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

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

Ever since Walter Salles' Brazilian political drama I'm Still Here debuted to acclaim at last September's Venice Film ...

Torres is the second Brazilian to be ever nominated in the Best Actress category, following her mother's nomination in 1999.

Her film ‘I’m Still Here’ has fueled a legal reckoning that experts say will get taken to the next level if she brings home ...

Torres is just the second Brazilian actress nominated for an Academy Award; her mother, Fernanda Montenegro, was the first.

That’s why Torres, many believe, holds the power to do more than become the first Brazilian to win a major Oscar. “It’s just an award but it’s also much more than an award,” Ioris says.

Oscar nominee Fernanda Torres on the emotion behind her role in 'I'm Still Here' The Brazilian film “I’m Still Here,” based on a true story, will be vying for the Academy Awards for Best ...

Fernanda Torres has the chance to make history at the Oscars. The "I'm Still Here" star would become the first Brazilian actress to win the best actress award should her name be called on March 2.

By Seth Abramovitch Senior Writer Fernanda Torres, the very down-to-earth diva of the Brazilian screen, emerges on the terrace of a midcentury modern mansion in Beverly Hills. It’s a crisp and ...

Fernanda Montenegro was nominated for nearly 30 years ago. Montenegro was the first Brazilian actress to be nominated for the award; Torres is the second. "I feel that we have a nominated DNA ...

Now, in a fairy-tale-worthy full-circle moment, her daughter, Fernanda Torres, has landed her own lead actress Oscar nomination — Brazil’s second in history — for the searing 1970s-set ...