Silvio de Abreu (a moviegoer) suggested the actors some titles to help in composing their characters. Mariana Ximenes watched films starred by Brigitte Bardot and Bette Davis; Reynaldo Gianecchini watched The Grifters (1990) and American Gigolo (1980).
Marcello Antony attended Stock Car classes to prepare for his role and eventually got a driving license.
Carolina Dieckmann spent one day with "Globo Esporte"'s (Rede Globo's sports program) crew to help composing her character Diana.
For their accents, Tony Ramos, Aracy Balabanian and the other actors who played Italian characters were taught by an USP professor, Cecília Casini. All of them also visited a farm owned by Marcos Palmeira to practice and learn agricultural work.