During the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the flag bearers of 207 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Maracanã Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.
Countries and flagbearers
The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Reference:
| No. | Country | Brazilian Portuguese name | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | Grécia | Ekaterini Stefanidi | Athletics |
| 2 | Afghanistan | Afeganistão | Volunteer | |
| 3 | South Africa | África do Sul | Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 4 | Albania | Albânia | Luiza Gega | Athletics |
| 5 | Germany | Alemanha | Sebastian Brendel | Canoeing |
| 6 | Andorra | Andorra | Pol Moya | Athletics |
| 7 | Angola | Angola | Cristina Direito Branco | Handball |
| 8 | Antigua and Barbuda | Antígua e Barbuda | Noah Mascoll-Gomes | Swimming |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | Arábia Saudita | Volunteer | |
| 10 | Algeria | Argélia | Larbi Bourrada | Athletics |
| 11 | Argentina | Argentina | Paula Pareto | Judo |
| 12 | Armenia | Armênia | Artur Aleksanyan | Wrestling |
| 13 | Aruba | Aruba | Nicole Van der Velden | Sailing |
| 14 | Independent Olympic Athletes | Atletas Olímpicos Independentes | Volunteer | |
| 15 | Australia | Austrália | Kim Brennan | Rowing |
| 16 | Austria | Áustria | Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank | Sailing |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijão | Haji Aliyev | Wrestling |
| 18 | Bahamas | Bahamas | Leevan Sands | Athletics |
| 19 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Shamoli Ray | Archery |
| 20 | Barbados | Barbados | Akela Jones | Athletics |
| 21 | Bahrain | Bareine | Alemu Bekele | Athletics |
| 22 | Belarus | Belarus | Ivan Tsikhan | Athletics |
| 23 | Belgium | Bélgica | Nafissatou Thiam | Athletics |
| 24 | Belize | Belize | Brandon Jones | Athletics |
| 25 | Benin | Benim | Yemi Geoffrey Apithy | Fencing |
| 26 | Bermuda | Bermuda | Volunteer | |
| 27 | Bolivia | Bolívia | Ángela Castro | Athletics |
| 28 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bósnia e Herzegovina | Amel Tuka | Athletics |
| 29 | Botswana | Botsuana | Isaac Makwala | Athletics |
| 30 | Brunei | Brunei Darussalam | Maizurah Abdul Rahim | Athletics |
| 31 | Bulgaria | Bulgária | Mihaela Maevska | Gymnastics |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Angelika Sita Ouedraogo | Swimming |
| 33 | Burundi | Burundi | Billy Scott Irakoze | Swimming |
| 34 | Bhutan | Butão | Lenchu Kunzang | Shooting |
| 35 | Cape Verde | Cabo Verde | Maria Andrade | Taekwondo |
| 36 | Cameroon | Camarões | Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue | Boxing |
| 37 | Cambodia | Camboja | Sorn Seavmey | Taekwondo |
| 38 | Canada | Canadá | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming |
| 39 | Qatar | Catar | Volunteer | |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | Cazaquistão | Ruslan Zhaparov | Taekwondo |
| 41 | Cayman Islands | Ilhas Cayman | Lara Butler | Swimming |
| 42 | Central African Republic | República Centro-Africana | Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel | Swimming |
| 43 | Chad | Chade | Bibiro Ali Tahar | Athletics |
| 44 | Chile | Chile | Bárbara Riveros | Triathlon |
| 45 | China | República Popular da China | Ding Ning | Table Tennis |
| 46 | Cyprus | Chipre | Leontia Kallenou | Athletics |
| 47 | Colombia | Colômbia | Ingrit Valencia | Boxing |
