A Fazenda 3
A Fazenda 3 was the third season of the Brazilian reality television series A Fazenda which premiered Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 11:15 p.m. on RecordTV.
The third season was confirmed on late–January 2010, before the finale of the second season. Britto Junior and Chris Couto reprise their hosting stints for the show, while Carolina Magalhães make her debut as the show's new special correspondent.
On December 21, 2010, model Daniel Bueno won the competition over actor Sérgio Abreu and model Lisi Benites with 44% of the final vote.
Production
Overview
There were fifteen celebrity contestants competing for the grand prize, making this the first season to have an odd number of original contestants. The prize award was R$2,000,000 without tax allowances, the biggest prize in history of Brazilian reality television.The season lasted 85 days, a decrease of four days over the previous season. Instead of the final two, this season was a final three facing the public vote on finale night.
Contestants
The cast list was officially unveiled at the launch night on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.Biographical information according to Record official series site, plus footnoted additions.
| Contestant | Age | Background | Hometown | Original team | Merged team | Status | Finish |
| Monique Evans | 54 | TV host | Rio de Janeiro | Eliminated 1st on October 7, 2010 | 15th | ||
| Geisy Arruda | 20 | Businesswoman | Diadema | Sheep | Eliminated 2nd on October 14, 2010 | 14th | |
| Tico Santa Cruz | 32 | Singer | Rio de Janeiro | Sheep | Eliminated 3rd on October 21, 2010 | 13th | |
| Sergio Mallandro | 52 | Comedian | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrich | Eliminated 4th on October 28, 2010 | 12th | |
| Nany People | 45 | Drag queen | Machado | Eliminated 5th on November 4, 2010 | 11th | ||
| Dudu Pelizzari | 25 | Actor | São Paulo | Eliminated 6th on November 11, 2010 | 10th | ||
| Viola | 41 | Former football player | São Paulo | Ostrich | Eliminated 7th on November 18, 2010 | 9th | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 44 | Make-up artist | São José | Sheep | Final eight | Eliminated 8th on November 25, 2010 | 8th |
| Andressa Soares | 22 | Singer | Rio de Janeiro | Final eight | Eliminated 9th on December 2, 2010 | 7th | |
| Janaina Jacobina | 29 | Reporter | Cuiabá | Ostrich | Final eight | Eliminated 10th on December 9, 2010 | 6th |
| Ana Carolina Dias | 22 | Actress | Rio de Janeiro | Final eight | Eliminated 11th on December 14, 2010 | 5th | |
| Luiza Gottschalk | 26 | TV host | São Paulo | Sheep | Final eight | Eliminated 12th on December 19, 2010 | 4th |
| Lisi Benites | 30 | Model | Porto Alegre | Ostrich | Final eight | Third place on December 21, 2010 | 3rd |
| Sérgio Abreu | 34 | Actor | Rio de Janeiro | Sheep | Final eight | Runner-up on December 21, 2010 | 2nd |
| Daniel Bueno | 33 | Model | Porto Alegre | Ostrich | Final eight | Winner on December 21, 2010 | 1st |
Future appearances
In 2011, Monique Evans was contender to be a competitor on A Fazenda 4. She won the public vote and finished the season as runner-up.In 2018, Dudu Pelizzari appeared in Dancing Brasil 3, he finished in 6th place.