The first time the Brazilian agricultural reform and the MST movement were depicted in a telenovela. Premiered two months after the deaths of 19 landless workers in Eldorado dos Carajás, in the Brazilian state of Pará.
Lavínia Vlasak decided to not attend the series' premiere party to stay home reading her lines and avoiding eventual bloopers, as Antônio Fagundes always arrived on set "at the ready" .
Initially reluctant about filming inside a coffin, Carlos Vereza ended up sleeping inside during Senator Caxias' funeral.