The Amazon
Amazonas, Brazil
A men-versus-women premise in the Brazilian rainforest that spiraled into one of the most strategically chaotic early seasons.
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
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.
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.
The all-women tribe, named for the jaburu (jabiru), a large native stork.
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
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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.
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