The Amazing Race 4, also known as The Amazing Race: Edição Brasil (; ) and The Amazing Race on Space 2, is the fourth installment of the Latin American reality television game show The Amazing Race. Edição Brasil is the second season to be aired on the channel, Space, in association with Disney Media Networks Latin America. It featured eleven teams of two, with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Latin America to win US$250,000.
On July 13, 2012, Brazilian model and actor Paulo Zulu was announced as the new host of the show, replacing Harris Whitbeck. The show premiered with a two-hour episode on Space Brazil on 7 October 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (UTC-3) and for the rest of Latin America on 9 October 2012 at 9:00 p.m. (UTC-3). The season finale aired on Space Brazil on 23 December 2012 at 7:00 p.m. (UTC-3) and for the rest of Latin America on 25 December 2012 at 9:00 p.m. (UTC-3).
Friends from Ribeirão Preto Daniel Belém and César Curti were the winners of this season.
Production Development and filming
Space greenlit the fourth season of the series in late December 2011. Filming for this fourth season took place from 28 July 2012 to 16 August 2012. The show was broadcast in high-definition television on Space HD.
Filming for the fourth season lasted for 22 days and covered nearly . This fourth season spanned three countries in one continent, all of them previously visited (Bolivia, Brazil and Peru).
This was the first Latin American season to not feature a Fast Forward or a Yield.
None of the teams were present at the Finish Line.
Casting Applications for this season were opened only for Brazilians on 31 December 2011 and closed on 1 March 2012.
Marketing Sponsors for this season are BlackBerry, PromPeru, OLX, Rexona, Totto and Volkswagen. The sponsors played a major role in the series by providing prizes and integrating their products into various tasks.
Cast This season was composed solely of Brazilian teams, making this season the second race to only have teams from Brazil, only after A Corrida Milionária. The cast includes Mister International 2011 winner César Curti and his friend Daniel, twins and triathletes Ci & Lu, and the series first mother/son team: Ciça & Zezão.
ContestantsAgeRelationshipHometownStatus 49BrothersSão Paulo, São PauloEliminated 1st(in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais) 48 25Twins/TriathletesCampinas, São PauloEliminated 2nd(in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais) 25 57Mother & Son Goiânia, GoiásEliminated 3rd(in São Paulo, São Paulo) 26 29EngagedSão Paulo, São PauloEliminated 4th(in Huacachina, Peru) 29 54Father & SonEmbu das Artes, São PauloEliminated 5th(in La Paz, Bolivia) 30 22DatingBrasília, Distrito FederalEliminated 6th(on Isla del Sol, Bolivia) 22 32FriendsBrasília, Distrito FederalEliminated 7th(in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro) 33 36FriendsRio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroEliminated 8th(in Fortaleza, Ceará) 27 25BrothersUberlândia, Minas GeraisThird Place 29 32BoyfriendsSão Paulo, São PauloSecond Place 32 25Friends Ribeirão Preto, São PauloWinners 25 São Paulo, São Paulo
Results The following teams participated in the season, with their relationships at the time of filming. Note that this table is not necessarily reflective of all content broadcast on television due to inclusion or exclusion of some data. Placements are listed in finishing order:
TeamPosition (by leg)123456789101112Daniel & César5th7th7th6th6th4th5th2nd2nd1st3rd1stFer & Ferds4th3rd5th3rd3rd2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd2nd1st2ndEdu & Rick6th4th2nd1st2nd3rd5th4th1st1st3rd2nd3rdRenan & Fran2nd8th6th6th5th4th2nd3rd4th4th1st1st1st4th4th1st1st1st3rd5th4th2nd1st5th6thFuzetti & Nando8th2nd7th5th7thGabriela & Harã10th9th8th8thCiça & Zezão9th6th3rdBilly & GeanCi & Lu7th
Key A team placement indicates that the team was eliminated. A indicates that the team decided to use the Express Pass on that leg. An team placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg and had to perform a Speed Bump in the next leg. An indicates that the team was penalized for finishing last in the Starting Line task and were subject to an automatic U-Turn at the first Detour. A indicates means the team chose to use a U-Turn; indicates the team who received it; indicates that the U-Turn for that leg was available but not used. A indicates that the team chose to use the second U-Turn in a Double U-Turn; indicates the team who received it; around a leg number indicates that only one of the two available U-Turns was used. An underlined leg number indicates that there was no mandatory rest period at the Pit Stop and all teams were ordered to continue racing, except for the last team to arrive, who was eliminated. The first place team was still awarded a prize for that leg.
