The Amazing Race, formerly known as The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel (Portuguese: The Amazing Race no Discovery Channel), is a reality game show based on the American series of the same name, The Amazing Race.
Production[]
On 15 October 2008, a Latin American version of the show was announced by Discovery Channel Latin America in association with Disney. The first season was produced by Argentinian television production company RGB, while the second season was produced by Venezuelan television company Cinemat. On 25 January 2011, it was announced that Space in association with Disney was going to produce the third season of the Latin American version of the race, thus retitling the show to The Amazing Race, dropping the en Discovery Channel. This season was also produced by Venezuelan television company Cinemat.
The show is the second Latin American version of the franchise. The first was A Corrida MilionƔria, the Brazilian version of the franchise. It was also the first version in the Spanish language.
For the fourth season, a special Portuguese-language edition of the show, EdiĆ§Ć£o Brasil, was made. It was hosted by Brazilian model and actor Paulo Zulu. It featured teams from Brazil in a race mostly concentrated across Brazil.
The original presenter for the show was Guatemalan journalist Harris Whitbeck who presented the first three seasons. For the fifth season, the show was presented by Colombian model MarĆa "Toya" Montoya, a former contestant on the third season. She was also the first female host of any version of The Amazing Race upon returning to the usual format. The grand prize for the winning team is $250,000, $750,000 less than the original American version's $1,000,000 prize.
Applications for the fifth season were opened for Brazilians on October 13, 2012. On February 13, 2013 applications were also opened for the rest of Latin America until March 31, 2013.
Format[]
Teams[]
- For a list of all teams, see Category:The Amazing Race (LA) teams.
Seasons[]
Season | Number of Teams | Destinations | Filming Dates | Season Run | Network | Winners | Unique Distinctions |
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The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 1 |
11 | Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Dominican Republic, Mexico | May 27, 2009 - June 18, 2009 | September 20, 2009 - December 13, 2009 | Discovery Latin America | Tamara Reichelt & MatĆas Franchini |
None |
The Amazing Race en Discovery Channel 2 |
11 | Guatemala, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador | May 19, 2010 - June 18, 2010 | September 20, 2009 - December 13, 2009 | Carlos Coarasa & Mauricio Coarasa |
Featured an Intersection with a twist that would become Double Battle | |
The Amazing Race 3 (Latin America) |
11 | Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Brazil | July 12, 2011 - August 16, 2011 | September 25, 2011 - December 19, 2011 | Space | NicolĆ”s Brian & CristĆ³bal Brian |
Introduced the Express Pass and the Double U-Turn |
The Amazing Race 4 (Latin America) |
11 | Brazil, Peru, Bolivia | July 27, 2012 - August 16, 2012 | October 7, 2012 - December 23, 2012 | Daniel BelƩm & CƩsar Curti |
Alternately titled as EdiĆ§Ć£o Brasil, featured teams entirely from Brazil and destinations mostly within Brazil | |
The Amazing Race 5 (Latin America) |
11 | Colombia, Peru, CuraƧao, Dominican Republic, Panama, Mexico | June 19, 2013 - mid-July, 2013 | September 16, 2013 - December 9, 2013 | Ezequiel Sapochnik & TobĆas de la Barra |
Featured a first female host in The Amazing Race franchise, herself a contestant in the third season | |
The Amazing Race: Ecuador |
11 | Ecuador only | July 29, 2014 - late August 2014 | October 5, 2014 - December 28, 2014 | Giovanni LĆ³pez & Juan Carlos Estrada |
Raced within Ecuadorian destinations only |
Countries and Locales Visited[]
North America | South America | ||||
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Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | ||
Costa Rica | 1 | Argentina | 1, 2, 3 | ||
Dominican Republic | 1, 5 | Bolivia | 2, 4 | ||
Guatemala | 2 | Brazil | 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
Mexico | 1, 2, 5 | Chile | 1, 3 | ||
Panama | 1, 5 | Colombia | 1, 2, 5 | ||
Territory | Season(s) Visited | Ecuador | 2, 3, 6 | ||
CuraƧao | 5 | Peru | 1, 4, 5 | ||
Uruguay | 3 | ||||
Venezuela | 2 |
Reception[]
External links[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 Ā· 7 Ā· 8 Ā· 9 Ā· 10 Ā· 11 Ā· 12 Ā· 13 Ā· 14 Ā· 15 Ā· 16 Ā· 17 Ā· 18 Ā· 19 Ā· 20 Ā· 21 Ā· 22 Ā· 23 Ā· 24 Ā· 25 Ā· 26 Ā· 27 Ā· 28 Ā· 29 Ā· 30 Ā· 31 Ā· 32 Ā· 33 Ā· 34 Ā· 35 |
Asia | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 |
Australia | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 Ā· 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 Ā· 7 Ā· 8 Ā· 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 |
China Rush | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 Ā· 7 Ā· 8 |
Latin America | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 |
Norway | 1 Ā· 2 |
Philippines | 1 Ā· 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 Ā· 2 Ā· 3 Ā· 4 Ā· 5 Ā· 6 |