Xistus's character is inspired by Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor. Maneco Dionísio's style is based on Jean Michel Basquiat.
Loosely based on The Sound of Music (1965), The Wizard of Oz (1939) and Carlo Collodi's "Pinocchio".
Paulo José and Flávio Migliaccio reprise their respective roles of Shazan and Xerife from O Primeiro Amor (1972) and Shazan, Xerife & Cia. (1972) in celebration of the characters' 25th anniversary.
Walter Negrão's second drama set in the fictional town of Nova Esperança, after O Primeiro Amor (1972).