Power Couple (Brazilian TV series)

Power Couple, also known as Power Couple Brasil, was a Brazilian reality competition based on the Israeli television series זוג מנצח VIP. The series premiered on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 10:30 p.m. on RecordTV.^[2]

Power Couple
Genre	Reality competition
Created by	Dori Media
Directed by	Rodrigo Carelli
Presented by	Roberto Justus (2016–17) Gugu Liberato (2018–19) Adriane Galisteu (2021–22)
Theme music composer	Huey Lewis and the News
Opening theme	"The Power of Love" by Bruno Faglioni[1]
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	272
Production
Production locations	São Paulo (2016–17) Itapecerica da Serra (2018–22)
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	90 minutes
Original release
Network	RecordTV
Release	April 12, 2016 (2016-04-12) – July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14)
Related
Power Couple India

The show features celebrity couples living under one roof and facing extreme challenges that will test how well they really know each other. Each week, a couple will be eliminated until the last couple wins the grand prize.

The first two seasons were hosted by Roberto Justus. From seasons three to four, Gugu Liberato replaced Justus as the host and production moved from São Paulo to Itapecerica da Serra. From season five onwards, Adriane Galisteu replaced Gugu (dead since late–2019), thus becoming the show's first female host.

The fifth season was originally expected to air in 2020, but production was postponed to 2021 due to safety concerns resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Season chronology

Season	Number of couples	Number of weeks	Finalists			Prize fund	Host
			Winners	Runner-up	Third place
1	8	7	Laura Keller Jorge Sousa	Simony Patrick Souza	No third finalist.	R$697.000	Roberto Justus
2	11	10	Nayara Justino Cairo Jardim	MC Marcelly Frank Cavalcante	Fábio Villa Verde Regiane Cesnique	R$399.000
3	11	10	Tati Minerato Marcelo Galatico	Aritana Maroni Paulo Rogério	No third finalist.	R$303.000	Gugu Liberato
4	13	13	Nicole Bahls Marcelo Bimbi	Mariana Felício Daniel Saullo	Clara Maia André Coelho	R$596.000
5	13	11	Matheus Yurley Mari Matarazzo	Déborah Albuquerque Bruno Salomão	No third finalist.	R$403.000	Adriane Galisteu
6	13	11	Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio	Mussunzinho Karol Menezes	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan	R$330.000

Records

Highest number of rejections

#	Season	Week	Voting Results					Ref.
1	5	11 (Day 74)	Thiago Bertoldo Geórgia Fröhlich 4.59% to save	Déborah Albuquerque Bruno Salomão Most votes to save		Matheus Yurley Mari Matarazzo Most votes to save		[4]
2		11 (Day 75)	Li Martins JP Mantovani 5.44% to save	Déborah Albuquerque Bruno Salomão Most votes to save		Matheus Yurley Mari Matarazzo Most votes to save		[5]
3	6	8	Pe Lanza Anne Duarte 11.41% to save	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan 26.68% to save		Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio 61.91% to save		[6]
4	5		Filipe Duarte Nina Cachoeira 11.55% to save	Déborah Albuquerque Bruno Salomão 41.07% to save		Renata Dominguez Leandro Gléria 47.38% to save		[7]
5	6	11 (Day 74)	João Hadad Luana Andrade 11.89% to save	Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio Most votes to save		Mussunzinho Karol Menezes Most votes to save		[8]
6	5	6	Márcia Fellipe Rod Bala 14.51% to save	Mirela Janis Yugnir Ângelo 15.17% to save	Matheus Yurley Mari Matarazzo 27.63% to save		Déborah Albuquerque Bruno Salomão 42.69% to save	[9]
7	6	7	Ivy Moraes Nandinho Borges 14.99% to save	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan 29.44% to save		Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio 55.57% to save		[10]
8		5	Cartolouco Gabi Augusto 15.63% to save	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan 41.48% to save		Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio 42.89% to save		[11]
9		4	Nahim Andreia Andrade 18.13% to save	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan 24.38% to save	Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio 25.95% to save		Claudia Baronesa Rogério Alves 31.54% to save	[12]
10		10	Hadballa Eliza Fagundes 18.17% to save	Adryana Ribeiro Albert Bressan 29.24% to save		Brenda Paixão Matheus Sampaio 52.59% to save		[13]

Spin-offs

Power Couple Live

An online spin-off show titled Power Couple Live was originally presented by Gianne Albertoni. The show is broadcast live on Facebook after every episode and is also available on-demand via R7 Play. It features interviews with the newly eliminated couples, as well special guests and exclusive content across social media sites like YouTube. For season 2, Albertoni was replaced by Junno Andrade who presented until the third season, with Dani Bavoso reading questions from netizens.

