Fernanda Torres is making the Oscar run of her life. For Brazilians, she’s already won something larger

Speaking to The Times in 2019, Brazilian acting legend Fernanda Montenegro described receiving an Academy Award nomination 20 years earlier for her role in Walter Salles’ “Central Station” — and her extensive campaigning for it — as “a trip to Jupiter.” Montenegro’s stateside recognition was unprecedented: the first time a Brazilian actor competed at the … Read more