The full list of holidays in Brazil 2026, including all public holidays and important observances.
List of Holidays in Brazil 2026
January 1 (Thursday) – New Year’s Day (Confraternização Universal)
February 16 (Monday) – Carnival Monday (Carnaval)
February 17 (Tuesday) – Carnival Tuesday (Carnaval)
February 18 (Wednesday) – Ash Wednesday (Quarta-feira de Cinzas) – Half-day holiday
April 3 (Friday) – Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa)
April 21 (Tuesday) – Tiradentes’ Day (Dia de Tiradentes)
May 1 (Friday) – Labour Day (Dia do Trabalho)
June 4 (Thursday) – Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi)
September 7 (Monday) – Independence Day (Dia da Independência)
October 12 (Monday) – Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
November 2 (Monday) – All Souls’ Day (Dia de Finados)
November 15 (Sunday) – Proclamation of the Republic (Proclamação da República)
November 20 (Friday) – Black Consciousness Day (Dia da Consciência Negra)
December 25 (Friday) – Christmas Day (Natal)
Other Important Holidays
- January 6 (Tuesday) – Epiphany (Dia de Reis)
- January 25 (Sunday) – São Paulo City Anniversary
- March 8 (Sunday) – International Women’s Day
- April 5 (Sunday) – Easter Sunday (Páscoa)
- April 19 (Sunday) – Day of the Indian (Dia do Índio)
- May 10 (Sunday) – Mother’s Day (Dia das Mães)
- May 23 (Saturday) – Ascension Day
- June 12 (Friday) – Valentine’s Day (Dia dos Namorados)
- June 13 (Saturday) – Saint Anthony’s Day (Dia de Santo Antônio)
- June 23 (Tuesday) – Midsummer Eve (Véspera de São João)
- June 24 (Wednesday) – Saint John’s Day (Dia de São João)
- June 29 (Monday) – Saint Peter’s Day (Dia de São Pedro)
- July 9 (Thursday) – Constitutional Revolution Day (São Paulo state)
- August 9 (Sunday) – Father’s Day (Dia dos Pais)
- August 11 (Tuesday) – Student’s Day (Dia do Estudante)
- September 21 (Monday) – Tree Day (Dia da Árvore)
- October 4 (Sunday) – Saint Francis of Assisi Day
- October 11 (Sunday) – Children’s Day (Dia das Crianças)
- October 15 (Thursday) – Teacher’s Day (Dia do Professor)
- October 28 (Wednesday) – Public Servant Day (Dia do Servidor Público)
- October 31 (Saturday) – Halloween / Reformation Day
- November 1 (Sunday) – All Saints’ Day (Dia de Todos os Santos)
- December 8 (Tuesday) – Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição)
- December 24 (Thursday) – Christmas Eve (Véspera de Natal)
- December 31 (Thursday) – New Year’s Eve (Véspera de Ano Novo)
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