I'm Still Here: How Rio de Janeiro’s Architecture and Urbanism Shape the Oscar-Nominated Brazilian Film
A radiant Rio de Janeiro, bathed in sunlight and carried by the ocean breeze. The beach is full of life—children run across the sand, families enjoy their time together, and laughter drifts through the air. This is how I'm Still Here, the Brazilian film nominated for three Oscars, begins: portraying Cidade Maravilhosa as a vivid, open landscape, a postcard from the 1970s that exudes freedom and vitality. But as the story unfolds, this bright and open setting gives way to shadows, consumed by the fear and uncertainty of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for over two decades.
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A radiant Rio de Janeiro, bathed in sunlight and carried by the ocean breeze. The beach is full of life—children run across the sand, families enjoy their time together, and laughter drifts through the air. This is how I'm Still Here, the Brazilian film nominated for three Oscars, begins: portraying Cidade Maravilhosa as a vivid, open landscape, a postcard from the 1970s that exudes freedom and vitality. But as the story unfolds, this bright and open setting gives way to shadows, consumed by the fear and uncertainty of the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil for over two decades.
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