August 5, 2016 is a night when billions of people all over the world will be glued to their phone and television screens, for the Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Everyone will be cheering for their nation, especially when the Parade of the Nations begin.

Jamaica’s Flag Bearer

Jamaica, will be no different. Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce will be the eleventh person in history and the sixth woman, to carry the Jamaican flag at these games.

Image courtesy of The Gleaner

This is a time of celebration and watching athletes from all over the world push themselves beyond their limits, all in hopes for Olympic Gold.

During the Parade of Nations within the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes and officials from each participating country will parade in the Maracanã Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer has been chosen either by the nation’s National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. In keeping with Olympic traditions, Greece will enter first, while Brazil, the host nation, will enter last. Other countries will enter in alphabetical order in the language of the host country (Brazilian Portuguese). (Source: Wikipedia, 2016)

List of Parade of Nations

Order	Nation	Brazilian Portuguese name	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Greece (GRE)	Grécia	Sofia Bekatorou[1]	Sailing
2	Afghanistan (AFG)	Afeganistão	Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi[2]	Judo
3	South Africa (RSA)	África do Sul	Wayde van Niekerk[3]	Athletics
4	Albania (ALB)	Albânia	Luiza Gega[4]	Athletics
5	Germany (GER)	Alemanha	Timo Boll[5]	Table tennis
6	Andorra (AND)	Andorra	Laura Sallés[6]	Judo
7	Angola (ANG)	Angola	Luísa Kiala[7]	Handball
8	Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)	Antígua e Barbuda	Daniel Bailey[2]	Athletics
9	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	Arábia Saudita	Sulaiman Hamad[2]	Judo
10	Algeria (ALG)	Argélia	Sonia Asselah[8]	Judo
11	Argentina (ARG)	Argentina	Luis Scola[9]	Basketball
12	Armenia (ARM)	Armênia	Vahan Mkhitaryan[10]	Swimming
13	Aruba (ARU)	Aruba	Nicole van der Velden[2]	Sailing
14	Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)	Atletas Olímpicos Independentes	Volunteer[2]
15	Australia (AUS)	Austrália	Anna Meares[11]	Cycling
16	Austria (AUT)	Áustria	Liu Jia[12]	Table tennis
17	Azerbaijan (AZE)	Azerbaijão	Teymur Mammadov[13]	Boxing
18	Bahamas (BAH)	Bahamas	Shaunae Miller[14]	Athletics
19	Bangladesh (BAN)	Bangladesh	Siddikur Rahman[15]	Golf
20	Barbados (BAR)	Barbados	Ramon Gittens[16]	Athletics
21	Bahrain (BRN)	Bareine	Farhan Saleh[17]	Swimming
22	Belarus (BLR)	Belarus	Vasil Kiryienka[18]	Cycling
23	Belgium (BEL)	Bélgica	Olivia Borlée[19]	Athletics
24	Belize (BIZ)	Belize	Brandon Jones[20]	Athletics
25	Benin (BEN)	Benim	Yémi Apithy[21]	Fencing
26	Bermuda (BER)	Bermuda	Tyrone Smith[22]	Athletics
27	Bolivia (BOL)	Bolívia	Ángela Castro[23]	Athletics
