The first Brazilian film to be nominated for Best Picture was shot on location across Rio, São Paulo, and London.

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No rom-coms or romance period dramas. Quentin Tarantino recommends a classic John Wayne Western for date night.

But Rio’s story [from a play by Anne Caldwell, based on an original story by Louis Brock] lets it down. It’s slow and lacks laughs to the point where average business seems its groove.

Actress Fernanda Torres is nominated for a Best Actress in a Leading Role Oscar for her performance in 'I'm Still Here,' a film which takes place in Rio De Janeiro in the 1970s and focuses on a woman ...