In Brazil, Popstars was produced by RGB and broadcast on the Brazilian Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT) channel.
Popstars was a prime time program introduced on SBT to counter Rede Globo's two successful reality series, Casa dos Artistas and No Limite.
An extension of Popstars, Muito Mais Popstars, aired on both SBT and Disney Channel Brazil in 2002, with Disney Channel airing the program on a two-day delay.
It particularly saw the introduction of the girl band Rouge, who finished second in the series, but proved to be a highly successful band with high sales of songs Ragatanga (Asereje), Um Anjo Veio me Falar, Não dá pra Resistir and Beijo Molhado, that were hits in 2002 and 2003.
[3] Marjorie Estiano, a contestant who had been eliminated in the earlier rounds, also became a famous actress with major roles in Rede Globo soap operas like Páginas da Vida (2006), Duas Caras (2007), Caminho das Índias (2009) and A Vida da Gente (2011).