Having enjoyed public and critical acclaim, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within is the all-time largest box office ticket seller and highest-grossing film in Brazil, ahead of Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands and Avatar, respectively.
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Musician and actor Seu Jorge (who played Mané Galinha in City of God) was invited by director José Padilha to act as one of the antagonists, Beirada; Maria Ribeiro is also back as Roseane, who is no longer married to Nascimento, but to a left wing Congressman.
"O Calibre" would be featured on the soundtrack of the film Elite Squad: The Enemy Within eight years later its release.
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In 2007 with the success of film Elite Squad in the country one of the interviewees was Captain Morrimento (humorous parody of Captain Nascimento) who took his program and changed its name to "Capitão Interroga" (Captain interrogate), which the Captain interviewed guests often beating them up.
The 1990s song was reused with amended lyrics as soundtrack of Elite Squad, directed by José Padilha.
During the preparation for the first Elite Squad movie, Wagner and part of the cast were subject to lifelike special forces training conducted by Paulo Stovani, a former captain of BOPE, the elite squad portrayed in the movie.