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

Crowd reacts at the Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro after ‘I’m Still Here’ won the best international film award for Brazil ...

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

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

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

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I’m Still Here” as the winner of the international feature at the Academy ...

In the 1980s, as Brazil restored its democratic regime, Oscar Niemeyer returned from exile ... Image Vía Museo de Arte Contemporánero de Niteroi The terrain was narrow, surrounded by the ...

Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar, marking the first time that an entry from ...

The streets of Rio de Janeiro have been littered with Fernanda Torres imitators. They drink beer, clutch plastic Oscars and deliver the impromptu acceptance speeches that they hope their idol ...

Discover how architecture plays a key role in the story of "I'm Still Here," the Oscar-winning Brazilian film.

There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City ... Rio is the hometown of the most important Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer. This year marks 100 years of Art Deco, and Rio ...