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 (replacing Britto Júnior, who left the show after seven seasons), 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 (46.58%) and actor Luka Ribeiro (0.52%).

The teams
The teams Rabbit, Sheep and Ostrich (present on the seasons 3, 4, 6 and 7) became extinct and were replaced by two teams (Axe and Saw).

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. (ages stated are correct at the start of the contest)

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.

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 (one from each team) 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 (one from each team) selected by the winner of the round. The Key Holder's choice is marked in bold.


 * Results

Instant choice
The Instant Choice continued on this season. During the designated/announced five-minute voting window, Twitter users (with public accounts only) may vote to select a contestant to receive a special opportunity not available to others (which may or may not influence directly in the game) by tweeting the option's keyword along with the show's designated hashtag.