No Limite 4
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No Limite 4 was the fourth season of the Brazilian reality show No Limite filmed in Ceará
, Brazil
, location that was previously used for the first season
. The premiere aired Thursday, July 30, 2009.
Nineteen contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show between July to September 2009. The last original contestant were chose by the public vote, in a competition between two male contestants aired on July 26, 2009.
During the show, three new contestants entered on the game, replacing two female players who withdrew from the competition and one male player, who broke the rules and was expelled from the show.
The two initial tribes were Taiba and Manibu. On episode 9, the two teams merged into a tribe called Carnaúba. These three tribes were named after beaches located in Ceará
.
For the first time, contestants were eliminated by public vote. On each "cycle" of the show, two members of the losing tribe faced each other in the "Tribal Council Battle" (one member chosen by other team members and the other member chosen by the current team leader), then the public would vote on the contestant they wanted out.
Fifth episode onwards, this method was dropped, returning the show to its original format.
The season included a new twist that originally came from the American version
called Exile Island, where one castaway from each tribe are banished for Exile Island for the time period between the immunity challenge and the Tribal Council.
While on Exile Island, each exiled castaway picked from one of two urns. One urn contained a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, while the other urn contained nothing.
This season creates the second ever all-female final two, first occurring in the first season, when all the final four contestants were women. The season also lasted 62 days, being the longest season ever in Survivor franchise
.
The winner was 38-year-old Luciana de Araújo, a firefighter from Goiânia
, Goiás
. She defeated psychologist Gabriela Costa in a 6–5 vote at the live finale to take the R$500,000 prize.
Three additional votes were cast against Bia during a tie-breaker vote.
Reward and Immunity
Bia was voted out after the first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie.
The first Tribal Council Vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for the two tied.
Bia and Felipe were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, location that was previously used for the first season
No Limite 1
No Limite was the first season of the Brazilian reality show No Limite filmed in Ceará, Brazil. The premiere aired Sunday, July 23, 2000....
. The premiere aired Thursday, July 30, 2009.
Nineteen contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show between July to September 2009. The last original contestant were chose by the public vote, in a competition between two male contestants aired on July 26, 2009.
During the show, three new contestants entered on the game, replacing two female players who withdrew from the competition and one male player, who broke the rules and was expelled from the show.
The two initial tribes were Taiba and Manibu. On episode 9, the two teams merged into a tribe called Carnaúba. These three tribes were named after beaches located in Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
.
For the first time, contestants were eliminated by public vote. On each "cycle" of the show, two members of the losing tribe faced each other in the "Tribal Council Battle" (one member chosen by other team members and the other member chosen by the current team leader), then the public would vote on the contestant they wanted out.
Fifth episode onwards, this method was dropped, returning the show to its original format.
The season included a new twist that originally came from the American version
Survivor (U.S. TV series)
Survivor is an American version of the Survivor reality television game show, itself derived from the Swedish television series Expedition Robinson originally created in 1997 by Charlie Parsons. The series premiered on May 31, 2000 on CBS...
called Exile Island, where one castaway from each tribe are banished for Exile Island for the time period between the immunity challenge and the Tribal Council.
While on Exile Island, each exiled castaway picked from one of two urns. One urn contained a clue to the Hidden Immunity Idol, while the other urn contained nothing.
This season creates the second ever all-female final two, first occurring in the first season, when all the final four contestants were women. The season also lasted 62 days, being the longest season ever in Survivor franchise
Survivor (TV series)
Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
.
The winner was 38-year-old Luciana de Araújo, a firefighter from Goiânia
Goiânia
-Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm....
, Goiás
Goiás
Goiás is a state of Brazil, located in the central part of the country. The name Goiás comes from the name of an indigenous community...
. She defeated psychologist Gabriela Costa in a 6–5 vote at the live finale to take the R$500,000 prize.
