‘Classic tinpot dictator’: Trump exports his assault on democracy to Brazil US president seems to be weaponizing tariffs to punish Brazil for its coup trial against his ally Bolsonaro The Guardian - US · Jul 31, 2025
Two Oscar-winning films shed light on the thousands of disappeared people in Latin America Two visions of the trauma of disappeared people in Latin America had a central role at Sunday's Academy Awards The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2025
Author behind Oscar-nominated film finds praise and ire for his rebuke of Brazil's dictatorship Marcelo Rubens Paiva, a popular author in Brazil for four decades, has had intense days and exchanges since the movie based on his 2015 book “I’m Still Here” became a box-office success The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2025
Why I’m Still Here should win the best picture Oscar Walter Salles’s true-story drama reflects on a dark chapter from Brazil’s authoritarian past that has a chilling resonance for the world we live in today The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2025
I’m Still Here review – wrenching true-life saga of a Brazilian family torn apart by military rule When a former congressman is abducted from his beachfront home in 1970s Rio, his wife and children are left reeling – for decades – in Walter Salles’s Oscar-nominated drama starring an extraordinary Fernanda Torres The Guardian - UK · Feb 23, 2025
An explosion of colour and the downfall of an Instagram darling – what to see and watch this week Anyone familiar with Scotland will know the weather is at best mercurial, and at worst wet, grey and what we call “dreich” – a good Scottish word meaning drab. For an artist in the early 20th century suffering not just miserable weather but a cultural landscape of joyless, soul-sucking Presbyterianism,… The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025
I’m Still Here: a vibrant testament to female resilience that mourns Brazil’s dark past Director Walter Salles’s first feature film since 2012, the Oscar-nominated I’m Still Here is a return to home ground, and a return to strength, for the Brazilian auteur. At 68, Salles reconnects with his youth, telling a story in which he does not figure, but takes up the role of… The Conversation · Feb 21, 2025
Oscars Best Picture nominee I'm Still Here tells a powerful, hidden story of Brazil's past – and it's been championed by everyone from Guillermo del Toro to Alfonso Cuarón Big Screen Spotlight | I'm Still Here director Walter Salles opens up about the powerful response the biographical drama has received around the world Total Film · Feb 14, 2025
Brazilian film 'I’m Still Here' tops box office, forcing nation to reckon with dictatorship trauma Brazilian-made dramas rarely last long in local cinemas The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024
The Story Behind 'I'm Still Here': Brazil's Oscar-Buzzed Golden Globe Nominee The Brazilian film directed by Walter Salles has been nominated for multiple Golden Globes and is Brazil's entry into for Best Foreign Film at the Oscars. Latin Times · Dec 17, 2024
Brazil film portraying notorious crime during dictatorship strikes chord: ‘It hasn’t been overcome’ Abduction and murder of Rubens Paiva under the 1964-85 regime is retold in new box office hit I’m Still Here The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024
Lula dismays relatives of dictatorship’s victims by ignoring coup anniversary Brazil’s president has nixed commemorations of the 1964 coup, possibly to avoid irking the military as senior officers facing jail for allegedly conspiring to stop Lula taking power after 2022 election The Guardian - US · Mar 29, 2024