28	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Bósnia e Herzegovina	Amel Tuka[24]	Athletics
29	Botswana (BOT)	Botsuana	Nijel Amos[2]	Athletics
30	Brunei Darussalam (BRU)	Brunei Darussalam	Mohamed Fakhri Ismail[25]	Athletics
31	Bulgaria (BUL)	Bulgária	Ivet Lalova[26]	Athletics
32	Burkina Faso (BUR)	Burkina Faso	Rachid Sidibé[27]	Judo
33	Burundi (BDI)	Burundi	Olivier Irabaruta[2]	Athletics
34	Bhutan (BHU)	Butão	Karma[2]	Archery
35	Cape Verde (CPV)	Cabo Verde	Maria Andrade[2]	Taekwondo
36	Cameroon (CMR)	Camarões	Wilfried Ntsengue[28]	Boxing
37	Cambodia (CAM)	Camboja	Sorn Seavmey[29]	Taekwondo
38	Canada (CAN)	Canadá	Rosannagh MacLennan[30]	Gymnastics
39	Qatar (QAT)	Catar	Sheikh Ali al-Thani Hamad[2]	Equestrian
40	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Cazaquistão	Ruslan Zhaparov[31]	Taekwondo
41	Cayman Islands (CAY)	Ilhas Cayman	Ronald Forbes[32]	Athletics
42	Central African Republic (CAF)	República Centroafricana	Chloe Sauvourel[2]	Athletics
43	Chad (CHA)	Chade	Bibiro Ali Taher[33]	Athletics
44	Chile (CHI)	Chile	Érika Olivera[34]	Athletics
45	People’s Republic of China (CHN)	República Popular da China	Lei Sheng[35]	Fencing
46	Cyprus (CYP)	Chipre	Pavlos Kontides[36]	Sailing
47	Colombia (COL)	Colômbia	Yuri Alvear[37]	Judo
48	Comoros (COM)	Comores	Nazlati Mohamed Andhumdine[2]	Swimming
49	Congo (CGO)	Congo	Franck Elemba[27]	Athletics
50	Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)	República Democrática do Congo	Rosa Keleku[38]	Taekwondo
51	Cook Islands (COK)	Ilhas Cook	Ella Nicholas[39]	Canoeing
52	Republic of Korea (KOR)	República da Coreia	Gu Bon-gil[40]	Fencing
53	Côte d’Ivoire (CIV)	Costa do Marfim	Murielle Ahouré[41]	Athletics
54	Costa Rica (CRC)	Costa Rica	Nery Brenes[42]	Athletics
55	Croatia (CRO)	Croácia	Josip Pavić[43]	Water polo
56	Cuba (CUB)	Cuba	Mijaín López[44]	Wrestling
57	Denmark (DEN)	Dinamarca	Caroline Wozniacki[45]	Tennis
58	Djibouti (DJI)	Djibuti	Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin[2]	Athletics
59	Dominica (DMA)	Dominica	Yordanys Durañona[2]	Athletics
60	Dominican Republic (DOM)	República Dominicana	Luguelín Santos[46]	Athletics
61	Egypt (EGY)	Egito	Ahmed El-Ahmar[47]	Handball
62	El Salvador (ESA)	El Salvador	Lilian Castro[48]	Shooting
63	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Emirados Árabes Unidos	Nada Al-Bedwawi[49]	Swimming
64	Ecuador (ECU)	Equador	Estefania García[50]	Judo
65	Eritrea (ERI)	Eritreia	Volunteer[2]
66	Slovakia (SVK)	Eslováquia	Danka Barteková[51]	Shooting
67	Slovenia (SLO)	Eslovênia	Vasilij Žbogar[52]	Sailing
68	Spain (ESP)	Espanha	Rafael Nadal[53]	Tennis
69	Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)	Estados Federados da Micronésia	Jennifer Chieng[54]	Boxing
70	United States of America (USA)	Estados Unidos da América	Michael Phelps[55]	Swimming
71	Estonia (EST)	Estônia	Karl-Martin Rammo[56]	Sailing
72	Ethiopia (ETH)	Etiópia	Tsgabu Grmay[57]	Cycling
