The 2016 Rio Olympics will take center stage across the world, starting on Friday, Aug. 5 with the opening ceremony. At the famous Maracanã, officially the Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho. The stadium will stage the opening and closing ceremonies and the decisive matches of the men’s and women’s football tournaments (both finals and one semi-final in each).
When is Rio Olympics opening ceremony 2016?
The opening ceremony is scheduled for August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. The ceremony will take place at the iconic and historic Maracana Stadium in Rio. The stadium has been used in the past for football finals including the 1950 World Cup final, 2013 Confederations Cup final and 2014 World Cup final. The venue can hold more than 75,000 people.
What time does Rio Olympics opening ceremony 2016 begin?
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 8 PM Brazil time on August 5. And India is eight and a half hours ahead of Brazil which makes it 04.30 AM IST (morning of August 6 or Saturday) or 2300 GMT on August 5. The ceremony is expected to last four hours.
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Olympics 2016 Start Time across the world:
What are the exact opening ceremony start times across the world?
Country Code
Country
Time
Time Zone
GMT
AFG
Afghanistan
Saturday, August 6, 03:30:00
AFT
GMT+4:30
ALB
Albania
Saturday, August 6, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT +2
ALG
Algeria
Saturday, August 6, 00:00:00
CET
GMT +1
ASA
American Samoa
Friday, August 5, 12:00:00
SST
GMT-11
AND
Andorra
Saturday, August 6, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT +2
ANG
Angola
Saturday, August 6, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT +1
ANT
Antigua and Barbuda
Friday, August 5, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
ARG
Argentina
Friday, August 5, 20:00:00
ART
GMT-3
ARM
Armenia
Saturday, August 6, 03:00:00
AMT
GMT+4
ARU
Aruba
Friday, August 5, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
AUS
Australia: Sydney
Saturday, 6 August, 09:00:00
AEST
GMT+10
AUS
Australia: Adelaide
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:30:00
ACST
GMT+9:30
AUS
Australia: Perth
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
AWST
GMT+8
AUT
Austria
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
AZE
Azerbaijan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
AZT
UTC +4
BAH
Bahamas
Friday, August 5 2016, 19:00:00
EDT
UTC-4
BRN
Bahrain
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
BAN
Bangladesh
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:00:00
BST
GMT +6
BAR
Barbados
Friday, August 5 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
BLR
Belarus
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
MSK
GMT +3
BEL
Belgium
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT +2
BIZ
Belize
Friday, August 5 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
BEN
Benin
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
BER
Bermuda
Friday, August 5 2016, 20:00:00
ADT
GMT-3
BHU
Bhutan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:00:00
BTT
GMT+6
BOL
Bolivia
Friday, August 5 2016, 19:00:00
BOT
GMT-4
BIH
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
BOT
Botswana
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
BRA
Brazil: Ilha Fernando de Noronha
Friday, 5 August 2016, 21:00:00
FNT
GMT-2
BRA
Brazil: Rio
Friday, 5 August 2016, 20:00:00
BRT
GMT-3
BRA
Brazil: Manaus
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AMT
GMT-4
BRU
Brunei Darussalam
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
BNT
GMT+8
BUL
Bulgaria
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
BUR
Burkina Faso
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
BDI
Burundi
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
CAM
Cambodia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
ICT
GMT +7
CMR
Cameroon
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
CAN
Canada: Newfoundland
Friday, 5 August 2016, 20:00:00
ADT
GMT-3
CAN
Canada: Nova Scotia
Friday, 5 August 2016, 20:00:00
ADT
GMT-3
CAN
Canada: Ontario
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
EDT
GMT-4
CAN
Canada: Manitoba
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
CDT
GMT-5
CAN
Canada: Alberta
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
MDT
GMT-6
CAN
Canada: Yukon
Friday, 5 August 2016, 16:00:00
PDT
GMT-7
CPV
Cape Verde (Cabo)
Friday, August 5 2016, 22:00:00
CVT
GMT-1
CAY
Cayman Islands
Friday, August 5 2016, 18:00:00
EST
GMT-5
CAF
Central African Republic
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
CHA
Chad
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
CHI
Chile
Friday, August 5 2016, 19:00:00
CLT
GMT-4
TPE
Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
CST
GMT+8
COL
Colombia
Friday, August 5, 2016 18:00:00
COT
GMT-5
COM
Comoros
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT +3
CGO
Congo
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
COK
Cook Islands
Friday, 5 August 2016, 13:00:00
CKT
GMT-10
CRC
Costa Rica
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
CIV
Côte d’Ivoire
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
CRO
Croatia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
CUB
Cuba
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
CDT
GMT-4
CYP
Cyprus
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
CZE
Czech Republic
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
PRK
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:30:00
PYT
GMT+8:30
COD
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
TLS
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
TLT
GMT +9
DEN
Denmark
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GM+2
DJI
Djibouti
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
DMA
Dominica
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
DOM
Dominican Republic
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
ECU
Ecuador
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
ECT
GMT-5
EGY
Egypt
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
EET
GMT+2
ESA
El Salvador
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
GEQ
Equatorial Guinea
