Drag Race Brasil season 1 explained

Season Number:	1
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Module1:	Host: Grag Queen Judges: Grag Queen Bruna Braga Dudu Bertholini Num Contestants: 12 Winner: Organzza Runner Up: Betina Polaroid Hellena Malditta Miranda Lebrão Label1: Miss Congeniality Data1: Aquarela
Num Episodes:	12
Network:	MTV / Paramount+ (Brazil) WOW Presents Plus (International)

The first season of Drag Race Brasil premiered on 30 August 2023. The season aired on MTV and Paramount+ in Brazil and Latin America and WOW Presents Plus internationally. The season was confirmed by World of Wonder on 8 August 2022.

The winner of the first season of Drag Race Brasil was Organzza, with Betina Polaroid, Hellena Malditta and Miranda Lebrão as the runners-up. Aquarela was named Miss Congeniality.

Production

Originally in 2017, Endemol Shine Brasil partnered with Passion Distribution, and acquired the production rights to create a Brazilian adaptation of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1] RuPaul was unaware about the upcoming adaptation.^[2] Later in 2020, the production company "gave up the rights" for the Brazilian adaptation due to its conservatism in Brazil.^{[3] [4]}

World of Wonder, the production company behind RuPaul's Drag Race, posted three casting calls on social media on 8 August 2022.^[5] The casting calls were for new potential Drag Race adaptations in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico.^{[6] [7]} The deadline for the potential competitors was set for 26 August, with the deadline for audition video submission set for 9 September 2022.^[8] In December, it was confirmed that the new editions of the Drag Race franchise would premiere "on MTV/Paramount+ in their respective territories."^[9]

Grag Queen was confirmed as a host and head judge in July 2023.^[10] The other two judges, Bruna Braga and Dudu Bertholini, were confirmed on July 19, as well as the premiere date, which was set for August 30.^[11] The cast was revealed on August 2.^[12]

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

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Age	Hometown	Outcome
Organzza	30	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Winner
Betina Polaroid	46	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro	Runners-up
Hellena Malditta	23	Salvador, Bahia
Miranda Lebrão	33	Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Shannon Skarllet	25	Piraúba, Minas Gerais	5th place
Naza	22	nowrap	Monte Santo de Minas, Minas Gerais	6th place
Dallas de Vil	26	Campinas, São Paulo	7th place
Rubi Ocean	30	Taguatinga, Distrito Federal	8th place
Aquarela	26	Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais	9th place
Melusine Sparkle	26	São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo	10th place
Tristan Soledade	34	Belém, Pará	11th place
Diva More	42	Jaquirana, Rio Grande do Sul	12th place

Notes:

Lip syncs

Legend:

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
2	nowrap	Betina Polaroid	vs.	Diva More	"" (Pabllo Vittar ft. Pocah)	Diva More
3	Dallas de Vil	vs.	Tristan Soledade	"Cachorrinhas" (Luísa Sonza)	Tristan Soledade
4	Aquarela	vs.	nowrap	Melusine Sparkle	"" (Ludmilla)	Melusine Sparkle
5	Aquarela	vs.	nowrap	Dallas de Vil	"Vermelho" (Gloria Groove)	Aquarela
6	Naza	vs.	Rubi Ocean	"" (Wanessa Camargo)	Rubi Ocean
7	Dallas de Vil	vs.	Shannon Skarllet	nowrap	"Decadence Avec Elegance" (Deborah Blando)	Dallas de Vil
8	nowrap	Hellena Malditta	vs.	Naza	"Dois Trabalhos" (Donas)	Naza
9	Organzza	vs.	Shannon Skarllet	"Festa" (Ivete Sangalo)	None
10	Miranda Lebrão	vs.	Shannon Skarllet	"" (Iza)	Shannon Skarllet
Episode	Finalists			Song	Winner
12	Betina Polaroid vs. Hellena Malditta vs. Miranda Lebrão vs. Organzza			"Envolver" (Anitta)	Organzza

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

• Gretchen, singer and dancer^[13]
• Flávio Verne, choreographer and director
• Hugo Gloss, multimedia
• Raphael Dumaresq, television personality
• Esse Menino, comedian
• Kéfera Buchmann, actress and YouTuber
• Maria Casadevall, actress
• Bruna Linzmeyer, actress
• Júnior Chicó, comedian
• Mauro Sousa, actor, musician and social media personality

