Rio de Janeiro held the first day of its famous Carnival samba parades Sunday -- with many attendees also eying activities ...

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

The best picture and best actress nominations for “I’m Still Here” have inspired national pride in a country whose culture ...

Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, ...

In the 1980s, as Brazil restored its democratic regime, Oscar Niemeyer returned from exile ... Image Vía Museo de Arte Contemporánero de Niteroi The terrain was narrow, surrounded by the ...

After celebrating its three Oscar nominations for Walter Salles’ “I’m Still Here” with the same excitement it normally ...

The Oscars fall smack in the middle of Carnival ... Diarlei Rodrigues from Rio de Janeiro and Fernando Crispim from Manaus, Brazil.

There's a reason they call Rio de Janeiro the Marvelous City ... Rio is the hometown of the most important Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer. This year marks 100 years of Art Deco, and Rio ...

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

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

RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) - Rio de Janeiro's massive Sambadrome erupted in noisy celebrations Sunday as the news broke that Brazil won its first Oscar, in the middle of the first day of its famous ...