The main plot of this soap opera is slightly inspired by the play "The Taming of the Shrew" by William Shakespeare.
Eduardo Moscovis almost refused the role of Petrucchio, finding it too similar to his previous character in Pecado Capital (1998). Walter Avancini mentioned the period and comical aspect "O Cravo" and convinced him.
Portrayed by extras, several important Brazilian people from the 1920s have cameos, such as Oswald de Andrade, Tarsila do Amaral and Monteiro Lobato with his wife and daughter.
Walcyr Carrasco cited Edmond Rostand's stage play "Cyrano de Bergerac" as an inspiration to the loving triangle between Bianca (Leandra Leal), Edmundo (Ângelo Antônio) and Heitor (Rodrigo Faro).