73	Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD)	Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia	Anastasija Bogdanovski[58]	Swimming
74	Fiji (FIJ)	Fiji	Osea Kolinisau[59]	Rugby sevens
75	Philippines (PHI)	Filipinas	Ian Lariba[60]	Table tennis
76	Finland (FIN)	Finlândia	Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén[61]	Sailing
77	France (FRA)	França	Teddy Riner[62]	Judo
78	Gabon (GAB)	Gabão	Anthony Obame[63]	Taekwondo
79	Gambia (GAM)	Gâmbia	Gina Bass[64]	Athletics
80	Ghana (GHA)	Gana	Flings Owusu-Agyapong[65]	Athletics
81	Georgia (GEO)	Geórgia	Avtandil Tchrikishvili[66]	Judo
82	Great Britain (GBR)	Grã-Bretanha	Andy Murray[67]	Tennis
83	Grenada (GRN)	Granada	Kirani James[2]	Athletics
84	Guam (GUM)	Guam	Benjamin Schulte[68]	Swimming
85	Guatemala (GUA)	Guatemala	Ana Sofía Gómez[69]	Gymnastics
86	Guyana (GUY)	Guiana	Hannibal Gaskin[2]	Swimming
87	Guinea (GUI)	Guiné	Mamadama Bangoura[70]	Judo
88	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	Guiné Equatorial	Reïna-Flor Okori[71]	Athletics
89	Guinea-Bissau (GBS)	Guiné-Bissau	Augusto Midana[2]	Wrestling
90	Haiti (HAI)	Haiti	Asnage Castelly[72]	Wrestling
91	Honduras (HON)	Honduras	Rolando Palacios[73]	Athletics
92	Hong Kong, China (HKG)	Hong Kong, China	Stephanie Au[74]	Swimming
93	Hungary (HUN)	Hungria	Áron Szilágyi[75]	Fencing
94	Yemen (YEM)	Iêmen	Zeyad Mater[2]	Judo
95	India (IND)	Índia	Abhinav Bindra[76]	Shooting
96	Indonesia (INA)	Indonésia	Maria Natalia Londa[77]	Athletics
97	Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI)	República Islâmica do Irã	Zahra Nemati[78]	Archery
98	Iraq (IRQ)	Iraque	Waheed Abdul-Ridha[79]	Boxing
99	Ireland (IRL)	Irlanda	Paddy Barnes[80]	Boxing
100	Iceland (ISL)	Islândia	Thormodur Jonsson[81]	Judo
101	Israel (ISR)	Israel	Neta Rivkin[82]	Gymnastics
102	Italy (ITA)	Itália	Federica Pellegrini[83]	Swimming
103	Jamaica (JAM)	Jamaica	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce[84]	Athletics
104	Japan (JPN)	Japão	Keisuke Ushiro[85]	Athletics
105	Jordan (JOR)	Jordânia	Hussein Iashaish[2]	Boxing
106	Kiribati (KIR)	Kiribati	David Katoatau[2]	Weightlifting
107	Kosovo (KOS)	Kosovo	Majlinda Kelmendi[86]	Judo
108	Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LAO)	República Popular Democrática do Laos	Xaysa Anousone[2]	Athletics
109	Lesotho (LES)	Lesoto	Mosito Lehata[2]	Athletics
110	Latvia (LAT)	Letônia	Māris Štrombergs[87]	Cycling
111	Lebanon (LIB)	Líbano	Nacif Elias[88]	Judo
112	Liberia (LBR)	Libéria	Emmanuel Matadi[2]	Athletics
113	Libya (LBA)	Líbia	Mohamed Fuad Hrezi[89]	Athletics
114	Liechtenstein (LIE)	Liechtenstein	Julia Hassler[90]	Swimming
115	Lithuania (LTU)	Lituânia	Gintarė Scheidt[91]	Sailing
116	Luxembourg (LUX)	Luxemburgo	Gilles Müller[92]	Tennis
117	Madagascar (MAD)	Madagascar	Eliane Saholinirina[2]	Athletics
118	Malaysia (MAS)	Malásia	Lee Chong Wei[93]	Badminton
119	Malawi (MAW)	Maláui	Kefasi Chitsala[2]	Athletics
120	Maldives (MDV)	Maldivas	Aminath Shajan[94]	Swimming
