A Fazenda 8

A Fazenda 8 was the eighth season of the Brazilian reality television series A Fazenda, which premiered on Wednesday, September 23, 2015, on RecordTV. For the first time, the show was hosted by Roberto Justus, reports by Bruna Calmon and commanded by Gianne Albertoni on A Fazenda Online.
This season is part of a millionaire contract signed in 2011 between Strix Television and Rede Record which guaranteed the show's rights until 2019.
This season marks the debut of Roberto Justus hosting the show, replacing Britto Júnior, who hosted the previous seven seasons. Gianne Albertoni returns as the show's commander on A Fazenda Online and events of sponsorship, bonuses and reports are hosted by Bruna Calmon.
The grand prize for the winner is R$ 2 million without tax allowances, with a brand new car offered to the runner-up.
On December 8, 2015, 22-year-old actor Douglas Sampaio won the competition with 52.90% of the public vote over model and former Panicat Ana Paula Minerato and actor Luka Ribeiro.

Twists

The teams

The teams Rabbit, Sheep and Ostrich became extinct and were replaced by two teams.

The stall

In this new season, the barn was replaced by the stall. Every week, three contestants will have to share space with the horses and sleep beside the animals.

Contestants

The first three contestants were revealed on September 21, 2015, live on the Xuxa Meneghel show. These being: Amaral, Mara Maravilha and Rayanne Morais. The singer Rafael Ilha, the former thumb, who had been confirmed in A Fazenda, could not participate due to legal problems, being replaced by actor Luka Ribeiro, who went live in the reality, in the debut show. Another substitution was with Sheislane Hayalla, runner-up in Miss Amazonas, who lost her place in confinement after a former aide publicized her name to gossip media.
Below is biographical information according to the Record official site, plus footnoted additions.

Contestant	Age	Background	Hometown		Status	Finish
Amaral	42	Former Football Player	Capivari		on October 1, 2015	16th
Edu K	46	Musician	Porto Alegre		on October 8, 2015	15th
Veridiana Freitas	27	Model	Balneário Camboriú	Saw	on October 15, 2015	14th
Ovelha	60	Musician	Olinda	Saw	on October 22, 2015	13th
Thiago Servo	29	Sertanejo singer	Maringá	Saw	Walked on October 24, 2015	12th
Rebeca Gusmão	31	Former Swimmer	Brasília		on October 29, 2015	11th
Li Martins	31	Singer & Actress	Sertanópolis		on November 5, 2015	10th
Quelynah	34	Singer & Actress	São Paulo		on November 12, 2015	9th
Carla Prata	34	Dancer & TV Host	Rio de Janeiro		on November 19, 2015	8th
Mara Maravilha	47	Singer & TV Host	Itapetinga	Saw		7th
Marcelo Bimbi	30	Model	Rio Branco		on December 1, 2015	6th
JP Mantovani †	31	Model & TV Host	Campinas		on December 3, 2015	5th
Rayanne Morais	27	Beauty Queen	Jeceaba	Saw	on December 5, 2015	4th
Luka Ribeiro	44	Actor	Rio de Janeiro	Saw	on December 8, 2015	3rd
Ana Paula Minerato	24	Model & Former Panicat	São Paulo	Saw	on December 8, 2015	2nd
Douglas Sampaio	22	Actor	Rio de Janeiro	Saw	on December 8, 2015	1st

Future appearances

In 2017, Ana Paula Minerato returned to compete in A Fazenda 9, she finished in 9th place in the competition.
In 2017, Carla Prata appeared in Dancing Brasil 2, she finished in 6th place in the competition.
In 2018, Douglas Sampaio appeared in Dancing Brasil 3, he finished in 10th place in the competition.
In 2018, Amaral appeared in Dancing Brasil 4, he finished in 4th place in the competition, in 2022, Amaral appeared as a Dog in The Masked Singer Brasil 2, he joined at the Group B third round as a wildcard, he sang three songs before his unmasking at the eighth episode, placing 9th in the competition.
In 2019, Marcelo Bimbi appeared with his wife Nicole Bahls in Power Couple Brasil 4, they originally finished in 8th place, however they comeback to the game and finished as winners from the competition.
In 2021, JP Mantovani and Li Martins appeared as a couple in Power Couple Brasil 5, they finished in 3rd place in the competition.
In 2023, Thiago Servo appeared on A Grande Conquista 1, he have to compete for a place to enter in the game, Thiago, at first, didn't receive enough votes to enter in the game but in the villa won his place in the mansion and won the game.
In 2025, Rayanne Morais appeared with her husband Victor Pecoraro in Power Couple Brasil 7, they finished in 3rd place in the competition.

