Underplayed Gems

A Fazenda (2009)

A Fazenda poster
Genre
reality television
Country
Brazil
Length
17 seasons, 542 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
3.1 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of celebrities live together on a farm, isolated from the outside world, with cameras recording their every move. Each week, one contestant is evicted until a single winner remains to claim a cash prize.

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What happens

A Fazenda is a Brazilian reality television game show based on the Swedish television series of the same name that was originally created in 2001 by Strix and produced in association with Sony Entertainment and Endemol. The series premiered on Sunday, May 31, 2009, on RecordTV. The show is based on a group of celebrities living together twenty-four hours a day on afFarm (located in Itu during the first eight seasons, and in Itapecerica da Serra since season nine), isolated from the outside world (primarily from mass media, such as newspapers, telephones, television and the internet) while having all their steps followed by cameras around-the-clock, with no privacy for three months. The contestants compete for the chance to win the grand prize by avoiding weekly eviction, until the last celebrity remains at the end of the season that can claim the grand prize. The show was originally presented by news reporter Britto Junior, a position he held throughout the first seven seasons. Roberto Justus later replaced Britto as the host of the series from the eighth season onwards. Since 2010, the subscription-based live feeds are available directly through R7.com. In order to preserve the drama for television broadcasts, RecordTV does not webcast certain moments that transpire in the house, including weekly competitions. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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