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 6 and 8

• Walter Gomez, photographer

Episode 10

• Koichi Sonoda, makeup artist
• Norvina, president of Anastasia Beverly Hills

Episode 12

• Bruno Alcântara, member of the Pit Crew on RuPaul's Drag Race

Episodes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Criscuolo . Isaque . RuPaul's Drag Race chega ao Brasil . RuPaul's Drag Race arrives in Brazil . 16 August 2017 . 18 May 2023 . Meio e Mensagem . pt-BR . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907174246/https://www.meioemensagem.com.br/midia/rupauls-drag-race-chega-ao-brasil . live .
2. Web site: Adelino . Saul . Endemol Garante RuPaul's Drag Race Brasileiro . Endemol Guarantees RuPaul's Brazilian Drag Race . 18 September 2017 . 18 May 2023 . Draglicious . pt-BR . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220522133022/https://draglicious.com.br/2017/09/18/endemol-garante-rupauls-drag-race-brasileiro/ . live .
3. Web site: Adelino . Saul . RuPaul's Drag Race Brasil É Cancelado . RuPaul's Drag Race Brazil Is Canceled . 6 November 2020 . 18 May 2023 . Draglicious . pt-BR . 30 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930153601/https://draglicious.com.br/2020/11/06/rupauls-drag-race-brasil-e-cancelado/ . live .
4. Web site: Henrique Braga . Carlos . Producer gives up Brazilian version of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' . 8 November 2020 . 18 May 2023 . Gay Blog Brazil . en . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907174236/https://gay.blog.br/en/cultura/filmes-tv-e-series/producer-gives-up-brazilian-version-of-rupauls-drag-race/ . live .
5. Web site: Sim . Bernardo . 'Drag Race' Producers Announce Brazil, Mexico & Germany Editions . 9 August 2022 . 9 August 2022 . . en . 9 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809173614/https://www.out.com/television/2022/8/09/drag-race-producers-announce-brazil-mexico-germany-editions . live .
6. Web site: Villa . Lucas . 9 August 2022 . Are Mexico & Brazil Finally Getting Their Own 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Spin-Off? . 9 August 2022 . . en-US . 9 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809205140/https://remezcla.com/film/rupauls-drag-race-mexico-brazil-spin-off-possibility/ . live .
7. Web site: Schad . Saoirse . 16 August 2022 . Drag Race announces season 15, Brazil and other spin-offs - here's all the T . 2 October 2022 . . en . 2 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002022351/https://gcn.ie/drag-race-t-season-15/ . live .
8. Web site: Simukulwa . Nali . 9 August 2022 . Drag Race confirms new versions in Brazil, Mexico and Germany . 9 August 2022 . . en-GB . 10 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810062124/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/television/drag-race-confirms-new-versions-in-brazil-mexico-and-germany/ . live .
9. Web site: Rice . Lynette . 'Drag Race': New Editions Planned For Brazil, Germany And Mexico . December 12, 2022 . March 3, 2023 . . en-US . 3 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230303235503/https://deadline.com/2022/12/drag-race-new-editions-planned-for-brazil-germany-and-mexico-1235196207/ . live .
10. Web site: Nolfi . Joey . 'Drag Race Brazil' host announced as 'Queen of the Universe' winner Grag Queen . 12 July 2023 . 12 July 2023 . . en-US . 7 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230907174238/https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-brazil-host-grag-queen/ . live .
11. Web site: Nguyen . Nikki . Meet ‘Drag Race Brasil’ Judges Bruna Braga & Dudu Bertholini . 19 July 2023 . 19 July 2023 . The WOW Report . en-US . 19 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719183245/https://worldofwonder.net/meet-drag-race-brasil-judges-bruna-braga-dudu-bertholini-now/ . live .
12. Web site: Meet the Drag Race Brasil season 1 cast of queens and their fabulous promo looks . Nolfi . Joey . . August 2, 2023 . 2 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230802172055/https://ew.com/tv/drag-race-brasil-season-1-cast-promo-looks/ . live .
13. What's Up, Lindas!. Drag Race Brazil. Drag Race Brazil. August 30, 2023. 1. 1. MTV / Paramount+ / WOW Presents Plus.