2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations within the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the Maracanã Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.
Parade order
was entered first, as the nation of the ancient and first modern Olympic Games. The host nation Brazil marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the language of the host country, according with tradition and IOC guidelines. Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in French, English, and Portuguese with music accompanying the athletes as they marched into the stadium.Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, sometimes due to political or naming disputes. Macedonia entered as "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'" under E because of the naming dispute with Greece. The Republic of China entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" under T so that they did not enter together with conflicting People's Republic of China, which entered as the "People's Republic of China" under C. The Republic of the Congo entered as just "Congo", right before the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which entered under its full name. Similarly, South Korea entered as "Republic of Korea" under C while North Korea entered as "Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Additionally, Brunei, Ivory Coast, the United States, Hong Kong, Iran, Laos, Moldova, Russia, Syria, Tanzania, Timor-Leste and the Virgin Islands all entered under their formal names, respectively "Brunei Darussalam", "Côte d’Ivoire", "United States of America", "Hong Kong, China", "Islamic Republic of Iran", "Lao People's Democratic Republic", "Republic of Moldova", "Russian Federation", "Syrian Arab Republic", "United Republic of Tanzania", "Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste" and "Virgin Islands, US".
The Refugee Olympic Team, composed of refugees from several countries, went second to last and received a standing ovation.
Countries and flagbearers
Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer in the same order as the parade. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC.| Order | Nation | Brazilian Portuguese name | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Grécia | Sailing | ||
| 2 | Afeganistão | Judo | ||
| 3 | África do Sul | Athletics | ||
| 4 | Albânia | Athletics | ||
| 5 | Alemanha | Table tennis | ||
| 6 | Andorra | Judo | ||
| 7 | Angola | Handball | ||
| 8 | Antígua e Barbuda | Athletics | ||
| 9 | Arábia Saudita | Judo | ||
| 10 | Argélia | Judo | ||
| 11 | Argentina | Basketball | ||
| 12 | Armênia | Swimming | ||
| 13 | Aruba | Sailing | ||
| 14 | Volunteer | |||
| 15 | Austrália | Cycling | ||
| 16 | Áustria | Table tennis | ||
| 17 | Azerbaijão | Boxing | ||
| 18 | Bahamas | Athletics | ||
| 19 | Bangladesh | Golf | ||
| 20 | Barbados | Athletics | ||
| 21 | Bareine | Swimming | ||
| 22 | Belarus | Cycling | ||
| 23 | Bélgica | Athletics | ||
| 24 | Belize | Athletics | ||
| 25 | Benim | Fencing | ||
| 26 | Bermudas | Athletics | ||
| 27 | Bolívia | Athletics | ||
| 28 | Bósnia-Herzegovina | Athletics | ||
| 29 | Botsuana | Athletics | ||
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | Athletics | ||
| 31 | Bulgária | Athletics | ||
| 32 | Burkina Faso | Judo | ||
| 33 | Burundi | Athletics | ||
| 34 | Butão | Archery | ||
| 35 | Cabo Verde | Taekwondo | ||
| 36 | Camarões | Boxing | ||
| 37 | Camboja | Taekwondo | ||
| 38 | Canadá | Gymnastics | ||
| 39 | Catar | Equestrian | ||
| 40 | Cazaquistão | Taekwondo | ||
| 41 | Athletics | |||
| 42 | Swimming | |||
| 43 | Chade | Athletics | ||
| 44 | Chile | Athletics | ||
| 45 | Fencing | |||
| 46 | Chipre | Sailing | ||
| 47 | Colômbia | Judo | ||
| 48 | Comores | Swimming | ||
| 49 | Congo | Athletics | ||
| 50 | Taekwondo | |||
| 51 | Canoeing | |||
| 52 | Fencing | |||
| 53 | Costa do Marfim | Athletics | ||
| 54 | Costa Rica | Athletics | ||
| 55 | Croácia | Water polo | ||
| 56 | Cuba | Wrestling | ||
| 57 | Dinamarca | Tennis | ||
| 58 | Djibuti | Athletics | ||
| 59 | Dominica | Athletics | ||
| 60 | Athletics | |||
| 61 | Egito | Handball | ||
| 62 | El Salvador | Shooting | ||
| 63 | Emirados Árabes Unidos | Swimming | ||
| 64 | Equador | Judo | ||
| 65 | Eritreia | Volunteer | ||
| 66 | Eslováquia | Shooting | ||
| 67 | Eslovênia | Sailing | ||
| 68 | Espanha | Tennis | ||
| 69 | Estados Federados da Micronésia | Boxing | ||
| 70 | Estados Unidos da América | Swimming | ||
| 71 | Estônia | Sailing | ||
