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.

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...

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as th...

Joseph Wilson meets the dance teacher fighting transphobic violence through voguing in Rio’s favelas...

The full story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and the Israeli revenge operation 'Wrath of God....

A documentary covering the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Documentary depicts what happened in Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 2000, when bus 174 was taken by an ...

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

An livid and comic presentation of Madureira in Rio de Janeiro.

A documentary on the Olympic games of ancient Greece, made during the 1924 games.

Caitlyn Jenner's unlikely path to Olympic glory was inspirational. But her more challenging road to ...

The Top Gear team hit Norway for a Winter Olympics special in which they attempt Olympic events, but...

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

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

The Favela Pacification Program was launched in 2008 to reduce crime and drug trafficking in Rio de ...

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