Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn't one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools but rather Fernanda Torres, who is competing for the Best Actress Oscar on Sunday.

HOLD FOR 10 AM EST, SUNDAY MARCH 2 Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn't one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It's Fernanda Torres, who's competing for the best actress Oscar on Sunday.

A reveler dressed as Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Torres holds a cutout of an Instagram account of "The Academy" during a pre-Carnival lookalike event in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Feb. 23,

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

Fernanda Torres has the chance to make history at the Oscars. The "I'm Still Here" star would become the first Brazil ian actress to win the best actress award should her name be called on March 2.

The Brazilian film “I’m Still Here,” based on a true story, will be vying for the Academy Awards for Best International Film and Best Picture. Its star, Fernanda Torres, is also competing for an Oscar.

Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities all the way in Hollywood, where Brazil could take home its first Oscar. Oscars buzz can be found all over the streets of Rio,

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

"I'm Still Here" earned Brazil's first Oscar in the best international film category, sparking a national fervor usually reserved for the Rio Carnival or the football World Cup.

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 embellished Chanel dress, cementing her star quality on the big night.