The thirteenth season of the Brazilian competitive reality television series MasterChef premiered on May 26, 2026, at (BRT / AMT) on Band.
Érick Jacquin, Helena Rizzo, and Henrique Fogaça returned as judges.
The grand prize is R$300,000 in cash, a scholarship at Le Cordon Bleu, a cultural and gastronomic immersion experience in Lisbon, Portugal, courtesy of Nomad, a R$30,000 Havan shopping voucher and the MasterChef trophy. The runner-up will receive a pâtisserie course at Le Cordon Bleu.
Contestants On May 16, 2026, the production of MasterChef released the list of the 24 contestants selected to compete in the audition stage. The first two episodes featured the audition rounds, with three contestants eliminated in each episode. The remaining 18 contestants officially received the MasterChef apron and advanced to the main competition.
Top 18 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Result Winnings Finish Jéssica Cechella 32 Criciúma Firefighter 7 1st Carla Araújo 31 Petrolina Family physician 9 2nd Rodrigo Quadros 33 Teresina Dentist 53rd Maria Eduarda Lima 21 Mogi das Cruzes Interior designer 54th Jesuíno Archanjo 60 Americana Fashion designer 35th Gabriela Peixoto 31 Salvador Obstetrician 8 6th Patric Gomes 36 Porto Velho Environmental engineer 4 7th Aline Oliveira 46 Belo Horizonte Homemaker 7 8th Nuri Eftekhar 29 Campinas Entrepreneur 5 9th Taís Evaristo 32 São Paulo Influencer 4 10th Everaldo Akihyto 27 Castanhal Industrial consultant 4 11th Aline Oliveira 46 Belo Horizonte Homemaker 5 Maria Antônia "Amélia" 26 Ubá Content creator & musician 4 12th Reinaldo Bockor 47 Canoinhas Biomedical scientist 2 13th Larissa Sankauskas 22 São Bernardo do Campo Automotive assembler 1 14th Matheus Monteiro 27 Goiânia Hunter & animal science specialist 2 15th Júlia Pitzer 31 Rio de Janeiro Gamer & content creator 1 16th Marcelo Pereira 24 Ipatinga Journalism student 1 17th Giovanni Trevisan 31 São Luís Production engineer 1 18th
Top 24 Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Result Winnings Finish Pablo Souza 37 Presidente Prudente Footwear designer 0 19th Mariana Martinez 27 Curitiba Art director 0 20th Gabriel Bortolazi 32 São Paulo Entrepreneur 0 21st Felipe Millk 23 Cosmópolis Pharmacist 0 22nd Giovana Chaluppe 25 São Paulo Advertising professional 0 23rd Victor Hugo Rezende 18 Franca Student 0 24th
Elimination table
Place ContestantEpisode 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 191 Jéssica IN IMM WIN HIGH IMM HIGH IMM PT IN IMM WIN IN WIN LOW WIN IMM IMM LOW HIGH HIGH IMM IN WIN LOW LOW HIGH HIGH WIN IMM WIN IMM WINNER2 Carla HIGH IMM WIN HIGH IMM LOW HIGH WIN WIN IMM WIN LOW LOW LOW IN LOW IMM WIN IMM IN WIN HIGH IMM HIGH IMM LOW WIN IN WIN HIGH WIN 3 Rodrigo WIN IMM PT1 HIGH IMM IN IMM HIGH HIGH IMM WIN HIGH IMM WIN LOW HIGH IMM IN WIN LOW