Ex-Housemate Exchange

When two seasons in different countries are taking place simultaneously, housemates are sometimes temporarily exchanged between them. This season was the first time that Big Brother Brasil allow other contestant of other Big Brother to stay in the house.

Pablo Espósito, from Gran Hermano Argentina 4 spent four days (March 20 to March 25, 2007) in the Brazilian house, while Big Boss winner Íris Stefanelli spent another four days (March 27 to April 1, 2007) in the Argentinian house.

Controversy

Before the beginning of the show, the announced contestant Yumi Ouchi was replaced by Flávia Viana, as Rede Globo claimed that Yumi had a contract with SBT, another Brazilian television channel, although she denied that.

Another replacement happened on the premiere of the season, when Fernando Orozco was ejected for having a friend who works as a director in the channel, which is against the rules of the show, as anyone who has any type of relationship with a Globo's employee is not allowed to be contestant in the program. He was replaced by Felipe Cobra.^[1]

After the Show

Only two months after the finale, Diego broke up with Íris causing outrage among the fans and viewers.^[2] Flávia Viana & Fernando-Luiz Bacalow married in 2007,^[3] as Alan-Pierre Miranda & Analy Rosa had a child together named Theo in 2008.^[4]

Íris Stefanelli became a personality on the country. She received a big paycheck to pose naked for Playboy. She was contracted by RedeTV! to co-host celebrities show TV Fama. Her lucrative deal was highlighted by the media. Íris is still a host on the show after the huge buzz that ensued her participation on the house

Another Housemate, Flávia Viana, became a personality too. In 2008 she was also contracted by RedeTV! to host the game show Esquenta. She also acts on Chiquititas in 2014, as the teacher Flávia. In 2017, she joined the ninth season of the reality A Fazenda, and became the winner of the season.