In November 2015, the film ranked 81st on the list made by the Brazilian Association of Film Critics (Abraccine) of the 100 best Brazilian films of all time.
Ana Carolina won the Special Prize at the Air France Film Awards for this film, as well as the Honorable Mention at the San Sebastián Film Festival, the Special Prize at the New York New Director Film Festival and the Woman Project of Boston, and the Special Press Award at the Paris International Film Festival.
Part of a loose trilogy directed by Ana Carolina on female experiences and perspectives. Mar de Rosas (1978) deals with childhood, Das Tripas Coração (1982) is about adolescence, and Sonho de Valsa (1987) about adulthood.