evicted (Day 29) | ||||||
| Fernando | Rita | Tina | Thyrso | Evicted (Day 22) | |||||||
| Tina | Rita | Jeferson | Evicted (Day 15) | ||||||||
| Rita | Moises | Evicted (Day 8) | |||||||||
| Notes | (none) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Nominated for eviction |
Cida Rita |
Tarciana Tina |
Fernando Thyrso |
Cida Jeferson |
Cida Moisés |
Manuela Thaís |
Fabrício Thyrso |
Rodrigo Tarciana |
Cida Thyrso |
Cida Rodrigo |
Manuela Rodrigo |
| Evicted | Rita 55% to evict |
Tina 63% to evict |
Fernando 77% to evict |
Jeferson 62% to evict |
Moisés 54% to evict |
Thaís 73% to evict |
Fabrício 64% to evict |
Tarciana 70% to evict |
Thyrso 53% to evict |
Cida 59% to evict |
Manuela 35% to win |
| Rodrigo 65% to win | |||||||||||
Notes
- ^Note 1 : Manuela and Rodrigo received the most nominations with 2 each. Thyrso, as current Head of Household, had the casting vote and chose Rodrigo to be the second nominee.
- ^Note 2 : Already nominated by the Head of Household, Thyrso was the only person to vote, since Rodrigo had immunity and Cida and Manuela's votes would cancel each other out.
- ^Note 3 : Manuela won the final Head of Household competition. Therefore, Cida and Rodrigo were automatically nominated for eviction by default.
- ^Note 4 : For the finale, the public voted for the finalist they want to win Big Brother Brasil 2.