The Amazing Race returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few. The 11 teams, including a Pizza Hut manager, a dentist, a science teacher, a children's minister, a retired physician and a valet, will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.

The race begins in Denver, Colorado when teams quickly jet off to their first location, Sao Paulo, Brazil where, upon landing, they must venture deep into the heart of the city to find their next clue at the Hotel Unique. Almost immediately, teams make their way by foot to Viaduto Santa Ifigenia, a pedestrian footbridge overlooking the highway and the Vale do Anhangabuau. One team struggles to locate the clue box, while other teams seem to find it with ease.

At the bridge, teams are faced with their first detour and must choose between finding a local motorcycle shop, where they will have to assemble a motorcycle from scratch, or soar high above the city of San Paolo in a helicopter in order to locate a specific building where they will find their next clue.

The teams:

• Name: BJ AVERELL (Male)
  Occupation: Online Tutor
  Age: 26
  Hometown: Los Angeles
  
  Name: TYLER MACNIVEN
  Occupation: Filmmaker
  Age: 25
  Hometown: San Francisco
  
  Relationship: BEST FRIENDS
  
  
• Name: SCOTT BRAGINTON-SMITH
  Occupation: Sales
  Age: 41
  Hometown: West Harwich, Mass.
  
  Name: JOHN LOWE
  Occupation: Wealth Manager
  Age: 38
  Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.
  
  Relationship: LIFE-LONG FRIENDS
  
  
• Name: YOLANDA BROWN-MOORE
  Occupation: Science Teacher
  Age: 27
  Hometown: Chicago
  
  Name: RAY WHITTY
  Occupation: Attorney
  Age: 31
  Hometown: Chicago
  
  Relationship: DATING
  
  
• Name: MONICA CAYCE
  Occupation: Student
  Age: 23
  Hometown: Fayetteville, Ark.
  
  Name: JOSEPH MEADOWS
  Occupation: Homebuilder
  Age: 23
  Hometown: Fort Smith, Ark.
  
  Relationship: DATING
  
  
• Name: DESIREE CIFRE
  Occupation: Writer
  Age: 24
  Hometown: New York
  
  Name: WANDA LOPEZ-ROCHFORD
  Occupation: Corporate Trainer
  Age: 44
  Hometown: Smyrna, Ga.
  
  Relationship: MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
  
  
• Name: MICHELLE GARNER
  Occupation: Homemaker
  Age: 36
  Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.
  
  Name: LAKE GARNER
  Occupation: Dentist
  Age: 37
  Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.
  
  Relationship: MARRIED PARENTS
  
  
• Name: JONI GLAZE
  Occupation: Children's Minister
  Age: 44
  Hometown: Katy, Texas
  
  Name: LISA HINDS
  Occupation: Realtor/Artist
  Age: 48
  Hometown: Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.
  
  Relationship: SISTERS
  
  
• Name: BARRY LAZARUS
  Occupation: Retired Physician
  Age: 63
  Hometown: Silverthorne, Colo.
  
  Name: FRAN LAZARUS
  Occupation: Retired Accountant
  Age: 61
  Hometown: Silverthorne, Colo.
  
  Relationship: MARRIED 40 YEARS
  
  
• Name: JEREMY RYAN
  Occupation: Valet
  Age: 26
  Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  
  Name: ERIC SANCHEZ
  Occupation: Waiter
  Age: 27
  Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  
  Relationship: FRIENDS
  
  
• Name: DAVID SPIKER
  Occupation: Musician
  Age: 30
  Hometown: Manhattan, Kan.
  
  Name: LORI WILLEMS
  Occupation: Pizza Hut Manager
  Age: 25
  Hometown: Manhattan, Kan.
  
  Relationship: DATING
  
  
• Name: DANI TORCHIO
  Occupation: Recent College Graduate
  Age: 22
  Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
  
  Name: DANIELLE TURNER
  Occupation: Recent College Graduate
  Age: 22
  Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y.
  
  Relationship: CHILDHOOD FRIENDS