No Limite (season 1)

The first season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series No Limite, based on the international reality game show franchise Survivor, premiered on Sunday, July 23, 2000 at 11:00 p.m. / 10:00 p.m. (BRT / AMT) on TV Globo.[1][2]

No Limite
Season 1
No. of days23
No. of castaways12
WinnerElaine de Melo
Runner-upPipa Diniz
LocationAquiraz, Ceará, Brazil
No. of episodes8
Release
Original releaseJuly 23 (2000-07-23) –
September 10, 2000 (2000-09-10)
Season chronology

Twelve contestants were chosen by the producers to participate the show in July 2000. The two initial tribes were Sol (Sun) and Lua (Moon). On episode 6, the two teams merged into a tribe called Solua, named for a combination of two tribes.

On the season finale, the second-to-last immunity challenge divided the players in two teams. The winning team (Elaine and Pipa) advanced for the finals, while the losing team (Andréa and Juliana) was automatically eliminated.

The final two faced off for the final immunity challenge, which was an extremely grueling, multi-part challenge, and the most elaborate challenge of the entire season, often combining elements from previous challenges.[3]

This season creates the first ever all-female final two, with all the final four contestants being women. This fact was repeated only eight years later in Survivor: Micronesia.

The winner was 35-year-old Elaine de Melo, a hairdresser from São Paulo, São Paulo. She defeated graphic producer Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz at the final challenge and took home the R$300.000 prize.[3][4] The final result was leaked on August 16, 2000, by the brazilian newspaper Extra (also owned by Grupo Globo).[1][5]

Contestants
List of No Limite (season 1) contestants
Contestant Original Tribe Merged Tribe Finish
Hilca Maria
21, Rio de Janeiro, RJ		 Sol 1st Voted Out
Day 3
Paulo César "Amendoim" Martins
42, Rio de Janeiro, RJ		 Sol 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
Marcus Werner
27, Rio de Janeiro, RJ		 Sol 3rd Voted Out
Day 9
Francisco "Chico" Salles
51, São Paulo, SP		 Lua 4th Voted Out
Day 12
Ilma Arakawa
54, São Paulo, SP		 Sol 5th Voted Out
Day 15
Jeferson Schmengler
31, Porto Alegre, RS		 Lua Solua 6th Voted Out
Day 18
Vanderson Souza
20, Rio de Janeiro, RJ		 Lua 7th Voted Out
Day 21
Thiago Toqueton
20, São Paulo, SP		 Sol 8th Voted Out
Day 21
Juliana Marques
23, São Paulo, SP		 Lua Eliminated
Day 22
Andréa Baptista
29, São Paulo, SP		 Lua Eliminated
Day 22
Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz
29, Porto Alegre, RS		 Sol Runner-up
Day 23
Elaine de Melo
35, São Paulo, SP		 Lua Sole Survivor
Day 23

Future appearances

Patrícia "Pipa" Diniz later returned to compete in No Limite: Amazônia.

Season summary
Challenge winners and eliminations by episodes
Episode Challenge winner(s) Eliminated Finish
No. Air date Reward Immunity
1 23 July 2000 Lua Lua Hilca 1st Voted Out
Day 3
2 30 July 2000 Sol Lua Amendoim 2nd Voted Out
Day 6
3 6 August 2000 Sol Lua Marcus 3rd Voted Out
Day 9
4 13 August 2000 Sol Sol Chico 4th Voted Out
Day 12
5 20 August 2000 None Lua Ilma 5th Voted Out
Day 15
6 27 August 2000 Andréa Jeferson 6th Voted Out
Day 18
7 3 September 2000 Elaine
Juliana
Pipa		 Elaine
Juliana
Pipa		 Vanderson 7th Voted Out
Day 21
Thiago 8th Voted Out
Day 21
8 10 September 2000 None Elaine
Pipa		 Juliana Eliminated
Day 22
Andréa Eliminated
Day 22
Final Trial
Pipa Runner-Up
Elaine Sole Survivor

Voting history
Original tribes Merged tribe
Episode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Day 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 22 23
Tribe Sol Sol Sol Lua Sol Solua Solua Solua Solua Solua
Eliminated Hilca Amendoim Marcus Tie[lower-alpha 1] Chico Ilma Jeferson Vanderson Thiago Juliana Andréa Pipa Elaine
Vote 5-1 4-1 3-1 3-3 4-0 2-1 3-2-2 4-1-1 2-1 Challenge[lower-alpha 2] Final Trial
VoterVotes
Elaine Andréa Chico Vanderson Vanderson Thiago Won Sole Survivor
Pipa Hilca Amendoim Marcus Ilma Vanderson Vanderson Andréa Won Runner-up
Andréa Chico None[lower-alpha 3] Jeferson Vanderson None[lower-alpha 4] Lost
Juliana Chico Chico Jeferson Vanderson Thiago Lost
Thiago Hilca Amendoim Marcus Ilma Jeferson Andréa None[lower-alpha 4]
Vanderson Andréa Chico Thiago Thiago
Jefferson Chico Chico Thiago
Ilma Hilca Amendoim Marcus Pipa
Chico Andréa None[lower-alpha 3]
Marcus Hilca Amendoim Ilma
Amendoim Hilca Ilma
Hilca Ilma
Notes
  1. The 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 those who tied.
  2. On Day 22, a challenge was held instead of a vote, where Andréa & Juliana and Elaine & Pipa were paired. The pair that lost the challenge would be eliminated.
  3. Andréa and Chico were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting.
  4. Andréa and Thiago were not eligible to vote in the second round of voting, since as the only non-immune contestants, their votes would automatically cancel each other out.

Ratings and reception

Brazilian ratings

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

Episode Air date Timeslot (BRT) SP viewers
(in points)		 Source
1 July 23, 2000 Sunday 11:00 p.m. 46.0 [6]
2 July 30, 2000 45.0
3 August 6, 2000 43.0
4 August 13, 2000 48.0
5 August 20, 2000 48.0
6 August 27, 2000 43.0
7 September 3, 2000 52.0
8 September 10, 2000 50.0
  • In 2000, each point represents 80.000 households in São Paulo.

References
  1. "Pioneiro em mobilizar o Brasil, No Limite teve racismo, confusões e final vazado".
  2. "23 de julho na história da TV: em 2000, primeiro No Limite estreava na Globo".
  3. "Elaine vence "No Limite" e ganha R$ 300 mil e um carro zero km".
  4. "Elaine, vencedora de 'No Limite 1', relembra perrengues: 'Perdi 12 quilos'".
  5. "Extra 15 anos: primeiros furos e prêmio".
  6. "Audiência da final de "No Limite" é menor que a do penúltimo episódio".
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