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
ERI
Eritrea
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
EST
Estonia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
ETH
Ethiopia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
FSM
Federated States of Micronesia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:00:00
PONT
GMT+11
FIJ
Fiji
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
FJT
GMT+12
FIN
Finland
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
FRA
France
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
GAB
Gabon
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
GAM
Gambia
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
GEO
Georgia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
GET
GMT +4
GER
Germany
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
GHA
Ghana
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
GBR
Great Britain
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
GRE
Greece
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
GRN
Grenada
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
GUM
Guam
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 09:00:00
ChST
GMT+10
GUA
Guatemala
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
GUI
Guinea
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
GBS
Guinea-Bissau
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
GUY
Guyana
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
GYT
GMT-4
HAI
Haiti
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
EST
GMT-5
HON
Honduras
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
HKG
Hong Kong, China
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
HKT
GMT+8
HUN
Hungary
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
ISL
Iceland
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
IOA
Independent Olympic Athlete
N/A
IND
India
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:30:00
IST
GMT +5:30
INA
Indonesia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
WIB
GMT+7
IRQ
Iraq
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
IRL
Ireland
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
IST
GMT+1
IRI
Islamic Republic of Iran
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:30:00
IRDT
GMT+4:30
ISR
Israel
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
IDT
GMT+3
ITA
Italy
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
JAM
Jamaica
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
EST
GMT-5
JPN
Japan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
JST
GMT+9
JOR
Jordan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
KAZ
Kazakhstan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:00:00
ALMT
GMT+6
KEN
Kenya
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
KIR
Kiribati
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
GILT
GMT+12
KOS
Kosovo
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
KGZ
Kyrgyzstan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:00:00
KGT
GMT+6
LAO
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
ICT
GMT+7
LAT
Latvia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
LIB
Lebanon
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
LES
Lesotho
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
SAST
GMT+2
LBR
Liberia
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
LBA
Libya
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
EET
GMT+2
LIE
Liechtenstein
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
LTU
Lithuania
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
LUX
Luxembourg
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
MAD
Madagascar
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
MAW
Malawi
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
MAS
Malaysia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
MYT
GMT+8
MDV
Maldives
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
MVT
GMT+5
MLI
Mali
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
MLT
Malta
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
MHL
Marshall Islands
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
MHT
GMT+12
MTN
Mauritania
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
MRI
Mauritius
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
MUT
GMT+4
MEX
Mexico
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
CDT
GMT-5
MON
Monaco
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
MGL
Mongolia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
ULAST
GMT+9
MNE
Montenegro
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
MAR
Morocco
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WEST
UTC+1
MOZ
Mozambique
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
MYA
Myanmar
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:30:00
MMT
GMT+6:30
NAM
Namibia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
NRU
Nauru
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
NRT
GMT+12
NEP
Nepal
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:45:00
NPT
GMT+5:45
NED
Netherlands
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
NZL
New Zealand
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
NZST
GMT+12
NCA
Nicaragua
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
CST
GMT-6
NIG
Niger
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
NGR
Nigeria
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WAT
GMT+1
NOR
Norway
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
OMA
Oman
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
GST
GMT+4
PAK
Pakistan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
PKT
GMT+5
PLW
Palau
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
PWT
GMT+9
PLE
Palestine
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
PAN
Panama
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
EST
GMT-5
PNG
Papua New Guinea
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 09:00:00
PGT
GMT+10
PAR
Paraguay
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
PYT
GMT-4
CHN
People´s Republic of China
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
CST
GMT+8
PER
Peru
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
PET
GMT-5
PHI
Philippines
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
