The Serie B of the Brazilian Championship 2016 was a football competition held in Brazil, equivalent to the second division.
The top four teams will were promoted to Série A in 2017 and the bottom four were relegated to Série C in 2017.The games had a break during the 2016 Olympics, which was held between July and August in Brazil.
The competition had nineteen rounds played before the stoppage.
20 teams participated in the 2016 edition: the 12 teams from 5th to 16th of the previous (2015) edition of Série B, 4 relegated from 2015 Série A and 4 promoted from 2015 Série C. Teams in red left the competition this season (either due to a promotion or a relegation).
Teams in green joined the competition this season (either due to a promotion or a relegation).