Contestants
| Contestant | Original Tribe | Merged Tribe | Finish | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eneida Diniz 33, Belém, PA Belém Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station... |
Manibu | 1st Voted Out Day 6 |
8 | |
| Ronaldo Machado 54, Belo Horizonte, MG Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country... |
Taiba | 2nd Voted Out Day 10 |
4 | |
| Denise Oliveira 27, Pato Branco, PR Pato Branco Pato Branco is a city in the southwest part of the Brazilian state Paraná. The municipality covers 537,8 km² and has a population of 66,680 . Pato Branco started off as a village in 1942 and was given status as a city December 14th 1952... |
Taiba | Left the Game Day 11 |
0 | |
| Sibele Maciel 24, Itajaí, SC Itajaí Itajaí is a Brazilian city in the state of Santa Catarina.-History:The city was founded on June 15, 1860, but the colonization of Itajaí started in 1658, when the Paulista João Dias D’Arzão arrived in the region. In 1750, Portuguese colonists coming from Madeira and the Azores made this region... |
Taiba | Left the Game Day 11 |
3 | |
| Luiz Nascimento 35, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
Manibu | Disqualified Day 13 |
0 | |
| João Alves 30, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
Manibu | 3rd Voted Out Day 13 |
4 | |
| Júlia Vasques 26, São Paulo, SP |
Manibu | 4th Voted Out Day 17 |
4 | |
| Marcelo "Cebola" 31, Recife, PE Recife Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper... |
Manibu | 5th Voted Out Day 20 |
4 | |
| Isabel Oliveira 23, Niterói, RJ Niterói Niterói is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. It has an estimated population of 487,327 inhabitants and an area of ², being the sixth most populous city in the state and the highest Human Development Index. Integrates the Metropolitan Region of Rio de... |
Taiba | 6th Voted Out Day 24 |
8 | |
| Bianca "Bia" Amaral 24, Juiz de Fora, MG Juiz de Fora -Industry, Trade, and Culture:Juiz de Fora is the second most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population. It was once the state's largest city, position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century... |
Manibu | 7th Voted Out Day 27 |
6 | |
| Rafael "Rafão" Matos 28, Belo Horizonte, MG Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country... |
Manibu | Carnaúba | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 31 |
9 |
| Taritza Puggina 32, Porto Alegre, RS Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian... |
Taiba | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 34 |
9 | |
| Felipe Lima 27, Santos, SP |
Manibu | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 38 |
20 | |
| Gilson Alves 37, Porto Alegre, RS Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian... |
Taiba | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 41 |
5 | |
| Marcelo Gaya 30, Porto Alegre, RS Porto Alegre Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian... |
Manibu | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 45 |
13 | |
| Sandi Ribeiro 29, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
Taiba | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 48 |
7 | |
| Ana "Índia" Soares 30, Barreiras, BA Barreiras Barreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture... |
Taiba | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 52 |
5 | |
| Marcelo "Guimarães" 24, Itabuna, BA Itabuna Itabuna is a city in Bahia, Brazil. Located around , it's the 6th city in Bahia, after Salvador, Feira de Santana, Vitória da Conquista, Juazeiro and Ilhéus in size of population, with an estimative of 209,211 inhabitants in 2006. The city covers a total area of 443.2 km².Itabuna became a city... |
Taiba | 15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 55 |
3 | |
| Osmar Guesser 31, Florianópolis, SC Florianópolis -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter... |
Taiba | 16th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 59 |
3 | |
| Alexandre Loureiro 29, Rio de Janeiro, RJ |
Taiba | 17th Voted Out 10th Jury Member Day 61 |
2 | |
| Jéssica da Silva 25, Jundiaí, SP Jundiaí Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :... |
Manibu | 18th Voted Out 11th Jury Member Day 62 |
3 | |
| Gabriela Costa 28, Juiz de Fora, MG Juiz de Fora -Industry, Trade, and Culture:Juiz de Fora is the second most important industrial center in the state of Minas Gerais, despite being the fourth largest in terms of population. It was once the state's largest city, position which was held up until the beginning of the 20th century... |
Taiba | Runner-Up | 9 | |
| Luciana de Araújo 38, Goiânia, GO Goiânia -Climate:The city has a tropical wet and dry climate with an average temperature of . There's a wet season, from October to April, and a dry one, from May to September. Annual rainfall is around 1,520 mm.... |
Manibu | Sole Survivor | 12 |
- The Total Votes is the number of votes a castaway has received during Tribal Councils where the castaway is eligible to be voted out of the game. It does not include the votes received from the "Tribe Leader" and during the Final Tribal Council.
