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The Amazon key art
Season 6 · 2003Men vs. Women

The Amazon

Amazonas, Brazil

A men-versus-women premise in the Brazilian rainforest that spiraled into one of the most strategically chaotic early seasons.

Jenna Morasca

Sole Survivor

Jenna Morasca

Won the jury 6-1

Year
2003
Location
Amazonas, Brazil
Format
Men vs. Women
Days
39 days
Castaways
16
Grand prize
$1,000,000
Jury vote
6-1

Also read at the Final Tribal Council

Matthew von Ertfelda

How Jenna Morasca won

Underestimated all game, Jenna won the immunities that mattered most down the stretch — including a grueling endurance hold — to hand-pick who sat beside her at the end.

The bigger picture

In context

Era

The Old School Era

2000–2010

Timeline

6th of 50

Aired 2003

Filming

Brazil

1st of 2 seasons filmed here

Starting tribes

The 2 tribes marooned when the game began — and where the names come from.

Jaburujabiru stork

The all-women tribe, named for the jaburu (jabiru), a large native stork.

Tambaquitambaqui fish

The all-men tribe, named for the tambaqui, a native Amazonian fish.

At the merge · they became Jacare — Merge tribe — Portuguese for 'alligator / caiman'.

Also filmed in Brazil

Tocantins key art

Tocantins

Season 18 · 2009

Go deeper

Explore Season 6

The Cast

The whole tribe in finish order, Sole Survivor to first boot.

16 castaways

Episode Guide

Every episode, with recaps of how the season actually played out.

13 episodes

In the Arena

Every challenge that ran, episode by episode, and who won each one.

22 challenges
Around the fire

Common questions

Who won Survivor The Amazon?
Jenna Morasca won Survivor: The Amazon (Season 6, 2003), taking the jury vote 6-1.
Where was Survivor Season 6 filmed?
Survivor: The Amazon was filmed in Amazonas, Brazil.
When did Survivor Season 6 air?
Survivor: The Amazon aired in 2003 and ran 39 days.
Who were the finalists in Survivor The Amazon?
Jenna Morasca won at the Final Tribal Council alongside Matthew von Ertfelda.

Around the fire

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Cast your vote, drop a hot take, and climb your torch — every contribution is tied to your profile at Tribal Council.

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