Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Brazil and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
16 Feb	Mon	Carnival *
17 Feb	Tue	Carnival *
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
21 Apr	Tue	Tiradentes Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
4 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi *
7 Sep	Mon	Independence Day
12 Oct	Mon	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sun	Republic Day
20 Nov	Fri	Black Consciousness Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Feb	Mon	Carnival *
9 Feb	Tue	Carnival *
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday *
21 Apr	Wed	Tiradentes Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
27 May	Thu	Corpus Christi *
7 Sep	Tue	Independence Day
12 Oct	Tue	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Tue	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Mon	Republic Day
20 Nov	Sat	Black Consciousness Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
28 Feb	Mon	Carnival *
29 Feb	Tue	Carnival *
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
21 Apr	Fri	Tiradentes Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
15 Jun	Thu	Corpus Christi *
7 Sep	Thu	Independence Day
12 Oct	Thu	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Thu	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Wed	Republic Day
20 Nov	Mon	Black Consciousness Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

Public holidays in Brazil are regulated by federal, municipal and statewide legislation. Although the majority of public holidays are observed nationwide, each city and state may offer employees time off for local observances and religious celebrations.

If a national holiday falls on a Sunday, employees are allowed to observe the holiday on the following Monday. General and state elections are considered public holidays, held on the first and last Sundays in October.