The film should be shown in schools, so the youth can reflect about what’s at stake when a government is exercising terror.

But despite this dominance, sertanejo has little export potential. Few artists care about going global, says Mr Morel. That ...

With I'm Still Here taking home Brazil’s first Oscar in 2025, a lot of people are looking back at Central do Brasil (Central Station) and thinking, “Wait, this film didn’t win in 1999? Are you serious ...

It’s that time of year in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival! Carnival in the Brazilian city has two sides: the street parties, known ...

Still Coralie Fargeat's film did become the first body horror to be nominated for Best Picture, and only the seventh horror ...

Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.

In 1999, Montenegro’s performance in Central Station earned her a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, making her the first Brazilian actress recognized in that ...

Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles chatted about his 2025 Oscar win for "Best International Feature Film" for "I'm Still Here." ...

Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, ...

Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.

I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, gave Brazil’s first Oscars win on Sunday in the best international film ...

The best international feature Academy Award for Walter Salles' timely drama backdropped the annual celebrations and ...