No Limite 3

No Limite 3
Season Information
Version	Brazil
Season No.	3
Filming Location	Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil
Filming Dates	October 2001 – November 2001
Season Run	28 October 2001 – 23 December 2001
No. of Episodes	9
No. of Days	24
No. of Castaways	12
Winner	Rodrigo Trigueiro
Runner(s)-Up	Hérica Sanfelice Tatiana Welikson
Tribes	Água Fogo Foguágua
Prize for Winner	R$300,000
Prize(s) for Runner(s)-Up	2nd: R$50,000 3rd: R$25,000
Season Chronology
Previous	No Limite 2
Next	No Limite 4

No Limite 3 (also known as No Limite: Mental Stage) is the third season of No Limite. it was filmed at Marajó Island, Pará, Brazil. The season was broadcast from October 28 to December 23, 2001.

Rodrigo Trigueiro defeated Hérica Sanfelice and Tatiana Welikson in a final challenge to become the Sole Survivor.

Production

After viewership declined in No Limite 2, the show returned to a beach location, in Marajó Island, Pará.
Twelve contestants were chosen by the producers to participate in the show, of which filming took place between October and November 2001.

Twists/Changes

• Semi-finals: At the final four, the castaways were divided in two pairs to compete in a challenge. The losing pair would be eliminated, leaving the winning pair as be the Final Two.
• Vale dos Exilados: After the fifth elimination, all the castaways eliminated were sent to the Vale dos Exilados, where they would wait for the chance to re-enter to the game at the Final Three.
• Final Three: Instead of a Final Two, this is the first season to feature a Final Three. They would compete in a final challenge to determine the winner.

Castaways

Contestant		Tribe Affiliation		Finish	Vale dos Exilados	Votes Against
		Original Tribe	Merged Tribe
	Tânia Bisteka 28, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Água		1st Voted Out Day 3		3
	Rogério 48, Campo Grande, MS	Fogo		2nd Voted Out Day 6		3
	Janaína 20, São Paulo, SP	Fogo		3rd Voted Out Day 9		6
	Pedro Ribeiro 35, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Água		4th Voted Out Day 12		3
	Cláudia Lúcia 36, São Paulo, SP	Fogo		5th Voted Out Day 15	1st Eliminated Day 23	4
	Diuare de Carvalho 28, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Fogo	Foguágua	6th Voted Out Day 18	2nd Eliminated Day 23	4
	Fábio Meirelles 23, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Fogo		7th Voted Out Day 21	3rd Eliminated Day 23	3
	Peterson 25, São Paulo, SP	Água		Eliminated Day 23	4th Eliminated Day 23	2
	Adriana 28, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Água		Eliminated Day 23	5th Eliminated Day 23	5
	Tatiana Welikson 24, Rio de Janeiro, RJ	Fogo		Second Runner-Up		4
	Hérica Sanfelice 24, São Paulo, SP	Água		Runner-Up		2
	Rodrigo Trigueiro 34, Natal, RN	Água		8th Voted Out Day 22	Returnee Day 23	5
				Sole Survivor

Season Summary

Episode	Air date	Vale dos Exilados				Challenges		Eliminated	Vote	Finish
		Inhabitant		Eliminated	Finish	Reward	Immunity
1	October 28, 2001					Água	Fogo	Bisteka	3-2-1	1st Voted Out Day 3
2	November 4, 2001					Água	Água	Rogério	3-2-1	2nd Voted Out Day 6
3	November 11, 2001					Água	Água	Janaína	4-1	3rd Voted Out Day 9
4	November 18, 2001					Fogo	Fogo	Pedro	3-2	4th Voted Out Day 12
5	November 25, 2001					Água	Água	Cláudia	3-1	5th Voted Out Day 15
6	December 2, 2001	Cláudia				Rodrigo	Hérica	Diuare	4-2-1	6th Voted Out Day 18
7	December 9, 2001	Cláudia	Diuare			Peterson		Fábio	3-1-1-1	7th Voted Out Day 21
						Adriana		Rodrigo	4-1	8th Voted Out Day 22
8	December 16, 2001	Cláudia	Fábio			None	Hérica, Tatiana	Peterson	No Vote	Eliminated Day 23
		Diuare	Rodrigo					Adriana		Eliminated Day 23
9	December 23, 2001	Adriana	Fábio	Cláudia	Eliminated Day 23	Final Trial		Tatiana	No Vote	Second Runner-Up
				Diuare
		Cláudia	Peterson	Fábio				Hérica		Runner-Up
				Peterson
		Diuare	Rodrigo	Adriana				Rodrigo		Sole Survivor
				Rodrigo	Returnee Day 23

Voting History

No Limite 3 Voting History
		Original Tribes					Merged Tribe
Episode #		1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8		9
Eliminated:		Bisteka	Rogério	Janaína	Pedro	Cláudia	Diuare	Fábio	Rodrigo	Peterson	Adriana	No Tribal Council	Tatiana	Hérica	Rodrigo
Votes:		3-2-1	3-2-1	4-1	3-2	3-1	4-2-1	3-1-1-1	4-1	No vote			Final Trial
►	Rodrigo	Bisteka	—	—	Adriana	—	Peterson	Tatiana	Tatiana			Returned	Final Trial
►	Hérica	Adriana	—	—	Pedro	—	Diuare	Fábio	Rodrigo	—		—
►	Tatiana	—	Rogério	Janaína	—	Cláudia	Peterson	Rodrigo	Rodrigo	—		—
►	Adriana	Hérica	—	—	Pedro	—	Diuare	Fábio	Rodrigo	Eliminated		Eliminated
►	Peterson	Bisteka	—	—	Pedro	—	Diuare	Fábio	Rodrigo			Eliminated
►	Fábio	—	Janaína	Janaína	—	Cláudia	Diuare	Hérica				Eliminated
►	Diuare	—	Janaína	Janaína	—	Cláudia	Adriana					Eliminated
	Cláudia	—	Rogério	Janaína	—	Tatiana						Eliminated
	Pedro	Bisteka	—	—	Adriana
	Janaína	—	Rogério	Cláudia
	Rogério	—	Tatiana
	Bisteka	Adriana

Trivia

• This is the first season of the Survivor franchise to use the Redemption Island concept.
• This is the only season of No Limite to have the final trial at the final three.
• This is the only season of No Limite to not have at tie at the Portal.