Directing debut of Ana Paula Guimarães, who notably first appeared in Rede Globo as one of the original Paquitas in Xou da Xuxa (1988).
After several market surveys, it became clear that viewers wanted a more romantic and melodramatic theme, so, the love triangle between Nando (Reynaldo Gianecchini), Roberta (Glória Pires) and Juliana (Mariana Ximenes) gained more prominence in the plot, while the main core comedic clash between the two cousins was practically abandoned from the story.
Reynaldo Gianecchini and Drica Moraes's return to telenovelas after both successfully treated cancer. He was announced as part of the cast while still under treatment. Moraes had a brief cameo on The Buzz (2010).
Carlos Alberto Riccelli's cameo in the pilot marks his return to TV dramas fifteen years after A Indomada (1997).