| 48 | Comoros | Comores | Soule Soilihi Athoumane | Swimming |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | Congo | Franck Elemba | Athletics |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | República Democrática do Congo | Volunteer | |
| 51 | Cook Islands | Ilhas Cook | Alex Beddoes | Athletics |
| 52 | South Korea | República da Coreia | Kim Hyeon-woo | Wrestling |
| 53 | Ivory Coast | Costa do Marfim | Rene Philippe Kouassi | Archery |
| 54 | Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Karen Cope Charles | Beach volleyball |
| 55 | Croatia | Croácia | Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic | Rowing |
| 56 | Cuba | Cuba | Mijaín López | Wrestling |
| 57 | Denmark | Dinamarca | Pernille Blume | Swimming |
| 58 | Djibouti | Djibuti | Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim | Athletics |
| 59 | Dominica | Dominica | Yordanys Durañona | Athletics |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | República Dominicana | Luisito Pié | Taekwondo |
| 61 | Egypt | Egito | Hedaya Malak | Taekwondo |
| 62 | El Salvador | El Salvador | Enrique Arathoon | Sailing |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | Emirados Árabes Unidos | Saud Alzaabi | Athletics |
| 64 | Ecuador | Equador | Bayron Piedra | Athletics |
| 65 | Eritrea | Eritreia | Tsegay Tuemay | Athletics |
| 66 | Slovakia | Eslováquia | Erik Vlček | Canoeing |
| 67 | Slovenia | Eslovênia | Tanja Zakelj | Cycling |
| 68 | Spain | Espanha | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | Athletics |
| 69 | Federated States of Micronesia | Estados Federados da Micronésia | Volunteer | |
| 70 | United States | Estados Unidos da América | Simone Biles | Gymnastics |
| 71 | Estonia | Estônia | Mart Seim | Weightlifting |
| 72 | Ethiopia | Etiópia | Almaz Ayana | Athletics |
| 73 | Macedonia | Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia | Volunteer | |
| 74 | Fiji | Fiji | Leslie Copeland | Athletics |
| 75 | Philippines | Filipinas | Kirstie Elaine Alora | Taekwondo |
| 76 | Finland | Finlândia | Antti Ruuskanen | Athletics |
| 77 | France | França | Teddy Riner | Judo |
| 78 | Gabon | Gabão | Anthony Mylann Obame | Taekwondo |
| 79 | The Gambia | Gâmbia | Gina Bass | Athletics |
| 80 | Ghana | Gana | Flings Owusu-Agyapong | Athletics |
| 81 | Georgia | Geórgia | Lasha Talakhadze | Weightlifting |
| 82 | Great Britain | Grã-Bretanha | Kate Richardson-Walsh | Field hockey |
| 83 | Grenada | Granada | Lindon Victor | Athletics |
| 84 | Guam | Guam | Benjamin Schulte | Swimming |
| 85 | Guatemala | Guatemala | Juan Ignacio Maegli | Sailing |
| 86 | Guyana | Guiana | Troy Doris | Athletics |
| 87 | Guinea | Guiné | Mamadama Bangoura | Judo |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | Guiné Equatorial | Reïna-Flor Okori | Athletics |
| 89 | Guinea-Bissau | Guiné-Bissau | Taciana Lima | Judo |
| 90 | Haiti | Haiti | Jeffrey Julmis | Athletics |
| 91 | Honduras | Honduras | Miguel Ferrera | Taekwondo |
| 92 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, China | Chan Chun Hing | Cycling |
| 93 | Hungary | Hungria | Katinka Hosszú | Swimming |
| 94 | Yemen | Iêmen | Volunteer | |
| 95 | India | Índia | Sakshi Malik | Wrestling |
| 96 | Indonesia | Indonésia | Volunteer | |
| 97 | Iran | República Islâmica do Irã | Hassan Yazdani | Wrestling |
| 98 | Iraq | Iraque | Volunteer | |
| 99 | Ireland | Irlanda | Gary O'Donovan | Rowing |