Three additional votes were cast against Bia during a tie-breaker vote.
The Game
| Episode | First Air Date | Challenges | Leader | Tribal Council Battle | Exiled | Eliminated | Vote | Finish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reward | Immunity | Tribe | Leader | |||||||
| 1 | Jul 30, 2009 | Taiba | Rafão | Eneida | Bia | None | Eneida | 8–1 | 1st Voted Out Day 6 |
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| 2 | Aug 02, 2009 | Taiba | Manibu | Sandi | Ronaldo | Índia | Ronaldo | 4–3–2 | 2nd Voted Out Day 10 |
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| 3 | Aug 06, 2009 | Taiba | Taiba | Bia | João | Felipe | Denise | No Vote |
Left the Game Day 11 |
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| Sibele | Left the Game Day 11 |
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| Luiz | Disqualified Day 13 |
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| João | 4–3–1 | 3rd Voted Out Day 13 |
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| 4 | Aug 09, 2009 | Manibu | Taiba | Júlia | Júlia | Luciana | Júlia | 4–1–1 | 4th Voted Out Day 17 |
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| 5 | Aug 13, 2009 | Manibu | None | Extinct | None | No Tribal Council | ||||
| Manibu | ||||||||||
| 6 | Aug 16, 2009 | Manibu | Taiba | Marcelo | Cebola | 4–2–1 | 5th Voted Out Day 20 |
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| Osmar | ||||||||||
| 7 | Aug 20, 2009 | Taiba | Manibu | None | Isabel | 8–1 | 6th Voted Out Day 24 |
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| 8 | Aug 23, 2009 | Manibu | Taiba | Felipe | Bia | 3–3 | 7th Voted Out Day 27 |
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| Taiba | Gabriela | |||||||||
| 9 | Aug 27, 2009 | Taiba | Luciana | None | Rafão | 9–3–1 | 8th Voted Out 1st Jury Member Day 31 |
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| 10 | Aug 30, 2009 | None | Osmar | Alexandre Gilson |
Taritza | 7–4–1 | 9th Voted Out 2nd Jury Member Day 34 |
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| 11 | Sep 03, 2009 | None | Osmar | None | Felipe | 7–2–1–1 | 10th Voted Out 3rd Jury Member Day 38 |
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| 12 | Sep 06, 2009 | Gabriela Gilson Índia Marcelo Osmar |
Sandi | Guimarães Luciana |
Gilson | 5–2–2–1 | 11th Voted Out 4th Jury Member Day 41 |
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| 13 | Sep 10, 2009 | Índia Marcelo |
Sandi | None | Marcelo | 5–3–1 | 12th Voted Out 5th Jury Member Day 45 |
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| 14 | Sep 13, 2009 | Guimarães Jéssica Luciana Sandi |
Jéssica | Sandi Osmar |
Sandi | 7–1 | 13th Voted Out 6th Jury Member Day 48 |
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| 15 | Sep 17, 2009 | Gabriela Índia Osmar |
Alexandre | None | Índia | 4–2–1 | 14th Voted Out 7th Jury Member Day 52 |
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| 16 | Sep 20, 2009 | Guimarães [Alexandre] |
Osmar | Jéssica | Guimarães | 3–2–1 | 15th Voted Out 8th Jury Member Day 55 |
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| 17 | Sep 24, 2009 | Osmar [Luciana] |
Alexandre | None | Osmar | 3–2 | 16th Voted Out 9th Jury Member Day 59 |
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| 18 | Sep 27, 2009 | None | Gabriela Jéssica |
Alexandre | 2–0 | 17th Voted Out 10th Jury Member Day 61 |
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| Gabriela | Jéssica | 1–0 | 18th Voted Out 11th Jury Member Day 62 |
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| Jury Vote | Gabriela | 6–5 | Runner-Up | |||||||
| Luciana | Sole Survivor | |||||||||
- In the case of multiple tribes or castaways who win reward or immunity, they are listed in order of finish, or alphabetically where it was a team effort; where one castaway won and invited others, the invitees are in brackets.
