Sônia Braga as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães

José Wilker as Valdomiro 'Vadinho' Santos Guimarães

Mauro Mendonça as Dr. Teodoro Madureira

Nelson Xavier as Mirandão

Rui Rezende as Cazuza

Nelson Dantas as Clodoaldo

Mário Gusmão as Arigof

Wilson Mello as Vivaldo

Mara Rúbia as Claudete

Dinorah Brillanti as Rozilda

Arthur Costa Filho as Carlinhos the Guitarist

Haydil Linhares as Norminha, Flor's Friend

Nilda Spencer as Dinorah, Flor's Friend

Sílvia Cadaval as Jacy

Ivanilda Ribeiro as Sofia a Servant

Francisco Santos as Venâncio, the Priest

Francisco Dantas as Dr. Argemiro

João Gama as Moreira, Dona Norma's Husband

Álvaro Freire as Silvério

Hélio Ary as Venceslau Diniz

Lourdes Coimbra as Dionísia a Hooker

Miguelão as Paranaguá Ventura

Manfredo Colassanti as Pelanchi

Antonio Ganzarolli as Dedinho

Jurandyr Ferreira as Emílio Veiga

Lícia Magna as Filó

Antônio Victor as Antiógenes

Cláudio Mamberti as Man

Dita Corte Real as Inácia

Marta Anderson as Mirabel

Eliane Rogério as Tavinha

Betty Lago as Zizi

Marta Moyano as Amália

Betty Faria as Leniza Mayer the Famous Singer

Fernanda de Jesus as

Mercedes Ruehl as American girl in casino