The director of ‘I’m Still Here,’ heir to the founder of the largest bank in Brazil, boasts a distinguished career, numerous ...

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

Walter Salles' Oscar-winning ‘I’m Still Here’ is part of a Brazilian film revival driven by generous funding and other major ...

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

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

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

Speaking just after the Oscar nominations have been announced, Salles is thrilled at nods for Best Picture and Best ...

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

Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here scooped the Best ... is Salles’ first feature in 12 years. Set in 1970 Rio de Janeiro and based on the memoir of the same name by Marcelo Rubens Paiva, it ...

Based on Paiva’s 2015 autobiography Ainda estou aqui, Walter Salles’ film I’m Still Here tells ... and me as a writer—we were always in touch. He used to live in Rio de Janeiro, close to where I had ...