With fireworks forming the word “Rio” in the sky and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tune of “The Girl from Ipanema,” Rio de Janiero welcomed the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a serious message underlying the celebration: Let’s take care of our planet.

A documentary about climate change in Brazil, especially at Atafona Beach (in the Campos de Goytacaz...

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about...

This colorful documentary chronicles the events of the 1968 Winter Olympics in France. The events ma...

Starting with a long and lyrical overture, evoking the origins of the Olympic Games in ancient Greec...

Part two of Leni Riefenstahl's monumental examination of the 1938 Olympic Games, the cameras leave t...

Coverage of the glorious Olympic Opening Ceremony of the Games in Tokyo. The 2020 Summer Olympics op...

19 years after the dropping of atomic bombs in Japan, the Olympic Games of 1964 took place in Tokyo....

What were once lifestyle fads have evolved into some of the world's fastest-growing sports and are n...

At the Winter Olympics of 1980, after two tense weeks amidst growing Cold War fears, the U.S. Olympi...

On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From concept...

From the 60's, the neighborhood of Pedra de Guaratiba, in Rio de Janeiro, was invaded by a varied ar...

A documentary film that includes footage of past Olympics held in different countries with an partic...

Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee - the earliest comprehensive mov...

With the Olympics returning to Greece, the opening ceremony of Athens 2004 sought to show the entire...

Legendary rock band Rush plays the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the final night of...

By drawing a parallel between the Indian Durga Puja festival and other forms of celebrating the divi...

Mary Carillo looks back at the events leading up to, during and following the ladies’ figure skating...