The second collaboration between creator Walcyr Carrasco and director Jorge Fernando after Pepper Chocolate (2003).
The highest-rated Rede Globo series in the 6pm time slot, having its original schedule increased with 25 episodes.
Priscila Fantin, André Gonçalves, Francisco Carvalho, Maria Sílvia, Júlia Lemmertz, and Thaissa Ribeiro attended conferences with anthropologists and a prosody professor to prepare for their indigenous roles.
The fictitious small town of Roseiral was visually inspired by both Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo as they looked at the time.
Walcyr Carrasco: [antagonistic character perishes in fire] Cristina's demise in the fire pits of hell.