2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Maracanã Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard barrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.
Parade order
All nations paraded in an alphabetical order in Brazilian Portuguese, except the host country, Brazil, who entered last.Countries and flag bearers
The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.| Order | Nation | Brazilian Portuguese name | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Atletas Paralímpicos Independentes | Swimming | ||
| 2 | Afeganistão | Athletics | ||
| 3 | África do Sul | Athletics | ||
| 4 | Alemanha | Athletics | ||
| 5 | Angola | Athletics | ||
| 6 | Arábia Saudita | Athletics | ||
| 7 | Argélia | Athletics | ||
| 8 | Argentina | Wheelchair tennis | ||
| 9 | Armênia | Powerlifting | ||
| 10 | Aruba | Swimming | ||
| 11 | Austrália | Wheelchair basketball | ||
| 12 | Áustria | Cycling | ||
| 13 | Azerbaijão | Judo | ||
| 14 | Bareine | Athletics | ||
| 15 | Belarus | Athletics | ||
| 16 | Bélgica | Swimming | ||
| 17 | Benim | Athletics | ||
| 18 | Bermuda | Athletics | ||
| 19 | Bósnia e Herzegovina | Athletics | ||
| 20 | Botsuana | Athletics | ||
| 21 | Bulgária | Athletics | ||
| 22 | Burkina Faso | Athletics | ||
| 23 | Burundi | Athletics | ||
| 24 | Cabo Verde | Athletics | ||
| 25 | Camarões | Athletics | ||
| 26 | Camboja | Athletics | ||
| 27 | Canadá | Wheelchair basketball | ||
| 28 | Catar | Athletics | ||
| 29 | Cazaquistão | Swimming | ||
| 30 | Athletics | |||
| 31 | Chile | Powerlifting | ||
| 32 | Wheelchair fencing | |||
| 33 | Chipre | Swimming | ||
| 34 | Colômbia | Swimming | ||
| 35 | Congo | Athletics | ||
| 36 | Athletics | |||
| 37 | Wheelchair tennis | |||
| 38 | Costa do Marfim | Powerlifting | ||
| 39 | Costa Rica | Cycling | ||
| 40 | Croácia | Athletics | ||
| 41 | Cuba | Judo | ||
| 42 | Dinamarca | Equestrian | ||
| 43 | Cycling | |||
| 44 | Egito | Powerlifting | ||
| 45 | El Salvador | Powerlifting | ||
| 46 | Emirados Árabes Unidos | Athletics | ||
| 47 | Equador | Athletics | ||
| 48 | Eslováquia | Table tennis | ||
| 49 | Eslovênia | Shooting | ||
| 50 | Espanha | Table tennis | ||
| 51 | Estados Unidos da América | Cycling | ||
| 52 | Estônia | Athletics | ||
| 53 | Etiópia | Tamiru Demisse | Athletics | |
| 54 | Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia | Shooting | ||
| 55 | Swimming | |||
| 56 | Fiji | Table tennis | ||
| 57 | Filipinas | Table tennis | ||
| 58 | Finlândia | Equestrian | ||
| 59 | França | Wheelchair tennis | ||
| 60 | Gabão | Athletics | ||
| 61 | Gâmbia | Athletics | ||
| 62 | Gana | Athletics | ||
| 63 | Geórgia | Judo | ||
| 64 | Grã-Bretanha | Equestrian | ||
| 65 | Grécia | Boccia | ||
| 66 | Guatemala | Athletics | ||
| 67 | Guiné | Athletics | ||
| 68 | Guiné-Bissau | Athletics | ||
| 69 | Haiti | Athletics | ||
| 70 | Honduras | Swimming | ||
| 71 | Hong Kong, China | Wheelchair fencing | ||
