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Public Holidays in Brazil 2026

Complete list of 20 public holidays and observances in Brazil for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Good FridayApril 3, 2026
14 days left
12 Public Holidays
252 Working Days
113 Days Off
7 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date Day Holiday Type
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public
Feb 14 Saturday Carnival Optional
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance
Apr 21 Tuesday Tiradentes' Day Public
May 1 Friday Labour Day Public
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance
Jun 4 Thursday Corpus Christi Optional
Jun 12 Friday Lovers' Day Observance
Aug 9 Sunday Father's Day Observance
Sep 7 Monday Independence Day Public
Oct 4 Sunday Election Day Public
Oct 12 Monday Our Lady of Aparecida Public
Oct 25 Sunday Election Day Public
Nov 2 Monday All Souls' Day Public
Nov 15 Sunday Republic Day Public
Nov 20 Friday Black Awareness Day Public
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Optional
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Optional
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Long Weekends in 2026

Brazil has 7 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

April 3, 2026 — April 5, 2026 3 days

Good Friday

May 1, 2026 — May 3, 2026 3 days

Labour Day

September 5, 2026 — September 7, 2026 3 days

Independence Day

October 10, 2026 — October 12, 2026 3 days

Our Lady of Aparecida

October 31, 2026 — November 2, 2026 3 days

All Souls' Day

November 20, 2026 — November 22, 2026 3 days

Black Awareness Day

December 25, 2026 — December 27, 2026 3 days

Christmas Day

Holidays by Month

Jan
1
Feb
0
Mar
0
Apr
2
May
1
Jun
0
Jul
0
Aug
0
Sep
1
Oct
3
Nov
3
Dec
1

Holiday Breakdown

9 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

3 On Weekends

Already non-working days

4 Observances

Recognized but not days off

Calendar

January

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