As expected, Brazilian internet users took a brief break from Carnival to celebrate in style the country’s first-ever Oscar ...

Walter Salles' I'm Still Here scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar this evening, marking the first time that an ...

(AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini) Fernanda Torres, right, embraces Walter Salles after he wins the award for “I’m Still Here” ...

Since many of the characters and events in the book were inspired by Kerouac’s own experiences, it does not adhere to a ...

I’m Still Here,” a film about a family torn apart by the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for more than two decades, ...

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

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

Walter Salles accepts the award for "I'm Still Here" from Brazil, for best international feature film during the Oscars on ...

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 ...

Torres didn’t take home the Oscar for best actress, though I’m Still Here significantly won the best international feature ...

The Brazilian film 'I'm Still Here' made history by winning Brazil's first Oscar in a major category. Directed by Walter ...