Nair Bello fell ill shortly after filming her first scenes. She was replaced by Arlete Salles and the sequences were reshot. Bello passed away aged 75 on April 17, 2007.
Fernanda Lima initially turned down the role of Maria due to being poorly received on Bang Bang (2005). Carlos Lombardi met with Lima and personally invited her, for which she accepted.
Carlos Lombardi is a TV series aficionado and cited Lost (2004) and Monk (2002) as inspirations for this telenovela.
Leonardo Vieira turned down the role of Caco in favor of starring in Ways of the Heart (2007). Alexandre Schumacher was cast. Luana Piovani turned down the role of Vanessa, and Flávia Alessandra was cast.