In fourth season, the couple Flávia Viana and Marcelo Zangrandi assume the presentation, also counting on the youtubers Tati Martins and Marcelo Carlos, from the WebTVBrasileira channel, as commentators. The fifth season passed to the command of Lidi Lisboa and the return of Dani Bavoso.

Podcast Power Couple

Since 2021, Dani Bavoso also started to present a podcast, available on YouTube and streaming platforms, interviewing couples who have been through the program in previous seasons.

Ratings

Season	Timeslot (BRT)	Episodes	Premiered		Ended		TV season	SP viewers (in points)	Source
			Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Tuesday 10:30 p.m.	11	April 12, 2016	8.9	June 21, 2016	11.1	2016	9.49	[14] [15]
2	Tuesday 10:30 p.m. Thursday 10:30 p.m.	20	April 18, 2017	6.8	June 22, 2017	7.9	2017	7.40	[16] [17]
3	Mon–Fri 10:30 p.m.	48	April 24, 2018	7.4	June 28, 2018	9.0	2018	7.88	[18] [19]
4		63	April 30, 2019	7.7	July 25, 2019	7.9	2019	7.12	[20] [21]
5	Mon–Sat 10:30 p.m.	66	May 9, 2021	6.0	July 23, 2021	8.8	2021	6.35	[22] [23]
6		64	May 2, 2022	5.2	July 14, 2022	5.7	2022	4.86	[24] [25]

• Each point represents a specific number of households in São Paulo.
  • 2016: 69.000 households.
  • 2017: 70.500 households.
  • 2018: 71.855 households.
  • 2019: 73.015 households.
  • 2021: 76.577 households.
  • 2022: 74.666 households.

References

1. Bruno Faglioni (16 March 2023). The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis) - Power Couple Brazil's Opening - voice: Bruno Faglioni [The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis) - Abertura do Power Couple Brasil - voz: Bruno Faglioni] (video). YouTube. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
2. "Power Couple Brasil estreia dia 12 de abril com apresentação de Roberto Justus". Archived from the original on 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
3. "Record cancela 'Power Couple' e deixa participantes sem cachê".
4. "Geórgia e Thiago são eliminados do Power Couple com 4,59% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
5. "Li e JP são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil com 5,44% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
6. "Anne Duarte e Pe Lanza são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil 6 com 11,41% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
7. "Nina e Filipe são eliminados do Power Couple com 11,55% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
8. "Luana e Hadad são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil 6 com 11,89% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
9. "Márcia e Rod são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil com 14,51% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
10. "Ivy Moraes e Fernando Borges são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil 6 com 14,99% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
11. "Gabi e Cartolouco são eliminados do Power Couple com 15,63% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
12. "Nahim e Andreia Andrade são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil 6 com 18,13% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-05-27. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
13. "Eliza e Hadballa são eliminados do Power Couple Brasil 6 com 18,17% dos votos". R7 (in Portuguese). 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
14. "Candinho encontra a mãe e novela das seis tem maior IBOPE em 5 anos". 13 April 2016.
15. "Power Couple bate recorde e vence Jornal da Globo pela quarta vez". 22 June 2016.
16. "Sem TV paga, Power Couple Brasil perde um quarto do público na estreia". 13 April 2017.
17. "Power Couple perde IBOPE na final, mas levanta Programa do Porchat". 23 June 2017.
18. "Estreia da última temporada de Mister Brau registra maior audiência da série". 25 April 2018.
19. "Com Gugu, final de Power Couple tem menos público do que com Justus". 29 June 2018.
20. "Com ilustres desconhecidos, Power Couple tem melhor estreia em três temporadas". 2 May 2019.
21. "Quarta temporada do Power Couple chega ao fim como a menos vista da história". 26 July 2019.
22. "Público foge da TV, e Globo, Record e SBT amargam recordes negativos". 10 May 2021.
23. "Final do Power Couple 5 supera último episódio do reality com Gugu em 2019". 26 July 2021.
24. "Power Couple Brasil 2022 tem a pior estreia da história no IBOPE". 3 May 2022.
25. "Power Couple termina desidratado e com 25% menos público do que ano anterior". 15 July 2022.

External links

• Official website on R7.com