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

The Brazilian actress has gotten widespread acclaim for her performance in 'I’m Still Here' — will it result in Oscar gold?

The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship.

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

Fernanda Torres becomes this year’s Carnival muse as Brazil celebrates its first Academy Award with ‘I’m Still Here’ ...

The Brazilian film “I’m Still Here,” based on a true story, will be vying for the Academy Awards for Best International Film ...

Fernanda Torres has the chance to make history at the Oscars. The "I'm Still Here" star would become the first Brazil ian ...

Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities ...

Walter Selles’ poignant, pensive film about life under dictatorship stars Torres as a stoic mother whose dissident husband ...

Torres didn’t take home the Oscar for best actress, though I’m Still Here significantly won the best international feature film category. On the carpet before the ceremony, she dazzled in an ...

I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, ...

and her daughter Fernanda Torres, pose for a photo after Brazilian songwriter and former Culture Minister Gilberto Gil's swearing-in ceremony as a new "immortal," April 8, 2022, in Rio de Janeiro.