| 100 | Iceland | Islândia | Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir | Swimming |
| 101 | Israel | Israel | Alona Koshevatskiy | Gymnastics |
| 102 | Italy | Itália | Daniele Lupo | Beach volleyball |
| 103 | Jamaica | Jamaica | Javon Francis | Athletics |
| 104 | Japan | Japão | Keisuke Ushiro | Athletics |
| 105 | Jordan | Jordânia | Ahmad Abughoush | Taekwondo |
| 106 | Kiribati | Kiribati | Volunteer | |
| 107 | Kosovo | Kosovo | Vijona Kryeziu | Athletics |
| 108 | Laos | República Popular Democrática do Laos | Xaysa Anousone | Athletics |
| 109 | Lesotho | Lesoto | Inkululeko Suntele | Boxing |
| 110 | Latvia | Letônia | Aleksejs Rumjancevs | Canoeing |
| 111 | Lebanon | Líbano | Volunteer | |
| 112 | Liberia | Libéria | Emmanuel Matadi | Athletics |
| 113 | Libya | Líbia | Volunteer | |
| 114 | Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | Christoph Meier | Swimming |
| 115 | Lithuania | Lituânia | Edvinas Ramanauskas | Canoeing |
| 116 | Luxembourg | Luxemburgo | Ni Xialian | Table Tennis |
| 117 | Madagascar | Madagascar | Asaramanitra Ratiarison | Judo |
| 118 | Malaysia | Malásia | Lee Chong Wei | Badminton |
| 119 | Malawi | Maláui | Kefasi Chitsala | Athletics |
| 120 | Maldives | Maldivas | Afa Isimail | Athletics |
| 121 | Mali | Mali | Ismael Coulibaly | Taekwondo |
| 122 | Malta | Malta | Charlotte Wingfield | Athletics |
| 123 | Marshall Islands | Ilhas Marshall | Colleen Furgeson | Swimming |
| 124 | Morocco | Marrocos | Wiam Dislam | Taekwondo |
| 125 | Mauritius | Maurício | Jonathan Drack | Athletics |
| 126 | Mauritania | Mauritânia | Volunteer | |
| 127 | Mexico | México | Maria Del Rosario Espinoza | Taekwondo |
| 128 | Mozambique | Moçambique | Joaquim Lobo | Canoeing |
| 129 | Moldova | República da Moldova | Zalina Marghieva | Athletics |
| 130 | Monaco | Mônaco | Volunteer | |
| 131 | Mongolia | Mongólia | Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai | Boxing |
| 132 | Montenegro | Montenegro | Predrag Jokic | Water polo |
| 133 | Myanmar | Myanmar | Yan Naing Soe | Judo |
| 134 | Namibia | Namíbia | Michelle Vorster | Cycling |
| 135 | Nauru | Nauru | Ovini Uera | Judo |
| 136 | Nepal | Nepal | Saraswati Bhattarai | Athletics |
| 137 | Nicaragua | Nicarágua | Erick Rodríguez | Athletics |
| 138 | Niger | Níger | Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak | Taekwondo |
| 139 | Nigeria | Nigéria | Doreen Amata | Athletics |
| 140 | Norway | Noruega | Kari Aalvik Grimsbø | Handball |
| 141 | New Zealand | Nova Zelândia | Lisa Carrington | Canoeing |
| 142 | Oman | Omã | Volunteer | |
| 143 | Netherlands | Países Baixos | Sanne Wevers | Gymnastics |
| 144 | Palau | Palau | Skilang Temengil | Wrestling |
| 145 | Palestine | Palestina | Miri Alatrash | Swimming |
| 146 | Panama | Panamá | Carolena Carstens | Taekwondo |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | Papua Nova Guiné | Samantha Kassman | Taekwondo |
| 148 | Pakistan | Paquistão | Volunteer | |
| 149 | Paraguay | Paraguai | Carmen Martinez | Athletics |
| 150 | Peru | Peru | David Torrence | Athletics |
| 151 | Poland | Polônia | Marta Walczykiewicz | Canoeing |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | Porto Rico | Jaime Yusept Espinal | Wrestling |
| 153 | Portugal | Portugal | Telma Monteiro | Judo |
| 154 | Kenya | Quênia | Mercy Cherono | Athletics |
| 155 | Kyrgyzstan | Quirguistão | Aisuluu Tynybekova | Wrestling |
| 156 | North Korea | República Popular Democrática da Coreia | Yun Won Chol | Wrestling |
