The eighth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on July 6, 2021 at 10:45 p.m. on Band.
Ana Paula Padrão returned as the host, while ÃÂrick Jacquin and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges. Paola Carosella left the show after seven seasons and was replaced by Helena Rizzo.
In addition, the show returns to its standard format instead of the "two-test, one winner per episode" format used in the seventh season.
The grand prize is R$300.000, a scholarship on Le Cordon Bleu, a year's shop card on Amazon.com worth R$5.000 per month, kitchen products from Britânia and Brastemp, a trip to "an unforgettable gastronomic destination" and the MasterChef trophy.
Actress Isabella Scherer won the competition over college student Eduardo Prado and lawyer Kelyn Kuhn on December 14, 2021.
This season features three contestants who had previously appeared on season 7 â Heitor Cardoso, Juliana Arraes and Renato Nogueira; as well two contestants who had previously appeared on MasterChef Junior 1 â Daphne Sonnenschein and Eduardo Prado.
All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media.