A Fazenda 3
A Fazenda 3 was the third season of the Brazilian reality television series A Fazenda, which premiered on Tuesday, September 28, 2010, on RecordTV. It was hosted by Britto Júnior and reports by Chris Couto.
The third season was confirmed on late–January 2010, before the finale of the second season. Britto Junior and Chris Couto reprise their hosting stints for the show, while Carolina Magalhães make her debut as the show's new special correspondent.
On December 21, 2010, 33-year-old model Daniel Bueno won the competition with 44% of the public vote over actor Sérgio Abreu and model Lizi Benites.
Production
Overview
There were fifteen celebrity contestants competing for the grand prize, making this the first season to have an odd number of original contestants. The prize award was R$ 2 million without tax allowances, the biggest prize in history of the series. with a brand new car offered to the runner-up.The season lasted 85 days, a decrease of four days over the previous season. Instead of the final two, this season was a final three facing the public vote on finale night.
Contestants
The cast list was officially unveiled at the launch night on Tuesday, September 28, 2010.Biographical information according to Record official series site, plus footnoted additions.
| Contestant | Age | Background | Hometown | Original team | Merged team | Status | Finish |
| Monique Evans | 54 | TV host | Rio de Janeiro | on October 7, 2010 | 15th | ||
| Geisy Arruda | 20 | Businesswoman | Diadema | Sheep | on October 14, 2010 | 14th | |
| Tico Santa Cruz | 32 | Singer | Rio de Janeiro | Sheep | on October 21, 2010 | 13th | |
| Sergio Mallandro | 52 | Comedian | Rio de Janeiro | Ostrich | on October 28, 2010 | 12th | |
| Nany People | 45 | Drag queen | Machado | on November 4, 2010 | 11th | ||
| Dudu Pelizzari | 25 | Actor | São Paulo | on November 11, 2010 | 10th | ||
| Viola | 41 | Former football player | São Paulo | Ostrich | on November 18, 2010 | 9th | |
| Carlos Carrasco | 44 | Make-up artist | São José | Sheep | Final eight | on November 25, 2010 | 8th |
| Andressa Soares | 22 | Singer | Rio de Janeiro | Final eight | on December 2, 2010 | 7th | |
| Janaina Jacobina | 29 | Reporter | Cuiabá | Ostrich | Final eight | on December 9, 2010 | 6th |
| Ana Carolina Dias | 22 | Actress | Rio de Janeiro | Final eight | on December 14, 2010 | 5th | |
| Luiza Gottschalk | 26 | TV host | São Paulo | Sheep | Final eight | on December 19, 2010 | 4th |
| Lizi Benites | 30 | Model | Porto Alegre | Ostrich | Final eight | on December 21, 2010 | 3rd |
| Sérgio Abreu | 34 | Actor | Rio de Janeiro | Sheep | Final eight | on December 21, 2010 | 2nd |
| Daniel Bueno | 33 | Model | Porto Alegre | Ostrich | Final eight | on December 21, 2010 | 1st |
Future appearances
In 2011, Monique Evans was contender to be a competitor on A Fazenda 4. She won the public vote and finished the season as runner-up.In 2015, Nany People appeared in A Fazenda 8 as a guest to give the remained competitors a letter from week 4 eliminated celebrity, in 2019, People appeared in Popstar 3, she finished in 9th place in the competition
In 2018, Dudu Pelizzari appeared in Dancing Brasil 3, he finished in 6th place in the competition.