When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy Awards, Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival festivities have been ongoing since Saturday.

The Oscar-winning film has reignited national discussions on the dictatorship. With the debate over amnesty resurfacing, Brazil has a new opportunity to hold perpetrators accountable.

Brazilian movie "I Am Still Here", set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning Brazil its first Oscar in a main category.

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

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

SAO PAULO — Brazilian author Marcelo Rubens Paiva happily ... Paiva published “I’m Still Here” as Alzheimer’s disease washed away his mother’s memory. Director Walter Salles bought the rights in 2017, but chose not to make the film during ...

Writer Marcelo Rubens Paiva was attacked while participating in the Acadêmicos do Baixo Augusta parade in downtown São Paulo this Sunday (23). He was taking part in a tribute from the parade to the film "Ainda Estou Aqui" [I'm Still Here] when a man threw a can and a backpack at him.

The unprecedented Best International Feature Oscar, defeating Emilia Pérez, shakes France's historical dominance

Jubilant celebrations erupted across Brazil early on March 3 as I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui) won the Academy Award for Best International Film.Directed by Walter Salles, the film is based on a true story and follows Eunice Paiva as she attempts to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her husband,

The last Brazilian film to be nominated in the international category was Central Station in 1999, also directed by Walter Salles. Read more at straitstimes.com.

told The Associated Press while buying a replica Oscar statuette in Sao Paulo for her costume. Torres is nominated for her performance as the lead in the Walter Salles-directed “I’m Still Here ...

I'm Still Here' Makes History as First Brazilian Film to Win Best International Feature By Isabel Teles, Luciana Magalhaes and Nichola Groom SAO PAULO ... director Walter Salles dedicated the ...