A Fazenda 1


A Fazenda 1 was the first season of the Brazilian reality television series A Fazenda, which premiered on Sunday, May 31, 2009, on RecordTV. It was hosted by Britto Júnior and reports by Chris Couto. The direction was handled by Rodrigo Carelli, Bruno Gomes, Chica Barros, and Rogerio Farah.
On August 23, 2009, 28-year-old actor Dado Dolabella won the competition with 83% of the public vote over singer Danni Carlos.

Production

Cast

There were fifteen celebrity contestants competing for the grand prize, which was R$ 1 million without tax allowances with a brand new car offered to the runner-up. The season lasted 85 days, making this the shortest season until A Fazenda 8.

Contestants

Below is biographical information according to the Record official site, plus footnoted additions.
ContestantAgeBackgroundHometownStatusFinish
Franciely Freduzeski30ActressLaranjeiras do Sul
on June 7, 2009		15th
Bárbara Koboldt33ReporterPorto Alegre
on June 8, 2009		14th
Babi Xavier34TV HostNiterói
on June 14, 2009		13th
Théo Becker32ActorPelotas
on June 21, 2009		12th
Fabio Arruda38Style consultantRio de Janeiro
on June 28, 2009		11th
Miro Moreira25ModelSão Paulo
on July 5, 2009		10th
Luciele di Camargo31ActressGoiânia
on July 12, 2009		9th
Mirella Santos25DancerFlorianópolis
on July 19, 2009		8th
Jonathan Haagensen25ActorRio de Janeiro
on July 26, 2009		7th
Fabiana Alvarez32ActressSão José
on August 2, 2009		6th
Danielle Souza28ModelLages
on August 9, 2009		5th
Pedro Leonardo22MusicianAnápolis
on August 16, 2009		4th
Carlinhos Silva28ComedianSão Paulo
on August 19, 2009		3rd
Danni Carlos33SingerRio de Janeiro
on August 23, 2009		2nd
Dado Dolabella28ActorRio de Janeiro1st

Future appearances

In 2011, Franciely Freduzeski was contender to be a competitor on A Fazenda 4, but ultimately did not return.
In 2017, Théo Becker appeared in Dancing Brasil 2, he finished in 9th place in the competition.
In 2017, Fábio Arruda returned to compete in A Fazenda 9, he finished in 14th place in the competition.
In 2019, Babi Xavier appeared in Popstar 3, she finished in 10th place in the competition, in 2023, Xavier appeared on Bake Off Celebridades 3, she finished in 13th place in the competition.