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

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I'm Still Here” as the winner of the international feature at the Academy ...

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

Walter Salles' Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ is part of a Brazilian film revival driven by generous funding and other major ...

There was even hope Torres, who had staged an upset at the Golden Globes, could win the Oscar over Demi Moore ... director of the Brazil institute at the independent Washington D.C. think thank ...

and all eyes were fixed on whether the country or anyone associated with it could win its first Oscar. I’m Still Here, Walter Salles’ drama set during Brazil’s two-decade military ...

Carnival celebrations were raging across Rio on Sunday night when everyone stopped. The Oscar for best international feature was about to be announced from Hollywood, and all eyes were fixed on ...

It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s competing for the best actress Oscar on Sunday. The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival, Brazil’s largest celebration, which runs through Tuesday.

For decades, nobody was held accountable for killings and forced disappearances at the hands of Brazil’s military ... “I’m Still Here” — the Oscar best picture nominee about the murder ...

After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally reserves for the soccer World Cup, Brazil went into overdrive when it ...

Brazil Rejoices Over First Oscar Win. 'I'm Still Here' House to Be Transformed Into a Film Museum RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I'm Still Here” as the ...