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🇧🇷 Brazil public holidays 2026

Brazil has 24 public holidays in 2026, plus 8 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is New Year's Eve (from 2pm) on December 31.

22 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Brazil in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayConfraternização UniversalPublic holiday
February 16MondayCarnivalCarnavalPublic holiday
February 16MondayCarnival MondayPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnivalCarnavalPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnival TuesdayPublic holiday
February 18WednesdayCarnival end (until 2pm)Public holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
April 3FridayGood FridaySexta-feira SantaPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayDomingo de PáscoaPublic holiday
April 21TuesdayTiradentesDia de TiradentesPublic holiday
April 21TuesdayTiradentes DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayDia do TrabalhadorPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 10SundayMother's DayObservance
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiPublic holiday
June 12FridayBrazilian Valentine's DayObservance
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
July 9ThursdayConstitutionalist Revolution of 1932Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932Public holiday
August 9SundayFather's DayObservance
September 7MondayIndependence DayDia da IndependênciaPublic holiday
September 22TuesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 12MondayOur Lady of AparecidaNossa Senhora AparecidaPublic holiday
October 12MondayOur Lady of Aparecida / Children's DayPublic holiday
October 15ThursdayTeacher's DayObservance
October 28WednesdayPublic Service HolidayPublic holiday
November 2MondayAll Souls' DayDia de FinadosPublic holiday
November 15SundayRepublic Proclamation DayProclamação da RepúblicaPublic holiday
November 20FridayBlack Awareness DayDia da Consciência NegraPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas Eve (from 2pm)Public holiday
December 25FridayChristmas DayNatalPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's Eve (from 2pm)Public holiday