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

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced that “I’m Still Here” was the winner of best international film at the Academy ...

Brazil has won its first Oscar for international feature for I’m Still Here, the story of a family broken apart amid a ...

Fernanda Torres has the chance to make history at the Oscars. The "I'm Still Here" star would become the first Brazil ian ...

Mikey Madison won the Oscar for best actress over contenders such as Demi Moore and Fernanda Torres, but there's only love ...

SAO PAULO — Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn’t one of the divas or drum queens parading with the Rio de Janeiro samba schools. It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s competing for the best ...

To understand why Torres’ Oscar chances have ignited excitement in Brazil, one must first look to her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, 95, who appears as an aging Eunice Paiva in the film’s final ...

It’s Fernanda Torres, who’s competing for the best actress Oscar on Sunday. The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival, Brazil’s largest celebration, which runs through Tuesday.

Oscar Fever for Brazil's Fernanda Torres Has Made Her This Year's Carnival Muse SAO PAULO (AP) — HOLD FOR 10 AM EST, SUNDAY MARCH 2 Brazil's Carnival muse this year isn't one of the divas or ...