Big Brother Brasil 16

Big Brother Brasil 16 was the sixteenth season of Big Brother Brasil which premiered January 19, 2016, with the season finale airing April 5, 2016, on the Rede Globo. The show was produced by Endemol Globo and it was the last presented by journalist Pedro Bial, replaced by Tiago Leifert in 2017, after leaving the sports department, 1 year before the premiere of the talk show Conversa com Bial.
The grand prize is R$1.5 million with tax allowances, with a R$150,000 prize offered to the runner-up and a R$50,000 prize offered to the 3rd place. 19 Year Old Student Munik Nunes won this season on Day 78.

The game

Changes in the voting system

For the first time in the program since its debut, there was a change in the voting system of the show. From the fifth week of the season, the public's vote became regional based. The candidate who achieves a simple majority of votes in each region of Brazil by internet gets a point. Also earn one point the candidate who obtains a simple majority of all votes by calls and SMS. Thus, there are six points in total: five per geographic region and another by SMS and telephone. In case of a tied score, the contestant with the most votes is evicted. The votes from outside is distributed equally among the five regions of Brazil.

Big Phone

Week	Date	Timeslot	Housemate	Consequences
2	January 29, 2016	Friday 10:52PM	Ronan	See Note 4
6	February 26, 2016	Friday 10:55PM	Tamiel	See Note 10

Housemates

The cast list with the first 12 housemates was unveiled on January 13, 2016.
On day 3, four potential competitors entered the apartment to compete by public vote for the 13th and 14th housemate's spot.

Name	Age	Hometown	Occupation	Day entered	Day exited	Result
Munik Nunes	19	Goiânia	Student	1	78
Macedo	19	Santa Cruz	YouTuber	1	78
Ronan Veiga	27	Curitiba	Philosophy student	1	76
Geralda Diniz	63	Curvelo	Retired teacher	3	74
Matheus Lisboa	25	Barra Longa	Electrical engineer	3	64
Renan Oliveira	29	Amparo	Model	1	57
Adélia Soares	36	Suzano	Lawyer	1	50
Ana Paula Renault	34	Belo Horizonte	Journalist	1	47	Ejected
Tamiel Baiocchi	41	Goiânia	Ecology teacher	1	43
Juliana Dias	31	São Paulo	Dancer	1	36
Daniel Manzieri	38	Rio de Janeiro	Manager	1	29
Alan Marinho	34	Natal	Doctor of Philosophy	1	18
Laércio	53	Curitiba	Tattoo designer	1	15
Harumi Ishihara	64	São Paulo	Journalist	1	8

Future appearances

In 2017, Matheus Lisboa appeared in A Fazenda 9, he finished in 3rd place.
In 2018, Munik Nunes appeared with her husband Anderson Felício in Power Couple Brasil 3, they finished in 3rd place.
In 2018, Ana Paula Renault appeared in A Fazenda 10, she finished in 14th place.
In 2022, Matheus Lisboa appeared on De Férias com o Ex Caribe: Salseiro VIP as an ex.
In 2026, Ana Paula Renault, she returned in Big Brother Brasil 26.

Voting history

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Have and Have-Nots

On week 2, the whole house became Have-Nots due to punishment for Renan eating an apple, which is not included in the have-not diet.
On week 6, the whole house became Have due to the Guaraná Antarctica surprise.