We will make it public and open it for visitation, the place that brought Brazil's first Oscar in almost 100 years of the awards,” Paes said in his social media channels. Rio

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 festivi

Penelope Cruz presents Walter Salles with the Oscar for Best International Feature Film for "I'm Still Here" during the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.

Brazil, which is having a banner start of the year with Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” nominated for three Academy Awards including best picture, has been named country of honor for the upcoming edition of the Cannes Film Market.

I’m Still Here,” the Brazilian film based on the true story of an ordinary woman who found herself fighting her nation’s military dictatorship, won the Oscar for best international film at the Academy Awards on Sunday.

The Academy Awards are already historic, but Sunday saw a first for nearly every winner, or had at least one member of a team win their first Oscar. Latvia and Brazil were among the countries that received their first ever wins for animated feature and international feature,

Walter Salles' 'I'm Still Here' makes history as Brazil's first International Film Oscar winner at the 97th Academy Awards

U nfortunately, few mainstream audiences have seen 2025's Best International Feature winner at the Oscars, I'm Still Here, which beat out the widely controversial Emilia Peréz. D

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

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 the best international feature statuette.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I’m Still Here,” a Brazilian film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, won the Oscar on Sunday for best international film.