121	Mali (MLI)	Mali	Djenebou Dante[2]	Athletics
122	Malta (MLT)	Malta	Andrew Chetcuti[95]	Swimming
123	Marshall Islands (MHL)	Ilhas Marshall	Mathlynn Sasser[2]	Weightlifting
124	Morocco (MAR)	Marrocos	Abdelkebir Ouaddar[96]	Equestrian
125	Mauritius (MRI)	Maurício	Kate Foo Kune[97]	Badminton
126	Mauritania (MTN)	Mauritânia	Jidou El Moctar[27]	Athletics
127	Mexico (MEX)	México	Daniela Campuzano[98]	Cycling
128	Mozambique (MOZ)	Moçambique	Joaquim Lobo[99]	Canoeing
129	Republic of Moldova (MDA)	República da Moldova	Nicolae Ceban[100]	Wrestling
130	Monaco (MON)	Mônaco	Brice Etès[2]	Athletics
131	Mongolia (MGL)	Mongólia	Temuulen Battulga[101]	Judo
132	Montenegro (MNE)	Montenegro	Bojana Popović[102]	Handball
133	Myanmar (MYA)	Myanmar	Yan Naing Soe[2]	Judo
134	Namibia (NAM)	Namíbia	Jonas Junias[103]	Boxing
135	Nauru (NRU)	Nauru	Elson Brechtefeld[2]	Weightlifting
136	Nepal (NEP)	Nepal	Phupu Lhamu Khatri[104]	Judo
137	Nicaragua (NCA)	Nicarágua	Rafael Lacayo[105]	Shooting
138	Niger (NIG)	Níger	Abdoul Razak Issoufou[106]	Taekwondo
139	Nigeria (NGR)	Nigéria	Olufunke Oshonaike[107]	Table tennis
140	Norway (NOR)	Noruega	Ole Kristian Bryhn[108]	Shooting
141	New Zealand (NZL)	Nova Zelândia	Peter Burling[109]	Sailing
142	Oman (OMA)	Omã	Hamed Said Al-Khatri[110]	Shooting
143	Netherlands (NED)	Países Baixos	Jeroen Dubbeldam[111]	Equestrian
144	Palau (PLW)	Palau	Florian Skilang Temengil[2]	Wrestling
145	Palestine (PLE)	Palestina	Mayada Al-Sayad[2]	Athletics
146	Panama (PAN)	Panamá	Alonso Edward[112]	Athletics
147	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	Papua Nova Guiné	Ryan Pini[113]	Swimming
148	Pakistan (PAK)	Paquistão	Ghulam Mustafa Bashir[2]	Shooting
149	Paraguay (PAR)	Paraguai	Julieta Granada[114]	Golf
150	Peru (PER)	Peru	Francisco Boza[115]	Shooting
151	Poland (POL)	Polônia	Karol Bielecki[116]	Handball
152	Puerto Rico (PUR)	Porto Rico	Jaime Espinal[117]	Wrestling
153	Portugal (POR)	Portugal	João Rodrigues[118]	Sailing
154	Kenya (KEN)	Quênia	Shehzana Anwar[119]	Archery
155	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	Quirguistão	Erkin Adylbek Uulu[120]	Boxing
156	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK)	República Popular Democrática da Coreia	Choe Jon-wi[2]	Weightlifting
157	Romania (ROU)	Romênia	Cătălina Ponor[121]	Gymnastics
158	Rwanda (RWA)	Ruanda	Adrien Niyonshuti[122]	Cycling
159	Russian Federation (RUS)	Federação da Rússia	Sergey Tetyukhin[123]	Volleyball
160	Solomon Islands (SOL)	Ilhas Salomão	Jenly Tegu Wini[2]	Weightlifting
161	Samoa (SAM)	Samoa	Mary Opeloge[2]	Weightlifting
162	American Samoa (ASA)	Samoa Americana	Tanumafili Jungblut[2]	Weightlifting
163	San Marino (SMR)	San Marino	Arianna Perilli[124]	Shooting
164	Saint Lucia (LCA)	Santa Lúcia	Levern Spencer[2]	Athletics
165	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	São Cristóvão e Névis	Antoine Adams[2]	Athletics