| 72 | Hungria | Swimming | ||
| 73 | Índia | Athletics | ||
| 74 | Indonésia | Swimming | ||
| 75 | Sitting volleyball | |||
| 76 | Iraque | Powerlifting | ||
| 77 | Irlanda | Sailing | ||
| 78 | Islândia | Swimming | ||
| 79 | Israel | Wheelchair tennis | ||
| 80 | Itália | Athletics | ||
| 81 | Jamaica | Athletics | ||
| 82 | Japão | Wheelchair tennis | ||
| 83 | Jordânia | Table tennis | ||
| 84 | Kuwait | Athletics | ||
| 85 | Powerlifting | |||
| 86 | Lesoto | Athletics | ||
| 87 | Letônia | Athletics | ||
| 88 | Líbia | Powerlifting | ||
| 89 | Lituânia | Swimming | ||
| 90 | Luxemburgo | Cycling | ||
| 91 | Macau, China | Swimming | ||
| 92 | Madagascar | Athletics | ||
| 93 | Malásia | Athletics | ||
| 94 | Maláui | Athletics | ||
| 95 | Mali | Athletics | ||
| 96 | Malta | Swimming | ||
| 97 | Marrocos | Athletics | ||
| 98 | Maurício | Swimming | ||
| 99 | México | Athletics | ||
| 100 | Moçambique | Athletics | ||
| 101 | Powerlifting | |||
| 102 | Mongólia | Archery | ||
| 103 | Montenegro | Swimming | ||
| 104 | Myanmar | Swimming | ||
| 105 | Namíbia | Athletics | ||
| 106 | Nepal | Athletics | ||
| 107 | Nicarágua | Athletics | ||
| 108 | Níger | Athletics | ||
| 109 | Nigéria | Powerlifting | ||
| 110 | Noruega | Sailing | ||
| 111 | Nova Zelândia | Athletics | ||
| 112 | Omã | Athletics | ||
| 113 | Países Baixos | Athletics | ||
| 114 | Palestina | Athletics | ||
| 115 | Panamá | Athletics | ||
| 116 | Papua Nova Guiné | Athletics | ||
| 117 | Paquistão | Shooting | ||
| 118 | Peru | Cycling | ||
| 119 | Polônia | Cycling | ||
| 120 | Porto Rico | Swimming | ||
| 121 | Portugal | Boccia | ||
| 122 | Quênia | Athletics | ||
| 123 | Quirguistão | Powerlifting | ||
| 124 | República Popular Democrática da Coreia | Athletics | ||
| 125 | Romênia | Cycling | ||
| 126 | Ruanda | Athletics | ||
| 127 | Samoa | Athletics | ||
| 128 | São Tomé e Príncipe | Athletics | ||
| 129 | Seicheles | Athletics | ||
| 130 | Senegal | Wrestling | ||
| 131 | Serra Leoa | Table tennis | ||
| 132 | Sérvia | Table tennis | ||
| 133 | Singapura | Swimming | ||
| 134 | Athletics | |||
| 135 | Somália | Athletics | ||
| 136 | Sri Lanka | Athletics | ||
| 137 | Suécia | Swimming | ||
| 138 | Suíça | Athletics | ||
| 139 | Suriname | Athletics | ||
| 140 | Tadjiquistão | Athletics | ||
| 141 | Tailândia | Athletics | ||
| 142 | Powerlifting | |||
| 143 | Athletics | |||
| 144 | Cycling | |||
| 145 | Athletics | |||
| 146 | Togo | Powerlifting | ||
| 147 | Tonga | Athletics | ||
| 148 | Trinidad e Tobago | Athletics | ||
| 149 | Tunísia | Athletics | ||
| 150 | Turcomenistão | Powerlifting | ||
| 151 | Turquia | Judo | ||
| 152 | Ucrânia | Sitting volleyball | ||
| 153 | Uganda | Athletics | ||
| 154 | Uruguai | Judo | ||
| 155 | Uzbequistão | Athletics | ||
| 156 | Venezuela | Athletics | ||
| 157 | Vietnã | Swimming | ||
| 158 | Athletic | |||
| 159 | Zimbábue | Rowing | ||
| 160 | Brasil | Athletics |