Mozambique made its second Paralympic Games appearance in Rio de Janeiro, with their Paralympic debut occurring four years prior at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. In contrast, Mozambique has been competing at the Olympic Games since the 1980 Summer Olympics. The 2016 Summer Paralympics were held from 7–18 September 2016 with a total of 4,328 athletes representing 159 National Paralympic Committees taking part. Mozambique sent one athlete to the Rio Paralympics, in athletics, Edmilsa Governo, a short-distance sprinter. She travelled with her coach Narciso Faquir to Rio de Janeiro on 1 September. Governo was chosen as the flag bearer during the parade of nations for the opening ceremony.