The important tourist announcement of the mayor of Rio de Janeiro after the first Oscar that Brazil won

It was a movie carnival for Brazil. Amid the iconic parades at the Rio de Janeiro Sambódrom I’m still here (In Portuguese, I’m still here) As best international film.

The feature film of director Walter Salles won the first Oscar in the history of Brazil after being nominated for best film, best international film and best actress, for the work of Fernanda Torres.

That’s why, Street comparsas paid tributes to the movie and the charismatic figure of Fernanda Torreswho tells the story of resistance and search for the truth of Eunice Paiva, Rubens Paiva’s wife, the former national deputy for Rio de Janeiro who was kidnapped and killed in 1971 by agents of the military dictatorship (1964-1985).

Before the box office success in Brazil, the Goya Award for the best Ibero -American film and the Golden Globe to Fernanda Torres, the troupes “rack the same as Mãe” and “Rola Asked” decided to pay tribute to the film I’m still here Already its protagonist Torres, with carnival marches and allusive costumes.

After the historic victory of the film at the 2025 Oscar Awards, the mayor of Rio de Janeir will buy the property that was the scene of the Paiva Family House.

And promised to transform the property into a tourist attraction that will baptize as the “Brazilian Cinema House”.

“Today it will be published in the Official Bulletin of the Prefitura de Río that we have decided to buy and transform the property of the film I’m still here In the Casa Do Cinema Braziliro, “Paes wrote in X (formerly Twitter).

And he added: “Let’s do public and open to visitors the space that brought to Brazil its first Oscar In almost 100 years. We will make the house where the movie was shot A permanent memory place From the history of Eunice Paiva and his family, of democracy and also a tribute to the two great women who proud and gave life to Brazil: Fernanda Torres and Fernanda Montenegro “.

Located in the corner of João Luiz Alves Avenue and the Rua Rotquete Pinto, in the Urca neighborhood, in the southern part of Rio, the property had already become a tourist attraction between those who visited the area, very next to the sugar bread cable car.

The house was rented for a year and a half for production and recently went on sale for 13.9 million reais (almost 2.5 million dollars).

I’m still here It is an adaptation of Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s homonym.

Directed by Walter Salles, the film portrays the transformation of its mother, Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres), a housewife in the 70s and mother of five children, in one of the most important human rights activists in Brazil.

Her trip begins after the murder of her husband, former deputy Rubens Paiva (played by Secton Mello), during the military dictatorship, which drives her to fight for justice, truth and memory, challenging the shadows of the oppressive regime.

The Urca neighborhood is one of the oldest in Rio de Janeiro, and that is where the main house of the film is located.

Between wooded streets, historical houses and the imposing view of sugar bread, Urca is central in the narrative of the film, in one of the quietest places in the city.

If travelers go for the neighborhood, Playa by climbing It is a must, with serene waters and golden sand, as well as Vermelha beach.

Unmissable: climb to the iconic cablelics of the Park park pan de azúcar. It is one of Rio’s most famous attractions and offers a 360 -degree panoramic view of the “wonderful city.”

The beaches of Leblon and Ipanema also stand out in the film. The Paseo Marítimo is the perfect invitation to enjoy a journey without hurry, with a stop for coconut water, see surfers in action or contemplate the sunset in the 12 Post of Leblon.

Meanwhile, the Arpoador stone in Ipanema offers one of the most famous views of Rio, with the Morro Dois irmãos on the horizon.

The Botanical Jardín neighborhood is the place where the Paiva family dreams of building its house.

Precisely, there is the Botanical Garden, one of the most famous visits for its avenues full of imperial palm trees that surprise to enter.

The park houses dozens of species of plants and birds, which sing all day. And if there is time, you can walk to the neighboring Lage Park, where the nineteenth -century palace is with a great pool in the courtyard and seen the Redeemer.

In the heart of the Center of Rio, the Confeitary Manon is one of the most charming locations in the film. Founded in 1942, captive with its Deco decoration and its gastronomic delights.

And if travelers are in the area, you can visit the shocking Tomorrow Museuma true architectural work in the port area, and then walk through the colorful Selaron staircase.