LOW LOW IN WIN IMM IN IN IN LOW LOW ELIM 4 WIN IMM PT1 IN WIN IN IN PT HIGH IMM PT IN LOW PT WIN IMM IMM LOW LOW WIN IMM IN HIGH WIN IMM IN LOW IN LOW HIGH ELIM 5 Jesuíno HIGH IMM PT1 IN IN HIGH IMM LOW IN HIGH HIGH IN IMM PT LOW WIN IMM LOW IN LOW IN WIN IMM WIN IMM LOW LOW IN IN ELIM 6 Gabriela WIN IMM PT1 IN IN IN IMM WIN IN IN LOW LOW HIGH WIN WIN IMM IMM WIN IMM WIN IMM LOW LOW LOW WIN WIN IMM IN ELIM 7 Patric IN IMM WIN WIN IMM IN IMM WIN LOW HIGH WIN IN HIGH HIGH IN LOW IMM HIGH IMM HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH LOW LOW LOW ELIM 8 Aline WIN IMM WIN LOW HIGH IN WIN WIN IN IN PT HIGH IMM WIN LOW ELIM WIN RET HIGH IMM LOW IN HIGH IMM LOW ELIM 9 Nuri IN IMM PT1 LOW LOW HIGH IMM WIN IN WIN WIN IN IMM WIN WIN IMM IMM IN IN IN LOW IN ELIM 10 Taís IN IMM PT1 HIGH IMM LOW LOW NPT IN HIGH WIN WIN IMM WIN LOW IN IMM WIN IMM LOW ELIM 11 Everaldo IN WIN WIN IN IMM HIGH IMM WIN LOW IN LOW HIGH IMM WIN IN IN IMM LOW ELIM 12 Maria WIN IMM WIN IN IMM IN IN WIN HIGH IMM WIN LOW HIGH ELIM 13 Reinaldo HIGH IMM PT3 IN IMM WIN IMM WIN IN LOW HIGH IN ELIM 14 Larissa WIN IMM PT1 HIGH IMM HIGH IMM LOW IN IMM ELIM 15 Matheus LOW IMM WIN IN LOW IN LOW WIN LOW ELIM 16 Júlia LOW IMM WIN IN IMM LOW HIGH ELIM 17 Marcelo HIGH IMM WIN LOW IN LOW ELIM 18 Giovanni HIGH IMM WIN IN ELIM Auditions 19 Pablo IN IMM ELIM 20 Mariana HIGH IMM ELIM 21 Gabriel IN IMM ELIM 22 Felipe LOW ELIM 23 Giovana LOW ELIM 24 LOW ELIM Key
Guest appearances
Episode 2 12 Band's Journalists Episode 6 Chef Dayse Paparoto Chef Adriano Kanashiro Episode 7 Jiang Pu Gloria Pai Teresa Yi Jun Cai Chef Alê Costa Episode 9 Márcio Mendes (Trio Los Angeles) Ronnie Von Sandra de Sá Chef Edson Leite Episode 10 Gilmelândia Episode 12 Chef Leo Salles
Episode 13 Chef Diego Lozano Chef Ronaldo Villar Episode 14 Chef Heaven Delhaye Paul Cabannes Chef Diego Sacilotto Pri Matta Episode 15 Chef Rodrigo Oliveira Chef Bárbara Frazão Episode 16 Chef Bel Coelho
Ratings and reception Brazilian ratings All numbers are in points and provided by Kantar Ibope Media. Episode Title Air date Timeslot (BRT) SP viewers(in points) BR viewers(in points) Ref. 1 Top 24 – May 26, 2026 1.3 1.1 2 Top 21 – Auditions (2) June 2, 2026 1.6 1.0 3 Top 18 June 9, 2026 1.0 1.0 4 Top 17 June 16, 2026 1.4 1.0 5 Top 16 June 23, 2026 1.3 0.9 6 Top 15 June 30, 2026 0.8 7 Top 14 July 7, 2026 1.3 1.0 8 Top 13 July 14, 2026 1.2 1.1 9 Top 12 July 21, 2026 1.5 1.2 10 Top 11 July 28, 2026 1.5 1.2 11 Reinstation challenge August 4, 2026 1.1 1.0 12 Top 11 Redux August 11, 2026 1.3 1.2 13 Top 10 August 18, 2026 1.1 1.0 14 Top 9 August 25, 2026 1.3 1.1 15 Top 8 September 1, 2026 1.2 1.1 16 Top 7 September 8, 2026 1.3 0.9 17 Top 6 September 15, 2026 1.2 18 Top 5 September 22, 2026 1.0 19 Winner announced September 29, 20260.9
References
External links MasterChef on Band