Rio: City Of Sport

Explores Rio's serious passion for football, Brazil's national game. Take a tour of Rio's top four clubs Flamengo, Fluminense, Botafogo and Vasco da Gama featuring current player and rising stars.

We go surfing, kitesurfing and play beach volleyball with both youngsters and professionals who live and train in the city, for high adrenaline sports action.

Delve into Rio's gutsy extreme sports scene including professional BMX rider Brian Santos on a tour round the best riding spots in the city. Inline skater Maxwell Alexander welcomes us to South America's largest and most iconic favela Rocinha, revealing what life is like in the neighbourhood as well as explaining how sport has changed his life.

Rio: City of Sport enters the gyms and studios of Rio to discover a plethora of combat sports from amateur to Olympic level, including Boxing, Judo, Capoeira, Taekwondo and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Away from Rio's concrete jungle, the Tijuca Forest is the largest urban forest on Earth and is a spectacle within itself.

Take a look at the numerous exciting Olympic sports that will feature in the 2016 Games as well as the athletes who are preparing to compete. We check out the new Olympic sports of Golf and Rugby. We meet Paralympic sprinter and gold medallist Felipe Gomez for a training session, and jump in the pool with Brazil's junior synchronised swimming team.