MasterChef (Brazilian TV series) season 12

The twelfth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 27, 2025, at (BRT / AMT) on Band.

Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges. 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.

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.

Lawyer Daniela Dantas won the competition over barman Felipe Bruzzi on September 2, 2025.

Contestants

Top 18

Elimination table

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Key

Guest appearances

Episode 2

• Chef Alê Costa

Episode 3

• Catia Fonseca

Episode 4

• Chef Carmem Virginia

Episode 6

• Maiquel Vignatti

Episode 8

• Leonardo Andrade

Episode 9

• Chef Rodrigo Oliveira
• Cesar Yukio

Episode 10

• Evaristo Costa
• Chef Luiz Filipe Souza

Episode 11

• Paola Carosella
• Chef Telma Shimizu

Episode 12

• Fernanda Gentil

Episode 13

• Dayse Paparoto
• Elisa Fernandes
• Chef Diego Lozano
• Aline Chermoula
• Arnaldo Lorençato
• Dani Ganazzi
• Daniel Sales
• Giovanna Simonetti
• Isabelle Moreira
• Juliana Simon
• Luisa Januario
• Luiz Américo Camargo
• Marcelo Katsuki
• Mariella Lazaretti
• Marília Miragaia
• Patricia Oyama
• Patrícia Ferraz
• Rosa Moraes

Episode 14

• Mariana Perdomo
• Felipe Helvio
• Nadia Pizzo
• Junior Peto

Episode 15

• Chef Carla Rosas
• Chef Paulo Soares
• Chef Otto Vitelleschi
• Stenio Girardelli
• Raul Lemos
• Chef Diego Lozano

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

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

References

External links

• MasterChef on Band