Festival des trois continents
In 1986, at the Festival de Brasília it won the awards for Best Actress (Nogueira), Best Soundtrack (Arrigo Barnabé), and Best Sound (José Luiz Sasso). In 1987, Nogueira won the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival, where "Vera" was nominated for Best Film. At the Three Continents Festival Nogueira received a Honourable Mention.