The patron saint of the title village is named after Dias Gomes, creator of the original Saramandaia (1976). The image bears his resemblance.
Gabriel Braga Nunes portrayed vampires on O Beijo do Vampiro (2002) and The Mutants: Ways of the Heart (2008) and a werewolf in this series.
While the original Saramandaia (1976) metaphorized on the Brazilian Military Dictatorship, this remake commented on scandals of corruption and violent protests that had been happening in Brazil by the time of production.
The same FX team that worked on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) worked on this series. The famous sequence of Ms. Redonda's explosion references Aunt Margie's inflation from that movie. British makeup artist Mark Coulier designed Redonda's looks.
Ratings turned out unsatisfying, likely due to its time of broadcasting.