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

The Brazilian director has a long history with the Academy Awards and is the heir to a billion-dollar empire in Brazil.

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

Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here scooped the Best International Feature Film Oscar, marking the first time that an entry from ...

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 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 ...

In his acceptance speech, director Walter Salles dedicated the award to Eunice Paiva and the two actresses that play her in ...