Under a fascist military dictatorship, Eunice Paiva goes from a happy matriarch in Rio de Janeiro to a desperate wife to a ...

Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more ...

I'm Still Here defies the far right's attempts to redeem Brazil's military dictatorship. But it suggests a tidier closure to ...

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

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

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

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

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

After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally ...

Torres didn’t take home the Oscar for best actress, though I’m Still Here significantly won the best international feature ...