Hipertensão (season 1)
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Hipertensão was the first season of the Brazilian stunt/dare reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 show Hipertensão, which premiered April 14, 2002, with the season finale airing May 5, 2002 on the Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

 television network
Television network
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.

Overview

The series debuted as a replacement on April 14, 2002. The first season was planned to be displayed for exacts four weeks (plus a celebrity special) during the break mounth between the first two seasons of Big Brother Brasil. However, even the short run prevented the series from being subject to criticism and controversy.

Format

The season 1 format involved three men and three women, who had to complete three professional stunts to win R$
Brazilian real
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50,000. If a contestant was too scared to attempt a stunt, failed to complete a stunt, or (in some cases) had the worst performance on a stunt, they were eliminated from the competition.

Cast

There was no application process for the series first season. The twenty-four contestants (six in each of the four episodes) were selected from applications received for another Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...

 shows, such No Limite 3
No Limite 3
No Limite 3 was the third season of the Brazilian reality show No Limite filmed at Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil. The premiere aired Sunday, 28 October 2001....

(2001) and Big Brother Brasil 1
Big Brother Brasil 1
Big Brother Brasil 1 was the first season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 29, 2002 with the season finale airing April 2, 2002 on the Rede Globo television network....

(2002).

Filming

Filming took place at the montane region
Mountain
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 of the state of Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro is one of the 27 states of Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has the second largest economy of Brazil behind only São Paulo state.The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast...

, in Brazil. The coastal zone
Coast
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of the same state was also used. Filming run from early-April, 2002, until mid-May, 2002.

Episode 1

First Air Date: April 14, 2002

Contestants
Name Age Occupation
Fabio 25 Airway
Sergio 25 Public Relations
Ildazio 35 Administrator
Bianka 27 Student
Ladjane 46 P.E. Teacher
Cristiane 23 Model


In Stunt 1, contestants would be riding on the back of a jet ski as a helicopter flew overhead. They would have to grab on to the helicopter skit and use the cargo netting to climb into the helicopter. In Stunt 2, contestants would have to drink a drink containing 6 earthworms, 4 beetles and 1 cockroach. In Stunt 3, contestants would have to walk across a 6+1/2 in balance beam over 100 feet high, retrieve a flag, walk back across, and plant the flag. The contestant to do this the fastest would win the $50,000.
Contestant Stunt Result
1 2 3
Fabio PASS PASS WIN Winner
Sergio PASS PASS OUT 2nd
Ildazio PASS PASS OUT 3rd
Bianka PASS OUT 4th
Ladjane OUT 5th
Cristiane OUT 6th

Episode 2

First Air Date: April 21, 2002

Contestants
Name Age Occupation
Márcia 26 Promoter
Roberto 28 Trainer
Hamilton 31 Trader
Franciele 19 Seller
Heloísa 31 Shopkeeper
Ruy 40 Manager


In Stunt 1, the contestants would have to jump off a tower 30 meters high and hold on for five seconds to a network positioned 2.5 meters away. In Stunt 2, the contestants must to remain four minutes stranded in a pit with 300 rats. In Stunt 3, the contestants would be hung by their ankles over 130 feet high and dropped down a zip line at 60 miles per hour. As they went over a large target, they would have to drop a beanbag. The contestant whose beanbag landed closest to the bull's-eye would win the $50,000.
Contestant Stunt Result
1 2 3
Marcia PASS PASS WIN Winner
Roberto PASS PASS OUT 2nd
Hamilton PASS PASS OUT 3rd
Franciele PASS OUT 4th
Heloísa OUT 5th
Ruy OUT 6th

Episode 3

First Air Date: April 18, 2002

Contestants
Name Age Occupation
Tainah 21 Law Student
Andrea 32 Police Officer
Fabyola 30 Model
Beatriz 40 Swimmer
Malibu 44 M.A. Teacher
Creo 29 Actor


In Stunt 1, the contestants were dragged by two horses on a road covered with mud. In Stunt 2, the contestants facing an aquarium with 25 snakes, where they had to "fish" plums with their own mouths. In Stunt 3 the contestants had to go into a sewer pipe and try to find the exit faster than the others. The contestant who find the exit first would win the $50,000.
Contestant Stunt Result
1 2 3
Tainah PASS PASS WIN Winner
Andrea PASS PASS OUT 2nd
Fabyola PASS PASS OUT 3rd
Beatriz PASS OUT 4th
Malibu OUT 5th
Creo OUT 6th

Episode 4

First Air Date: May 05, 2002

Contestants
Name Age Occupation
Franz 28 P.E. Teacher
Camila 22 P.E. Teacher
Silvana 34 Not Announced
Kátia 34 Pilot
Luís 31 Football Referee
Marco 27 Trainer


In Stunt 1, the contestants had to jump from one to another truck at 60 miles an hour. In Stunt 2, the contestants eating crickets. In Stunt 3, the contestants had to hold the breath for as long as possible, dipped upside down in a water tank; The contestant to do this the fastest would win the $50,000.
Contestant Stunt Result
1 2 3
Franz PASS PASS WIN Winner
Camila PASS PASS OUT 2nd
Silvana PASS PASS OUT 3rd
Kátia PASS OUT 4th
Luís OUT 5th
Marco OUT 6th

Criticism and Controversy

The season, which lasted only five weeks, received mixed reviews. São Paulo Public Ministry established a public civil inquiry to investigate the show. Lawyer Leonardo Fogaça Pantaleon even hinted that the show humiliated people and hurt the citizens rights.
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