Marques was chosen through popular vote to be the flagbearer of Brazil for the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games , which the country would host in Rio de Janeiro . She was only the second woman to hold the honor following Sandra Pires . With bad results in the fencing , Yane finished at 23rd in the modern pentathlon . Despite that , she expressed no regrets in the results , particularly as Marques ' pentathlon performances helped spread her sport
opening ceremony
2016 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Yane Marques