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?

Since Friday afternoon, hundreds of street parties have been roving through Rio's streets, each with its own aesthetic, theme ...

Fernanda Torres becomes this year’s Carnival muse as Brazil celebrates its first Academy Award with ‘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, ...

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 ...

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy ...

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 ...

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

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