One of leads, Gerson Brener was wounded with a shot in the head during an robbery attempt on 17 August 1998, which left him paralyzed, confined to a wheelchair and that ended his career. This marks his final TV or film work. The show's final episode was released a few days after the incident but Brener had already filmed all his scenes.
Lucinha Lins filmed this series and her final Malhação (1995) episodes of at the same time. Thaís Fersoza and Bianca Byington also moved on from that series to this telenovela without a break.
Lucinha Lins and Fernanda Rodrigues are reunited from A Viagem (1994), again portraying mother and daughter. Nívea Maria was to portray the mother this time, but Lins and Rodrigues' physical resemblance ultimately drove the role to Lins.