Brazil
Brazil public holidays 2026
Brazil has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 252 working days. Next up: Our Lady of Aparecida on Monday, October 12, 2026, in 13 days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | Universal Fraternization DayNationwide |
| Jan 4Sunday | State Creation DayRondônia |
| Jan 23Friday | Evangelical DayAcre |
| Jan 25Sunday | São Paulo City AnniversarySão Paulo Capital |
| February | |
| Feb 17Tuesday | CarnivalRio de Janeiro |
| March | |
| Mar 6Friday | Pernambuco Revolution of 1817Pernambuco |
| Mar 8Sunday | International Women's DayAcre |
| Mar 18Wednesday | Autonomy DayTocantins |
| Mar 19Thursday | Saint Joseph's DayAmapá, Ceará |
| Mar 25Wednesday | Abolition of slavery in CearáCeará |
| April | |
| Apr 3Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 13Monday | Our Lady of PenhaEspírito Santo |
| Apr 21Tuesday | Tiradentes' DayNationwide |
| Apr 21Tuesday | Founding of BrasiliaDistrito Federal |
| Apr 21Tuesday | Tiradentes' ExecutionMinas Gerais |
| Apr 23Thursday | Saint George's DayRio de Janeiro |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | Worker's DayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 4Thursday | Corpus ChristiSão Paulo Capital |
| Jun 15Monday | Founding of AcreAcre |
| Jun 18Thursday | Evangelical DayRondônia |
| Jun 24Wednesday | Saint John's DayAlagoas |
| Jun 29Monday | Saint Peter's DayAlagoas |
| July | |
| Jul 2Thursday | Bahia Independence DayBahia |
| Jul 8Wednesday | Sergipe Political Emancipation DaySergipe |
| Jul 9Thursday | Constitutionalist RevolutionSão Paulo, São Paulo Capital |
| Jul 25Saturday | Saint James' DayAmapá |
| Jul 26Sunday | Foundation of Goiás cityGoiás |
| Jul 28Tuesday | Maranhão joining to independence of BrazilMaranhão |
| August | |
| Aug 5Wednesday | State Founding DayParaíba |
| Aug 7Friday | Rio Grande do Norte DayRio Grande do Norte |
| Aug 15Saturday | Grão-Pará joining to independence of BrazilPará |
| Aug 15Saturday | Our Lady of AssumptionCeará |
| Aug 16Sunday | Santa Catarina State DaySanta Catarina |
| September | |
| Sep 5Saturday | Amazonia DayAcre |
| Sep 5Saturday | Elevation of Amazonas to provinceAmazonas |
| Sep 7Monday | Independence DayNationwide |
| Sep 8Tuesday | Our Lady of NativityTocantins |
| Sep 13Sunday | Creation of the Federal TerritoryAmapá |
| Sep 16Wednesday | Political Emancipation of AlagoasAlagoas |
| Sep 20Sunday | Gaucho DayRio Grande do Sul |
| October | |
| Oct 3Saturday | Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRio Grande do Norte |
| Oct 5Monday | State Creation DayRoraima, Tocantins |
| Oct 11Sunday | State Creation DayMato Grosso do Sul |
| Oct 12Monday | Our Lady of AparecidaNationwide |
| Oct 19Monday | Piauí DayPiauí |
| Oct 24Saturday | Foundation of GoiâniaGoiás |
| November | |
| Nov 2Monday | All Souls' DayNationwide |
| Nov 15Sunday | Republic Proclamation DayNationwide |
| Nov 15Sunday | Our Lady of RocioParaná |
| Nov 20Friday | National Day of Zumbi and Black AwarenessNationwide |
| Nov 20Friday | Signing of the Petropolis TreatyAcre |
| Nov 29Sunday | Saint Catherine of Alexandria DaySanta Catarina |
| Nov 30Monday | Evangelical DayAlagoas, Distrito Federal |
| December | |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas DayNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 10public holidays
- By region
- 10–15across 28 regions
- Working days
- 252after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 7+2 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2026
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.
- 4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · Universal Fraternization DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5 · Good Friday
- 4 daysSat, Apr 18 – Tue, Apr 21 · Tiradentes' DayTake Mon, Apr 20 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · Worker's Day
- 3 daysSat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 · Independence Day4 days in Tocantins, with Our Lady of Nativity
- 3 daysSat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12 · Our Lady of Aparecida
- 3 daysSat, Oct 31 – Mon, Nov 2 · All Souls' Day
- 3 daysFri, Nov 20 – Sun, Nov 22 · National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
- 3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day