Brazil Celebrates ‘I’m Still Here’ Oscar Win as a ‘Milestone’ in Its Movie Industry Surge
After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally ...
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A Rio Carnival parade will tell the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake
A Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro will present the story of a trans woman nearly burned at the stake in the 16th century as ...
Carnival 2025 samba queens set Rio ablaze in jaw-dropping costumes: PHOTOS
The Rio Carnival 2025 kicked off on Sunday night, March 2. The annual festival is renowned for its vibrant samba parades, ...
First Oscar for Brazil adds zest to Rio Carnival extravaganza
Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, ...
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Dogs parade in costume as Rio Carnival kicks off
As Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival celebrations kicked off on Saturday, dozens of dogs dressed as superheroes, clowns and cartoon ...
Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow
Vendors are a fixture at Rio’s Carnival street parties. They scour Instagram pages for times and locations, coordinate on ...
Brazil rejoices over first Oscar win. ‘I’m Still Here’ house to be transformed into a film museum
When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced “I’m Still Here” as the winner of the international feature at the Academy ...
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Rio kicks off Carnival parades with Oscars glory on minds
Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities ...
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Oscar fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres has made her this year's Carnival muse
Brazil’s Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools.
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'I'm Still Here': Brazil faces past ghosts with Oscar triumph
"I'm Still Here" -- which on Sunday won Brazil's first Oscar, in the best international film category -- traces a family's ...
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Brazil's 'I'm Still Here' wins best international feature at the Oscars
The film is based on a true story set in 1970s Rio de Janeiro, when Brazil was living under a military dictatorship.
A samba school rises to Rio Carnival's top league, bringing an economic boom to its poor residents
Carnival always breathes life into the economy of Vila Vintem, on Rio de Janeiro’s west side, but this year there’s even more, with its Unidos de Padre Miguel samba school back in the top parade leagu ...