As expected, Brazilian internet users took a brief break from Carnival to celebrate in style the country’s first-ever Oscar win, cheer the defeat of Emilia Pérez, and cry “ageism!” over the decision to award the Oscar for Best Actress to the twenty-something star of Anora,

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 Brazilian film I’m Still Here starring Fernanda Torres got a box office boost after its Oscar win. Here’s what we know.

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.

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

Walter Salles' Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ is part of a Brazilian film revival driven by generous funding and other major festival prominence.

The Brazilian director, best known for his biopic of Che Guevara, returns with a real-life tale of endurance

Sleepless City (Spain, France, Qatar) by Guillermo García López is set in La Cañada Real on the outskirts of Madrid, where 15-year-old Tonino’s world unravels as his best friend prepares to leave, challenging his understanding of home, friendship, and the gypsy legends that shaped his childhood.

"I'm Still Here" has won the Oscar for best international feature, the first Brazilian movie to win the category.

Walter Salles during his acceptance speech Brazilians celebrated it as if it was another football title when Walter Salles' “Ainda Estou Aqui” (“I'm Still Here”) won the Oscar for Best ...

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

Brazilian movie "I'm Still Here", set against the backdrop of the military dictatorship and recounting the true story of a mother of five whose husband disappears, made history on Sunday by earning Brazil its first Oscar in a major category.