Paiva became a symbol of the struggle against the oppression of the Brazilian dictatorship and a defender of human rights.

I’m Still Here (now streaming on Netflix, in addition to VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video) is one of the best movies ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazil’s Fernanda Torres, a Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for “I’m Still Here,” will star in ...

It’s anchored by a remarkable performance in the central role of Eunice Paiva, the wife of Rubens and mother of the family, who’s left to pick up the pieces following her husband’s arrest.

When the celebrated Brazilian author Marcelo Paiva started writing his 2015 memoir Ainda Estou Aqui (I’m Still Here), he wanted to record his family history as his mother, Eunice Paiva ...

Im Still Here begins streaming on Netflix in the United States on May 17, 2025. The film, based on a true story set in 1970s ...

Actress Fernanda Torres was also nominated for an Oscar for her leading role as Eunice Paiva. Her husband, Rubens Paiva, had been a congressman before the U.S.-backed coup d'etat in 1964.

The film industry of Cannes' Country of Honor revitalized after the success of Walter Sallas' ‘I’m Still Here.’ ...

At least 434 of them were killed, including Rubens Paiva, a liberal former Congressman and Eunice’s husband. (Selton Mello plays him in the film.) The period has cast a dark chapter over ...