Notes
Gean & Billy's automatic U-Turn penalty occurred in Leg 2. Leg 2 was a double-elimination leg. The last two teams to be checked in at the Pit Stop were both eliminated. Fer & Ferds initially arrived 1st, but they received a 30-minute penalty for not picking up their Roadblock clue. Ana Paula & Renata and Fuzetti & Nando checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Fer & Ferds to 3rd. Gean & Billy initially arrived 3rd, but they were issued two penalties totalling 2 hours and 30 minutes (a 2-hour penalty for refusing to complete either Detours as a result of their Automatic U-turn (see note 1), and a 30-minute penalty for not picking up their Roadblock clue). Seven teams checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Gean & Billy to 10th; because they were the second-to-last team to check-in in the double-elimination leg (see note 2), they were eliminated as a result. Ci & Lu failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 2. After all other teams had checked in at the mat, Paulo came out to the Roadblock location to inform them of their elimination. Six of the nine teams arrived at the Pit Stop after applying 30-minute penalties after they had inadvertently skipped the U-Turn area. The initial placements for all teams are as follows (the three boldfaced teams were not given the penalty): 1st: Ana Paula & Renata; 2nd: Edu & Rick; 3rd: Gabriela & Harã; 4th: Ciça & Zezão; 5th: Fernanda & Cainã; 6th: Fer & Ferds; 7th: Fuzetti & Nando; 8th: Renan & Fran; 9th: Daniel & César Fuzetti & Nando were issued a 15-minute penalty because Fuzetti physically helped Nando during the Roadblock. Gabriela & Harã were issued a 2-hour penalty for not completing either Detour options. Daniel & César were issued a 2-hour penalty for not doing one of the sides of their Detour as a result on being U-turned. They arrived at the Pit Stop last, but were notified that it was a non-elimination leg. The 2-hour penalty they would have taken from the Detour/U-Turn was instead applied to their starting time in Leg 4. ^ Ana Paula & Renata and Gabriela & Harã initially arrived 1st and 6th, respectively, but both were issued 30-minute penalties because they lost their puck during the puck challenge of the leg. Their placements were dropped to 4th and 8th place, respectively. Ciça & Zezão initially arrived 5th, but were issued a 2-hour penalty as Ciça improperly completed the Roadblock. The last four teams trailing them checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Ciça & Zezão to last place and resulting in their elimination. Harã failed to complete the Roadblock in Leg 5. Already in last place, Gabriela & Harã proceeded to the Pit Stop where they checked in and were eliminated without the 2-hour penalty being issued. Fer & Ferds initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for traveling by taxi to the Puente de los Suspiros, instead of traveling by bus as the clue specifically instructed. Ana Paula & Renata checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Fer & Ferds to 2nd. Fer & Ferds initially arrived 2nd, but were issued a 15-minute penalty for improperly completing the Detour. Renan & Fran checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Fer & Ferds to 3rd. ^ Edu & Rick and Fernanda & Cainã initially arrived in 3rd and 5th place, respectively, but both teams were issued 15-minute penalties because they lost their ekeko's hat during the ekeko hat task in this leg. Their placements were dropped to 5th and 6th, respectively. Ana Paula & Renata elected to use the Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 8. Ana Paula & Renata initially arrived 4th, but they were issued a 2-hour penalty for refusing to complete the additional task at Fábrica de Troncos Embrapem. Renan & Fran checked-in during the penalty time, dropping Ana Paula & Renata to last place; however, they were notified the leg was non-elimination, and the remaining penalty would be assessed at the start of the next leg. Fer & Ferds initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 30-minute penalty as they read the clue before choosing the team member that was going to perform the Roadblock. Daniel & César checked-in during their penalty time, dropping Fer & Ferds to 2nd. Leg 12 was a double-length leg. It featured a Virtual Pit Stop, and had one Detour (first half) and two Roadblocks shown over two episodes. Edu & Rick failed to complete an additional task at Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva, but since they were the last team to arrive at the Finish Line, their penalty was not applied.
Prizes The prize for each leg is awarded to the first place team for that leg and to the top three teams.
Leg 1 – The Express Pass (Passe Directo) – an item that can be used to skip any task of the team's choosing and a Blackberry Bold for each team member. Leg 2 – A survival kit for each team member. Leg 3 – A heart rate monitor for each team member. Leg 4 – An HD Camera for Extreme Sports for each team member. Leg 5 – A GPS for each team member. Leg 6 – A flip camera for each team member. Leg 7 – A video game console for each team member. Leg 8 – A digital audio player for each team member. Leg 9 – A bicycle for each team member. Leg 10 – A digital camera for each team member. Leg 11 – A Blackberry Tablet for each team member. Leg 12: Midpoint – A LED TV for each team member. 1st Place – US$250,000 2nd Place – A trip for four to Riviera Maya, Mexico. 3rd Place – A trip for four to Orlando, Florida, United States.
Race summary
Leg 1 (Distrito Federal)
Airdate: October 7, 2012 (Brazil); October 9, 2012 (Rest of Latin America) Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil (National Congress – Monumental Axis) (Starting Line) Brasília (JK Memorial) Brasília (Brasília TV Tower) Brasília (Brasília Digital TV Tower)
In this season's first Roadblock, one team member had to rappel down from the Brasília TV Tower outlook to the base of the tower to receive their next clue.
Additional tasks At the Monumental Axis, teams had to search among hundreds of maps for one of only eleven maps of Brasília. Once teams had presented a correct map to Paulo Zulu, he would hand them their next clue. Additionally, the last team to complete this task would be penalized with a U-Turn on the season's first Detour. At the JK Memorial, teams were given a Blackberry phone and had to use it to search for three works of Oscar Niemeyer (Brasília Cathedral, Biblioteca Nacional de Brasília and Museu Nacional da República). Then, teams had to take a picture of each monument with one of the team members included in the picture and send the pictures with the Blackberry phones to the judge. If the pictures were correct, teams would receive a message with their next clue.
Leg 2 (Distrito Federal → Minas Gerais)
Airdate: October 7, 2012 (Brazil); October 9, 2012 (Rest of Latin America) Brasília (Brasília International Airport) to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Tancredo Neves International Airport) Ouro Preto (Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo ) Ouro Preto (Café & Restaurante Deguste) Ouro Preto (Terminal de Integraçao) to Mariana Mariana (Mina da Passagem ) Mariana to Ouro Preto (Terminal de Integraçao) Ouro Preto (Largo de Marília) Ouro Preto (Praça Tiradentes ) Ouro Preto (Chopperia Real or Igreja São Francisco de Assis)