where her father—who ran one of Rio de Janeiro’s most influential newspapers, Diário Carioca—was exiled. Raised among the elite, Lota arrived in Brazil in 1928 at the age of 18. She was ...

When Spanish actress Penélope Cruz announced "I'm Still Here" as the winner of the international feature at the Academy Awards, millions of Brazilians roared at home and on the streets, where Carnival ...