The first season of Drag Race Brasil premiered on 30 August 2023. The season aired on MTV and Paramount+ in Brazil and Latin America and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 8 August 2022.
The winner of the first season of Drag Race Brasil was Organzza, with Betina Polaroid, Hellena Malditta and Miranda Lebrão as the runners-up. Aquarela was named Miss Congeniality.
Production Originally in 2017, Endemol Shine Brasil partnered with Passion Distribution, and acquired the production rights to create a Brazilian adaptation of RuPaul's Drag Race. RuPaul was unaware about the upcoming adaptation. Later in 2020, the production company "gave up the rights" for the Brazilian adaptation due to its conservatism in Brazil.
World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, posted three casting calls on social media on 8 August 2022. The casting calls were for new potential Drag Race adaptations in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico. The deadline for the potential competitors was set for 26 August, with the deadline for audition video submission set for 9 September 2022. In December, it was confirmed that the new editions of the Drag Race franchise would premiere "on MTV/Paramount+ in their respective territories."
Grag Queen was confirmed as a host and head judge in July 2023. The other two judges, Bruna Braga and Dudu Bertholini, were confirmed on July 19, as well as the premiere date, which was set for August 30. The cast was revealed on August 2.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming. + Contestants of Drag Race Brasil and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Organzza 30 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Winner Betina Polaroid 46 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de JaneiroRunners-up Hellena Malditta 23 Salvador, Bahia Miranda Lebrão 33 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro Shannon Skarllet 25 Piraúba, Minas Gerais 5th place Naza 22 Monte Santo de Minas, Minas Gerais 6th place Dallas de Vil 26 Campinas, São Paulo 7th place Rubi Ocean 30 Brasília, Distrito Federal 8th place Aquarela 26 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 9th place Melusine Sparkle 26 São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo 10th place Tristan Soledade 34 Belém, Pará 11th place Diva More 42 Jaquirana, Rio Grande do Sul 12th place Notes:
Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated 2 Betina Polaroid vs. Diva More ""(Pabllo Vittar ft. Pocah) Diva More 3 Dallas de Vil vs. Tristan Soledade "Cachorrinhas"(Luísa Sonza) Tristan Soledade 4 Aquarela vs. Melusine Sparkle ""(Ludmilla) Melusine Sparkle 5 Aquarela vs. Dallas de Vil "Vermelho"(Gloria Groove) Aquarela 6 Naza vs. Rubi Ocean ""(Wanessa Camargo) Rubi Ocean 7 Dallas de Vil vs. Shannon Skarllet "Decadence Avec Elegance"(Deborah Blando) Dallas de Vil 8 Hellena Malditta vs. Naza "Dois Trabalhos"(Donas) Naza 9 Organzza vs. Shannon Skarllet "Festa"(Ivete Sangalo) None 10 Miranda Lebrão vs. Shannon Skarllet ""(Iza) Shannon Skarllet Episode Finalists Song Winner 12 Betina Polaroid vs. Hellena Malditta vs. Miranda Lebrão vs. Organzza "Envolver"(Anitta) Organzza
Guest judges Listed in chronological order: Gretchen, singer and dancer Flávio Verne, choreographer and director Hugo Gloss, multimedia Raphael Dumaresq, television personality Esse Menino, comedian Kéfera Buchmann, actress and YouTuber Maria Casadevall, actress Bruna Linzmeyer, actress Júnior Chicó, comedian Mauro Sousa, actor, musician and social media personality
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 6 and 8 Walter Gomez, photographer
Episode 10 Koichi Sonoda, makeup artist Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills
Episode 12 Bruno Alcântara, member of the Pit Crew on RuPaul's Drag Race
Episodes
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