The Brazilian film I’m Still Here starring Fernanda Torres got a box office boost after its Oscar win. Here’s what we know.

Montenegro is a national acting legend — Brazil's Meryl Streep — who was a best actress Oscar nominee in 1999 for “Central Station.” The award instead went to Gwyneth Paltrow for “Shakespeare In Love” ...

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 took home ...

"I'm Still Here" has won the Oscar for best international feature, the first Brazilian movie to win the category.

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 ...

“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. “The Oscar is ours,” ...

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

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 ...

By Ana Ionova and Jack Nicas Reporting from Rio de Janeiro “I’m Still Here” — the Oscar best picture nominee about the murder of a Brazilian congressman by the country’s military ...

The best international feature Academy Award for Walter Salles’ timely drama backdropped the annual celebrations and validated a political movement: “It’s hard to put into words just how big of a ...

The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival, Brazil’s largest celebration, which runs through Tuesday. During the five-day revelry, the rest of the universe usually fades into the background ...

They drink beer, clutch plastic Oscars and deliver the impromptu acceptance speeches that they hope their idol, the Brazilian actress Fernanda Torres, will give on Sunday night at the Academy Awards.