| 157 | Romania | Romênia | Simona Pop | Fencing |
| 158 | Rwanda | Ruanda | Claudette Mukasakindi | Athletics |
| 159 | Russia | Federação da Rússia | Svetlana Romashina and Natalia Ishchenko | Synchronized swimming |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | Ilhas Salomão | Rosefelo Siosi | Athletics |
| 161 | Samoa | Samoa | Alex Rose | Athletics |
| 162 | American Samoa | Samoa Americana | Benjamin Waterhouse | Judo |
| 163 | San Marino | San Marino | Alessandra Perilli | Shooting |
| 164 | Saint Lucia | Santa Lúcia | Jeanelle Scheper | Athletics |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | São Cristóvão e Névis | Antoine Adams | Athletics |
| 166 | São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé e Príncipe | Volunteer | |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | São Vicente e Granadinas | Kineke Alexander | Athletics |
| 168 | Seychelles | Seicheles | Lissa Labiche | Athletics |
| 169 | Senegal | Senegal | Adama Diatta | Wrestling |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | Serra Leoa | Hafsatu Kamara | Athletics |
| 171 | Serbia | Sérvia | Tijana Bogdanović | Taekwondo |
| 172 | Singapore | Singapura | Griselda Khng | Sailing |
| 173 | Syria | República Árabe da Síria | Ghofrane Mohamed | Athletics |
| 174 | Somalia | Somália | Mohamed Daud Mohamed | Athletics |
| 175 | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Anuradha Indrajith Cooray | Athletics |
| 176 | Swaziland | Suazilândia | Phumlile Ndzinisa | Athletics |
| 177 | Sudan | Sudão | Volunteer | |
| 178 | South Sudan | Sudão do Sul | Guor Marial | Athletics |
| 179 | Sweden | Suécia | Emma Johansson | Cycling |
| 180 | Switzerland | Suíça | Nino Schurter | Mountain Biking |
| 181 | Suriname | Suriname | Volunteer | |
| 182 | Tajikistan | Tadjiquistão | Anvar Yunusov | Boxing |
| 183 | Thailand | Tailândia | Boonthung Srisung | Athletics |
| 184 | Chinese Taipei | Taipé Chinesa | Hsu Shu-Ching | Weightlifting |
| 185 | Tanzania | República Unida da Tanzânia | Alphonce Felix Simbu | Athletics |
| 186 | Czech Republic | República Tcheca | Josef Dostál | Canoeing |
| 187 | Timor-Leste | República Democrática de Timor-Leste | Augusto Soares | Athletics |
| 188 | Togo | Togo | Adzo Rebecca Kpossi | Swimming |
| 189 | Tonga | Tonga | Siueni Filimone | Athletics |
| 190 | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad e Tobago | Cleopatra Borel | Athletics |
| 191 | Tunisia | Tunísia | Oussama Oueslati | Taekwondo |
| 192 | Turkmenistan | Turcomenistão | Volunteer | |
| 193 | Turkey | Turquia | Taha Akgul | Wrestling |
| 194 | Tuvalu | Tuvalu | Volunteer | |
| 195 | Ukraine | Ucrânia | Olga Kharlan | Fencing |
| 196 | Uganda | Uganda | Halima Nakaayi | Athletics |
| 197 | Uruguay | Uruguai | Emiliano Lasa | Athletics |
| 198 | Uzbekistan | Uzbequistão | Bektemir Melikuziev | Boxing |
| 199 | Vanuatu | Vanuatu | Volunteer | |
| 200 | Venezuela | Venezuela | Stefany Hernández | Cycling |
| 201 | Vietnam | Vietnã | Volunteer | |
| 202 | Virgin Islands | Ilhas Virgens Americanas | Clayton Laurent Jr. | Boxing |
| 203 | British Virgin Islands | Ilhas Virgens Britânicas | Volunteer | |
| 204 | Zambia | Zâmbia | Gerald Phiri | Athletics |
| 205 | Zimbabwe | Zimbábue | Kirsty Coventry | Swimming |
| 206 | Refugee Olympic Team | Time Olímpico de Refugiados | Popole Misenga | Judo |
| 207 | Brazil | Brasil | Isaquias Queiroz | Canoeing |
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