Marcelo Dourado

In January 2004, he was part of the cast in Big Brother Brasil 4. During his first time in the house, Dourado started a relationship with fellow housemate Juliana. On 8 March 2004, he became the eighth housemate to be evicted with 68% of the votes, finishing seventh overall.

In January 2010, he was again part of the cast in Big Brother Brasil 10.^[3] During his second time in the house, Dourado caused disagreements and controversies by displaying manjis (卍) in a tattoo on his left arm, which were taken to be swastikas.^[4] He was also accused of homophobic behavior by some LGBT organizations.^[5] Dourado's adviser, Aline Antonoff, issued a press release, in which she stated that the tattoo differs from the Nazi swastika, because it is reversed, and has no connection with it, since the symbol belongs to several cultures. She also denied that the fighter is homophobic.^[6]

On 30 March 2010, Dourado became the winner of Big Brother Brasil with 60% of the 154 million votes, defeating dentist Fernanda Cardoso and personal trainer Cadu Parga in the final to take the R$1,500,000 prize.^[7]