Although Globo retained one of the most famous scenes from the original version, he made several changes in the first chapter of the remake by Renascer Cândida, played by Maria Fernanda Cândido, which did not exist in 1993. The nine o'clock soap opera also gained a new opening song swapping Confins for Lua Soberana, with the voice of Luedji Luna and Xênia França.
With more chapters ahead, Bruno Luperi will have to change Benedito Ruy Barbosa's scripts. The author had just been criticized for barely intervening in his grandfather's original text when adapting Pantanal in 2022.
Cândida was created specifically for the new version, although the participation of Maria Fernanda Cândida ended this Monday (22). She was responsible for turning José Inocêncio (Humberto Carrão) into a cocoa producer by agreeing to sell him the farmer who was on the verge of bankruptcy.
Colonel Firmino (Enrique Díaz) is also one of the new additions to the remake. The character is only mentioned in the first version. Colonel Egídio (Guilherme Brumatti) only appeared from the second phase onwards.
Rachid also gained two interpreters as Gabriel Sater will pass the baton to his own father Almir Sater. The Peddler was only played by Luís Carlos Arutin (19331996) in 1993.
The opening surprised viewers on social media by omitting “Confins” by Ivan Lins. Luedji Luna and Xênia França have rerecorded Lua Soberana by Sérgio Mendes which was already part of the official soundtrack of the first version.
“Since Pantanal, Bruno Luperi has only done openings with random nature images and that was no different with Renascer. The original had a much more interesting proposal. Also, the opening seems to be running at speed two. The music is the positive point,” observed internet user Pedro Lima on X (formerly Twitter).