Overview
- Twenty Pipoca candidates are being revealed live on Jan. 9 across five Casas de Vidro in São Caetano do Sul, Brasília, Salvador, Manaus and Porto Alegre, with the public choosing one man and one woman from each via Gshow.
- TV Globo airs the announcements with parallel streams on Gshow and Globoplay, including a Maratona Big Day hosted by Rede BBB talents such as Ana Clara, Ed Gama, Pitel and Gil do Vigor.
- Seleção BBB showcases daily life in the glass houses on Friday and Saturday nights, with the ten selected entrants confirmed Sunday after Domingão and set to join the house on the Jan. 12 premiere.
- Globo unveiled a dreams‑themed house featuring a wealth‑themed living room, themed bedrooms, a combined VIP/Xepa table, and three Big Fones including one inside the house, with multiple formats slated for viewer choice.
- The season adds a substitution mechanism that may open public votes to replace underperforming players with preselected challengers, with operational details still to be disclosed as Camarote and Veterans are held for reveal on premiere night.