Replaced Xuxa's previous show Xou da Xuxa (1988) and was canceled in 2001 after the set caught fire, seriously injuring some of the children present. The fire started on her famous "starship" when filming was about to finish, while she was performing her signature song "Ilariê".
Some of the Paquitas became professional actresses such as Lana Rhodes, Monique Alfradique, Graziella Schimitt, and Bárbara Borges. Alfradique had actually appeared as an extra in Vira Lata (1996) before joining the cast. Andrezza Cruz became a prominent Globo TV director.
Roberto Bettini - who appeared as the stilt Dengue in Xou da Xuxa (1988) - was called back for this show, this time to appear as Txutxucão the Dog. He felt the costume was too hot and dropped out, and the character was not used.
"Paquitas" Bárbara Borges (as a reporter) and Gabriela Ferreira (as a producer) would later join Xuxa in her self-titled Rede Record show. Andrezza Cruz was invited by Xuxa herself to direct, but declined, refusing to leave Globo TV.
When the show started, the "New Generation" of Paquitas was requested by Xuxa and Marlene Mattos to not dye their hairs blond. The lack of girls of different ethnicities in Xou da Xuxa (1988) is, to this day, object of strong criticism in Brazil.