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Oscar, Brazil and I'm Still Here

Brazil's Oscar Win for ‘I'm Still Here' Just Made for the Craziest Carnival Ever

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 moment this is.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

Brazil rejoices over first Oscar win. ‘I’m Still Here’ house to be transformed into a film museum

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.

Variety on MSN · 18h

Brazil Celebrates ‘I'm Still Here' Oscar Win as a ‘Milestone' in Its Movie Industry Surge

Globo, Brazil's TV giant, issued a press release celebrating the win, Globo's first Oscar as it celebrates its 100th anniversary, a victory achieved, moreover, by the first movie

The New York Times3d

Brazil’s Best Picture Nominee Sparks New Fight for Justice

For decades, nobody was held accountable for killings and forced disappearances at the hands of Brazil’s military ... “I’m Still Here” — the Oscar best picture nominee about the murder ...

The Washington Post5d

Author behind Oscar-nominated film finds praise and ire for his rebuke of Brazil's dictatorship

The accusations were being published, so they started to threaten Brazil’s democracy. And little by little it was once again in doubt.” Past ire toward the Paiva family has notably come from ...

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The harrowing history behind 'I'm Still Here'—the film that's captured the world's heart

The Oscar-nominated film tells the true story of ... rally organized by then President João Goulart in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 13, 1964. The rally was allegedly one of the reasons ...