Produced in 1988 by Dreamvision, with co-production by Movies Rio and Diller & Associados and Rio Filme, it marked the first time producer Diler Trindade and Xuxa worked together, which later led to eleven more films between 1989 and 2006, including Lua de Cristal, which broke Brazilian box office records in 1990.

However, an evil force called Baixo Astral (Guilherme Karan), who lives underground in the sewers, is not happy with her campaign, and, with the help of his henchmen Titica and Morcegão, kidnap Xuxa's dog, Xuxo.

To get Xuxo back, Xuxa will have to undergo a series of challenges, such as passing a giant wall made up of illusions, crossing a desert and swimming across the sea.

According to newspaper Folha de São Paulo, shooting had to be stopped numerous times due to Xuxa, then one of the leading celebrities in Brazilian television and music, attracting hundreds of fans.

According to Penido, because these deals were being made while shooting was already happening, many changes in the script had to be made to accommodate these new merchandising opportunities - most notably, the character design for the dog Xuxo had to be redone after a licesing deal was signed with a toy company to manufacture a plush doll based on Xuxa's own dog in real life.

Sarney Law was eventually overturned in 1991, which ignited a period of 4 years where Brazilian film production was halted.

It placed third among the biggest ticket sellers in Brazil for the year of 1988, behind Rambo 3 and Os Heróis Trapalhões Super Xuxa was critically panned among Brazilian film journalists in its initial release.

Newspaper Folha de São Paulo criticized its excessive merchandising, while Jornal do Brasil cited some of the character design as "grotesque".

The Spinning Image says, "while simplistic (this is a kids' movie, after all), the core message that only education can enable young people to overthrow oppression and achieve true freedom is both potent and heartening.