A sweepstake during the 1998 FIFA World Cup reportedly collected 36 million mobile calls. Brazil, however, reportedly had only 4 million mobile phones back then.
Premiered on a Ressurection Sunday.
Debut of Flávia Alessandra who "won" a contest for a role in Top Model (1989) against Adriana Esteves and Gabriela Duarte. The three ended up cast in the series.
Debut of Sheila Mello who won a contest to become the second Blonde performer in the axé group "É O Tchan!" in 1998, replacing Carla Perez. Sheila's winning became an Internet joke, considered "the last time Brazil ever voted right".
Actresses Quitéria Chagas, Julianne Trevisol and Juliana Alves were backup dancers in this show, as was TV host Sabrina Sato. Alves and Sato later became contestants in different seasons of Big Brother Brazil (2002).