Reward and Immunity
Bia was voted out after the first Tribal Council vote resulted in a tie.
Voting History
| Original Tribes | Merged Tribe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode #: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||||||
| Eliminated: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voter | Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luciana | Eneida | Marcelo | Júlia | Marcelo | Felipe | Bia | Felipe | Felipe | Felipe | Gilson | Marcelo | Sandi | Índia | Guimarães | Osmar | ||||||||
| Gabriela | Ronaldo | Isabel | Rafão | Felipe | Felipe | Marcelo | Marcelo | Sandi | Índia | Guimarães | Osmar | Alexandre | Jéssica | ||||||||||
| Jéssica | Eneida | Marcelo | Júlia | Cebola | Felipe | Bia | Felipe | Taritza | Felipe | Gilson | Marcelo | Sandi | Índia | Guimarães | Osmar | Alexandre | |||||||
| Alexandre | Gabriela | Isabel | Rafão | Taritza | Jéssica | Gilson | Luciana | Sandi | Luciana | Gabriela | Gabriela | ||||||||||||
| Osmar | Gabriela | Isabel | Rafão | Jéssica | Felipe | Gabriela | Gabriela | Sandi | Índia | Luciana | Gabriela | ||||||||||||
| Guimarães | Sibele | Isabel | Rafão | Taritza | Felipe | Gilson | Marcelo | Sandi | Gabriela | Luciana | |||||||||||||
| Índia | Ronaldo | Isabel | Rafão | Taritza | Felipe | Luciana | Luciana | Sandi | Luciana | ||||||||||||||
| Sandi | Índia | Isabel | Taritza | Taritza | Gabriela | Gilson | Marcelo | Índia | |||||||||||||||
| Marcelo | Eneida | João | Júlia | Cebola | Bia | Bia | Rafão | Taritza | Luciana | Luciana | Luciana | ||||||||||||
| Gilson | Sibele | Isabel | Rafão | Felipe | Felipe | Marcelo | |||||||||||||||||
| Felipe | Eneida | João | Marcelo | Cebola | Bia | None | Rafão | Taritza | Luciana | ||||||||||||||
| Taritza | Not in game | Isabel | Rafão | Felipe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rafão | Bia | Marcelo | Felipe | Cebola | Bia | Bia | Felipe | ||||||||||||||||
| Bia | Eneida | Felipe | Júlia | Marcelo | Felipe | None | |||||||||||||||||
| Isabel | Not in game | Taritza | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cebola | Not in game | Exempt | Bia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Julia | Eneida | João | Luciana | ||||||||||||||||||||
| João | Eneida | Felipe | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Luiz | Eneida | João | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sibele | Ronaldo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denise | Ronaldo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronaldo | Sibele | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eneida | Bia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jury Vote | ||
|---|---|---|
| Episode #: | Reunion | |
| Finalist: | Gabriela 5/11 votes |
Luciana 6/11 votes |
| Juror | Vote | |
| Jéssica | Luciana | |
| Alexandre | Gabriela | |
| Osmar | Luciana | |
| Guimarães | Luciana | |
| Índia | Luciana | |
| Sandi | Luciana | |
| Marcelo | Gabriela | |
| Gilson | Gabriela | |
| Felipe | Luciana | |
| Taritza | Gabriela | |
| Rafão | Gabriela | |
The first Tribal Council Vote resulted in a tie. Per the rules, a second vote was held where the castaways involved in the tie would not vote and the remaining castaways could only vote for the two tied.
Bia and Felipe were not eligible to vote in the second Tribal Council vote.