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Brazil public holidays 2025

Brazil had 10 nationwide public holidays in 2025, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2025 had 255 working days.

Public holidays in Brazil in 2025
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1WednesdayUniversal Fraternization DayNationwide
Jan 4SaturdayState Creation DayRondônia
Jan 24FridayEvangelical DayAcre
Jan 25SaturdaySão Paulo City AnniversarySão Paulo Capital
March
Mar 4TuesdayCarnivalRio de Janeiro
Mar 6ThursdayPernambuco Revolution of 1817Pernambuco
Mar 8SaturdayInternational Women's DayAcre
Mar 18TuesdayAutonomy DayTocantins
Mar 19WednesdaySaint Joseph's DayAmapá, Ceará
Mar 25TuesdayAbolition of slavery in CearáCeará
April
Apr 18FridayGood FridayNationwide
Apr 21MondayTiradentes' DayNationwide
Apr 21MondayFounding of BrasiliaDistrito Federal
Apr 21MondayTiradentes' ExecutionMinas Gerais
Apr 23WednesdaySaint George's DayRio de Janeiro
Apr 28MondayOur Lady of PenhaEspírito Santo
May
May 1ThursdayWorker's DayNationwide
June
Jun 15SundayFounding of AcreAcre
Jun 18WednesdayEvangelical DayRondônia
Jun 19ThursdayCorpus ChristiSão Paulo Capital
Jun 24TuesdaySaint John's DayAlagoas
Jun 29SundaySaint Peter's DayAlagoas
July
Jul 2WednesdayBahia Independence DayBahia
Jul 8TuesdaySergipe Political Emancipation DaySergipe
Jul 9WednesdayConstitutionalist RevolutionSão Paulo, São Paulo Capital
Jul 25FridaySaint James' DayAmapá
Jul 26SaturdayFoundation of Goiás cityGoiás
Jul 28MondayMaranhão joining to independence of BrazilMaranhão
August
Aug 5TuesdayState Founding DayParaíba
Aug 7ThursdayRio Grande do Norte DayRio Grande do Norte
Aug 15FridayGrão-Pará joining to independence of BrazilPará
Aug 15FridayOur Lady of AssumptionCeará
Aug 17SundaySanta Catarina State DaySanta Catarina
September
Sep 5FridayAmazonia DayAcre
Sep 5FridayElevation of Amazonas to provinceAmazonas
Sep 7SundayIndependence DayNationwide
Sep 8MondayOur Lady of NativityTocantins
Sep 13SaturdayCreation of the Federal TerritoryAmapá
Sep 16TuesdayPolitical Emancipation of AlagoasAlagoas
Sep 20SaturdayGaucho DayRio Grande do Sul
October
Oct 3FridayUruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRio Grande do Norte
Oct 5SundayState Creation DayRoraima, Tocantins
Oct 11SaturdayState Creation DayMato Grosso do Sul
Oct 12SundayOur Lady of AparecidaNationwide
Oct 19SundayPiauí DayPiauí
Oct 24FridayFoundation of GoiâniaGoiás
November
Nov 2SundayAll Souls' DayNationwide
Nov 15SaturdayRepublic Proclamation DayNationwide
Nov 15SaturdayOur Lady of RocioParaná
Nov 17MondaySigning of the Petropolis TreatyAcre
Nov 20ThursdayNational Day of Zumbi and Black AwarenessNationwide
Nov 30SundayEvangelical DayAlagoas, Distrito Federal
Nov 30SundaySaint Catherine of Alexandria DaySanta Catarina
December
Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNationwide
Nationwide
10public holidays
By region
10–15across 28 regions
Working days
255after nationwide days off
Long weekends
1+3 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

Brazil public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Brazil in 2025?

10 nationwide public holidays: Universal Fraternization Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 18); Tiradentes' Day (Apr 21); Worker's Day (May 1); Independence Day (Sep 7); Our Lady of Aparecida (Oct 12); All Souls' Day (Nov 2); Republic Proclamation Day (Nov 15); National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness (Nov 20); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 44 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

November, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Acre, with 15 in 2025, against 10 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2025?

255 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.