166	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	São Tomé e Príncipe	Buly Triste[2]	Canoeing
167	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	São Vicente e Granadinas	Kineke Alexander[2]	Athletics
168	Seychelles (SEY)	Seicheles	Rodney Govinden[125]	Sailing
169	Senegal (SEN)	Senegal	Isabelle Sambou[126]	Wrestling
170	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Serra Leoa	Bunturabie Jalloh[2]	Swimming
171	Serbia (SRB)	Sérvia	Ivana Anđušić Maksimović[127]	Shooting
172	Singapore (SIN)	Singapura	Derek Wong Zi Liang[128]	Badminton
173	Syrian Arab Republic (SYR)	República Árabe da Síria	Majededdin Ghazal[2]	Athletics
174	Somalia (SOM)	Somália	Mohamed Hassan Mohamed[2]	Athletics
175	Sri Lanka (SRI)	Sri Lanka	Anuradha Cooray[129]	Athletics
176	Swaziland (SWZ)	Suazilândia	Sibusiso Matsenjwa[2]	Athletics
177	Sudan (SUD)	Sudão	Abdalla Yousif[2]	Athletics
178	South Sudan (SSD)	Sudão do Sul	Guor Marial[2]	Athletics
179	Sweden (SWE)	Suécia	Therese Alshammar[130]	Swimming
180	Switzerland (SUI)	Suíça	Giulia Steingruber[131]	Gymnastics
181	Suriname (SUR)	Suriname	Soren Opti[132]	Badminton
182	Tajikistan (TJK)	Tadjiquistão	Dilshod Nazarov[133]	Athletics
183	Thailand (THA)	Tailândia	Ratchanok Intanon[134]	Badminton
184	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Taipé Chinesa	Isheau Wong[135]	Equestrian
185	United Republic of Tanzania (TAN)	República Unida da Tanzânia	Andrew Thomas Mlugu[136]	Judo
186	Czech Republic (CZE)	República Tcheca	Lukáš Krpálek[137]	Judo
187	Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (TLS)	República Democrática de Timor-Leste	Francelina Cabral[2]	Cycling
188	Togo (TOG)	Togo	Adzo Kpossi[138]	Swimming
189	Tonga (TGA)	Tonga	Pita Taufatofua[139]	Taekwondo
190	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	Trinidad e Tobago	Keshorn Walcott[140]	Athletics
191	Tunisia (TUN)	Tunísia	Oussama Mellouli[141]	Swimming
192	Turkmenistan (TKM)	Turcomenistão	Merdan Atayev[2]	Swimming
193	Turkey (TUR)	Turquia	Rıza Kayaalp[142]	Wrestling
194	Tuvalu (TUV)	Tuvalu	Etimoni Timuani[143]	Athletics
195	Ukraine (UKR)	Ucrânia	Mykola Milchev[144]	Shooting
196	Uganda (UGA)	Uganda	Joshua Tibatemwa[2]	Swimming
197	Uruguay (URU)	Uruguai	Dolores Moreira[145]	Sailing
198	Uzbekistan (UZB)	Uzbequistão	Bakhodir Jalolov[146]	Boxing
199	Vanuatu (VAN)	Vanuatu	Yoshua Shing[147]	Table tennis
200	Venezuela (VEN)	Venezuela	Rubén Limardo[148]	Fencing
201	Vietnam (VIE)	Vietnã	Vũ Thành An[149]	Fencing
202	Virgin Islands, US (ISV)	Ilhas Virgens Americanas	Cy Thompson[150]	Sailing
203	British Virgin Islands (IVB)	Ilhas Virgens Britânicas	Ashley Kelly[151]	Athletics
204	Zambia (ZAM)	Zâmbia	Matthews Punza[2]	Judo
205	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	Zimbábue	Kirsty Coventry[152]	Swimming
206	Refugee Olympic Team (ROT)[153]	Time Olímpico de Refugiados	Rose Lokonyen[154]	Athletics
207	Brazil (BRA)	Brasil	Yane Marques[155]	Modern pentathlon

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