Set in São Paulo but actually shot in the Rede Globo studios (the PROJAC) in Rio de Janeiro. Most of its cast is purposely from São Paulo.
Walcyr Carrasco's debut in a Rede Globo series of the 9pm time slot. All of his previous series with the exception of Gabriela (2012) were aired in the 6 pm slot.
Walcyr Carrasco was inspired by a real outdoor campaign ad about abandoned newborn children ("Don't throw your child way") for the main storyline.
According to Caio Castro, Walcyr Carrasco had promised his character a "hot" girlfriend. Castro was astonished when his guest star Maria Casadevall first appeared to him "dressed like a guy".
Unusual in a Brazilian telenovela, the interior sets of the San Magno hospital are not separated studios and were built altogether, resembling an actual hospital.