PHT
GMT+8
POL
Poland
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
POR
Portugal
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
WEST
GMT+1
PUR
Puerto Rico
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
QAT
Qatar
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
ROT
Refugee Olympic Team
N/A
KOR
Republic of Korea
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
KST
GMT+9
MDA
former Yugoslav Republic of Moldova
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
ROU
Romania
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
RUS
Russian Federation: Kalinigrand
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
EET
UTC+2 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Moscow
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
MSK
UTC+3 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Samara
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
SAMT
UTC+4 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Yekaterinburg
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
YEKT
UTC+5 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Omsk
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 05:00:00
OMST
UTC+6 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Dikson
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
KRAT
UTC+7 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Irkutsk
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
IRKT
UTC+8 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Chersky
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:00:00
SRET
UTC+11 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Vladivostok
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 09:00:00
VLAT
UTC+10 hours
RUS
Russian Federation: Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
PETT
GMT+12
RUS
Russian Federation: Tiksi
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 08:00:00
YAKT
UTC+9 hours
RWA
Rwanda
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
SKN
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
LCA
Saint Lucia
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
SAM
Samoa
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 12:00:00
WST
GMT+13
SMR
San Marino
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
STP
Sao Tome and Principe
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
KSA
Saudi Arabia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
SEN
Senegal
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
SRB
Serbia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SEY
Seychelles
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
SCT
GMT+4
SLE
Sierra Leone
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
SIN
Singapore
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 07:00:00
SGT
GMT+8
SVK
Slovakia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SLO
Slovenia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SOL
Solomon Islands
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:00:00
SBT
GMT+11
SOM
Somalia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
RSA
South Africa
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
SAST
GMT+2
SSD
South Sudan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
ESP
Spain
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SRI
Sri Lanka
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:30:00
IST
GMT+5:30
VIN
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
SUD
Sudan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
SUR
Suriname
Friday, 5 August 2016, 20:00:00
SRT
GMT-3
SWZ
Swaziland
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
SAST
GMT+2
SWE
Sweden
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SUI
Switzerland
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
SYR
Syria
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
TJK
Tajikistan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
TJT
GMT+5
THA
Thailand
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
ICT
GMT+7
MKD
Macedonia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CEST
GMT+2
TOG
Togo
Friday, 5 August 2016, 23:00:00
GMT
GMT
TGA
Tonga
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 12:00:00
TOT
GMT+13
TTO
Trinidad and Tobago
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
TUN
Tunisia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 00:00:00
CET
GMT+1
TUR
Turkey
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
TKM
Turkmenistan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
TMT
GMT+5
TUV
Tuvalu
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 11:00:00
TVT
GMT+12
UGA
Uganda
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
UKR
Ukraine
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EEST
GMT+3
UAE
United Arab Emirates
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 03:00:00
GST
GMT+4
TAN
United Republic of Tanzania
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
EAT
GMT+3
USA
United States of America: Hawaii
Friday, 5 August 2016, 13:00:00
HAST
GMT-10
USA
United States of America: Alaska
Friday, 5 August 2016, 15:00:00
AKDT
GMT-8
USA
United States of America: Nevada
Friday, 5 August 2016, 16:00:00
PDT
GMT-7
USA
United States of America: Ohio
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
EDT
GMT-4
USA
United States of America: Mississippi
Friday, 5 August 2016, 18:00:00
CDT
GMT-5
USA
United States of America: Colorado
Friday, 5 August 2016, 17:00:00
MDT
GMT-6
URU
Uruguay
Friday, 5 August 2016, 20:00:00
UYT
GMT-3
UZB
Uzbekistan
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 04:00:00
UZT
GMT+5
VAN
Vanuatu
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 10:00:00
VUT
GMT+11
VEN
Venezuela
Friday, 5 August 2016, 19:00:00
VET
GMT-4
VIE
Vietnam
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 06:00:00
ICT
GMT+7
IVB
Virgin Islands, British
Friday, 6 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
ISV
Virgin Islands, US
Friday, 6 August 2016, 19:00:00
AST
GMT-4
YEM
Yemen
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 02:00:00
AST
GMT+3
ZAM
Zambia
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
ZIM
Zimbabwe
Saturday, 6 August 2016, 01:00:00
CAT
GMT+2
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