The game

Key power

Since season 5, contestants compete to win the Key Power each week. The Key Power holder is the only contestant who can open the mystery box located at the Farm. However, opening the box will unleash either a good consequence or a bad consequence at the nomination process.
This season, only two pre-selected contestants are allowed to compete each round. The winner becomes the Key Power holder for the week, while the loser is sent to the stall, along with two other contestants selected by the winner of the round. The Key Holder's choice is marked in bold.
;Results

Week	Players	Winner	Sent to the Stall	Consequences
1		Douglas	Amaral, Luka, Rebeca	Choose two contestant from his team and one from the other team to win an immunity. Choose a contestant from the stall to have a double vote
1	Douglas	Douglas	Amaral, Luka, Rebeca	Choose two contestant from his team and one from the other team to win an immunity. Choose a contestant from the stall to have a double vote
2			Douglas, Edu, Luka	Choose two contestant from his team to win an immunity Ban another contestant from his team from nominating
2	Luka		Douglas, Edu, Luka	Choose two contestant from his team to win an immunity Ban another contestant from his team from nominating
3			Ana Paula, Quelynah, Thiago	Choose between win R$10,000 or receive immunity. Change the 3rd nominee for another contestant.
3	Thiago		Ana Paula, Quelynah, Thiago	Choose between win R$10,000 or receive immunity. Change the 3rd nominee for another contestant.
4			Carla, Douglas, Rayanne	Choose five contestants to banish from voting.
4	Douglas		Carla, Douglas, Rayanne	Choose five contestants to banish from voting.
5			Mara, Quelynah, Thiago	Won R$10,000 and had to immunize two contestants from the stall Save one contestant from became the third nominee.
5	Mara		Mara, Quelynah, Thiago	Won R$10,000 and had to immunize two contestants from the stall Save one contestant from became the third nominee.
6		Rayanne	JP, Li, Mara	Choose between win an immunity for yourself or immunize another contestant. Your vote count as two votes.
6	Rayanne	Rayanne	JP, Li, Mara	Choose between win an immunity for yourself or immunize another contestant. Your vote count as two votes.
7		'	Marcelo, Quelynah, Rayanne	Choose between win an immunity and not to vote or not win an immunity and vote. Your Key power opponent is automatically nominated.
7		'	Marcelo, Quelynah, Rayanne	Choose between win an immunity and not to vote or not win an immunity and vote. Your Key power opponent is automatically nominated.
8			Ana Paula, Carla, Luka	Choose one contestant to have a double vote Exchange one nominee for another contestant.
8	Luka		Ana Paula, Carla, Luka	Choose one contestant to have a double vote Exchange one nominee for another contestant.
9	TeamSaw	Luka	JP, Marcelo	1 − Luka: Won a place in the final; 2 − Rayanne: Won a letter from home; 3 − : Won R$30,000; 4 − Mara: Ban one nominee to compete for Farmer.
10			Douglas, Marcelo	Rayanne couldn't be nominee by the Farmer of the Week Residents of the stall will also be voted by the house.

Instant choice

The Instant Choice continued on this season. During the designated/announced five-minute voting window, Twitter users may vote to select a contestant to receive a special opportunity not available to others by tweeting the option's keyword along with the show's designated hashtag.

Week	Player	Question	Options	Vote	Brazil's choice
1	Douglas	Douglas should open the red envelope and win a prize of R$10,000.00?	Yes	48%	No
1	Douglas	Douglas should open the red envelope and win a prize of R$10,000.00?	No	52%	No
2	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a picnic with a contestant?	Yes	20%	No
2	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a picnic with a contestant?	No	80%	No
3	Carla	Carla should open the red envelope and make the lunch and do the dishes for all contestants?	Yes	89%	Yes
3	Carla	Carla should open the red envelope and make the lunch and do the dishes for all contestants?	No	11%	Yes
4	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a horseback riding outside the farm with a contestant of his choice?	Yes	18%	No
4	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a horseback riding outside the farm with a contestant of his choice?	No	82%	No
5	Marcelo	Marcelo should receive a film session in the tree house with a guest?	Yes	33%	No
5	Marcelo	Marcelo should receive a film session in the tree house with a guest?	No	67%	No
6	Rayanne	Rayanne must choose two contestants from different teams to stay tied together?	Yes	40%	No
6	Rayanne	Rayanne must choose two contestants from different teams to stay tied together?	No	60%	No
7		Ana Paula should be dressed as a man for 24 hours?	Yes	%	No
7		Ana Paula should be dressed as a man for 24 hours?	No	%	No
8	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a helicopter ride with a contestant?	Yes	%	Yes
8	JP	JP should open the red envelope and win a helicopter ride with a contestant?	No	%	Yes