| 72 | Etiópia | Robel Kiros Habte | Swimming | |
| 73 | Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia | Swimming | ||
| 74 | Fiji | Rugby sevens | ||
| 75 | Filipinas | Table tennis | ||
| 76 | Finlândia | Sailing | ||
| 77 | França | Judo | ||
| 78 | Gabão | Taekwondo | ||
| 79 | Gâmbia | Athletics | ||
| 80 | Gana | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | Athletics | |
| 81 | Geórgia | Judo | ||
| 82 | Grã-Bretanha | Tennis | ||
| 83 | Granada | Athletics | ||
| 84 | Guam | Swimming | ||
| 85 | Guatemala | Gymnastics | ||
| 86 | Guiana | Swimming | ||
| 87 | Guiné | Judo | ||
| 88 | Guiné Equatorial | Athletics | ||
| 89 | Guiné-Bissau | Wrestling | ||
| 90 | Haiti | Wrestling | ||
| 91 | Honduras | Athletics | ||
| 92 | Hong Kong, China | Swimming | ||
| 93 | Hungria | Fencing | ||
| 94 | Iêmen | Judo | ||
| 95 | Índia | Shooting | ||
| 96 | Indonésia | Athletics | ||
| 97 | Archery | |||
| 98 | Iraque | Boxing | ||
| 99 | Irlanda | Boxing | ||
| 100 | Islândia | Judo | ||
| 101 | Israel | Gymnastics | ||
| 102 | Itália | Swimming | ||
| 103 | Jamaica | Athletics | ||
| 104 | Japão | Athletics | ||
| 105 | Jordânia | Boxing | ||
| 106 | Kiribati | Weightlifting | ||
| 107 | Kosovo | Judo | ||
| 108 | Athletics | |||
| 109 | Lesoto | Athletics | ||
| 110 | Letônia | Cycling | ||
| 111 | Líbano | Judo | ||
| 112 | Libéria | Athletics | ||
| 113 | Líbia | Athletics | ||
| 114 | Liechtenstein | Swimming | ||
| 115 | Lituânia | Sailing | ||
| 116 | Luxemburgo | Tennis | ||
| 117 | Madagascar | Athletics | ||
| 118 | Malásia | Badminton | ||
| 119 | Maláui | Athletics | ||
| 120 | Maldivas | Swimming | ||
| 121 | Mali | Athletics | ||
| 122 | Malta | Swimming | ||
| 123 | Weightlifting | |||
| 124 | Marrocos | Equestrian | ||
| 125 | Maurício | Badminton | ||
| 126 | Mauritânia | Athletics | ||
| 127 | México | Cycling | ||
| 128 | Moçambique | Canoeing | ||
| 129 | Wrestling | |||
| 130 | Mônaco | Athletics | ||
| 131 | Mongólia | Judo | ||
| 132 | Montenegro | Handball | ||
| 133 | Myanmar | Judo | ||
| 134 | Namíbia | Boxing | ||
| 135 | Nauru | Weightlifting | ||
| 136 | Nepal | Judo | ||
| 137 | Nicarágua | Shooting | ||
| 138 | Níger | Taekwondo | ||
| 139 | Nigéria | Table tennis | ||
| 140 | Noruega | Shooting | ||
| 141 | Nova Zelândia | Sailing | ||
| 142 | Omã | Shooting | ||
| 143 | Países Baixos | Equestrian | ||
| 144 | Palau | Wrestling | ||
| 145 | Palestina | Athletics | ||
| 146 | Panamá | Athletics | ||
| 147 | Papua Nova Guiné | Swimming | ||
| 148 | Paquistão | Shooting | ||
| 149 | Paraguai | Golf | ||
| 150 | Peru | Shooting | ||
| 151 | Polônia | Handball | ||
| 152 | Porto Rico | Wrestling | ||
| 153 | Portugal | Sailing | ||
| 154 | Quênia | Archery | ||
| 155 | Quirguistão | Boxing | ||
| 156 | República Popular Democrática da Coreia | Weightlifting | ||
| 157 | Romênia | Gymnastics | ||
| 158 | Ruanda | Cycling | ||
| 159 | Volleyball | |||
| 160 | Weightlifting | |||
| 161 | Samoa | Weightlifting | ||
| 162 | Samoa Americana | Weightlifting | ||
| 163 | San Marino | Shooting | ||
| 164 | Santa Lúcia | Athletics | ||
| 165 | São Cristóvão e Névis | Athletics | ||
| 166 | São Tomé e Príncipe | Canoeing | ||
| 167 | São Vicente e Granadinas | Athletics | ||
| 168 | Seicheles | Sailing | ||
| 169 | Senegal | Wrestling | ||
| 170 | Serra Leoa | Swimming | ||
| 171 | Sérvia | Shooting | ||
| 172 | Singapura | Badminton | ||
| 173 | Athletics | |||
| 174 | Somália | Athletics | ||
| 175 | Sri Lanka | Athletics | ||
| 176 | Suazilândia | Athletics | ||
| 177 | Sudão | Athletics | ||
| 178 | Sudão do Sul | Athletics | ||
| 179 | Suécia | Swimming | ||
| 180 | Suíça | Gymnastics | ||
| 181 | Suriname | Badminton | ||
| 182 | Tadjiquistão | Athletics | ||
| 183 | Tailândia | Badminton | ||
| 184 | Equestrian | |||
| 185 | Judo | |||
| 186 | Judo | |||
| 187 | Cycling | |||
| 188 | Togo | Swimming | ||
| 189 | Tonga | Taekwondo | ||
| 190 | Trinidad e Tobago | Athletics | ||
| 191 | Tunísia | Swimming | ||
| 192 | Turcomenistão | Swimming | ||
| 193 | Turquia | Wrestling | ||
| 194 | Tuvalu | Athletics | ||
| 195 | Ucrânia | Shooting | ||
| 196 | Uganda | Swimming | ||
| 197 | Uruguai | Sailing | ||
| 198 | Uzbequistão | Boxing | ||
| 199 | Vanuatu | Table tennis | ||
| 200 | Venezuela | Fencing | ||
| 201 | Vietnã | Vũ Thành An | Fencing | |
| 202 | Sailing | |||
| 203 | Athletics | |||
| 204 | Zâmbia | Judo | ||
| 205 | Zimbábue | Swimming | ||
| 206 | Time Olímpico de Refugiados | Athletics | ||
| 207 | Brasil | Modern pentathlon |