I’m Still Here garnered a nomination for Best Picture at the 2025 Oscars. The film follows a mother trying to keep her family together under the watchful eye of the Brazilian dictatorship. The script is based on the life of Eunice Paiva, a lawyer and human rights whose husband was “disappeared” by the Brazilian government. Less of a romp than Wicked or A Complete Unknown, the film examines a less-discussed part of Brazilian history. A Caipirinha, Brazil’s national drink, represents the movie in our 2025 Oscars drink series. If you’re catching up on the Oscar nominations and missed it in theaters, I’m Still Here is available on AppleTV.
About the Caipirinha
The main liquor in a Caipirinha is cachaça, a liquor similar to rum but not exactly the same. Rum comes from fermenting sugarcane molasses. Cachaça comes from the fermented juice of a sugar cane plant. This explains its grassy, funky overtones. In Brazil, at times the caipirinha is still thought of as a remedy for the common cold, with stronger liquor and less honey. Cachaça has a number of nicknames indicating how people feel about it: abre-coração (heart-opener), água-benta (holy water), bafo-de-tigre (tiger breath), and limpa-olho (eye-wash).
Caipirinha, A Cocktail for I’m Still Here
Description
A cocktail representing Brazilian history.
Ingredients
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 ounces cachaça
- Lime wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, combine the lime wedges and sugar.
- Fill the glass with ice, add the cachaça, and stir.
- Garnish with a lime wheel.
Story by Emma Riva
Photography by Thoif
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