Brazil

Brazil public holidays 2028

Brazil has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 10 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 251 working days. The first is Universal Fraternization Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Brazil in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	Universal Fraternization DayNationwide
Jan 4Tuesday	State Creation DayRondônia
Jan 23Sunday	Evangelical DayAcre
Jan 25Tuesday	São Paulo City AnniversarySão Paulo Capital
February
Feb 29Tuesday	CarnivalRio de Janeiro
March
Mar 6Monday	Pernambuco Revolution of 1817Pernambuco
Mar 10Friday	International Women's DayAcre
Mar 18Saturday	Autonomy DayTocantins
Mar 19Sunday	Saint Joseph's DayAmapá, Ceará
Mar 25Saturday	Abolition of slavery in CearáCeará
April
Apr 14Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 21Friday	Tiradentes' DayNationwide
Apr 21Friday	Founding of BrasiliaDistrito Federal
Apr 21Friday	Tiradentes' ExecutionMinas Gerais
Apr 23Sunday	Saint George's DayRio de Janeiro
Apr 24Monday	Our Lady of PenhaEspírito Santo
May
May 1Monday	Worker's DayNationwide
June
Jun 15Thursday	Corpus ChristiSão Paulo Capital
Jun 15Thursday	Founding of AcreAcre
Jun 18Sunday	Evangelical DayRondônia
Jun 24Saturday	Saint John's DayAlagoas
Jun 29Thursday	Saint Peter's DayAlagoas
July
Jul 2Sunday	Bahia Independence DayBahia
Jul 8Saturday	Sergipe Political Emancipation DaySergipe
Jul 9Sunday	Constitutionalist RevolutionSão Paulo, São Paulo Capital
Jul 25Tuesday	Saint James' DayAmapá
Jul 26Wednesday	Foundation of Goiás cityGoiás
Jul 28Friday	Maranhão joining to independence of BrazilMaranhão
August
Aug 5Saturday	State Founding DayParaíba
Aug 7Monday	Rio Grande do Norte DayRio Grande do Norte
Aug 13Sunday	Santa Catarina State DaySanta Catarina
Aug 15Tuesday	Grão-Pará joining to independence of BrazilPará
Aug 15Tuesday	Our Lady of AssumptionCeará
September
Sep 5Tuesday	Elevation of Amazonas to provinceAmazonas
Sep 7Thursday	Independence DayNationwide
Sep 8Friday	Amazonia DayAcre
Sep 8Friday	Our Lady of NativityTocantins
Sep 13Wednesday	Creation of the Federal TerritoryAmapá
Sep 16Saturday	Political Emancipation of AlagoasAlagoas
Sep 20Wednesday	Gaucho DayRio Grande do Sul
October
Oct 3Tuesday	Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRio Grande do Norte
Oct 5Thursday	State Creation DayRoraima, Tocantins
Oct 11Wednesday	State Creation DayMato Grosso do Sul
Oct 12Thursday	Our Lady of AparecidaNationwide
Oct 19Thursday	Piauí DayPiauí
Oct 24Tuesday	Foundation of GoiâniaGoiás
November
Nov 2Thursday	All Souls' DayNationwide
Nov 15Wednesday	Republic Proclamation DayNationwide
Nov 15Wednesday	Our Lady of RocioParaná
Nov 17Friday	Signing of the Petropolis TreatyAcre
Nov 20Monday	National Day of Zumbi and Black AwarenessNationwide
Nov 26Sunday	Saint Catherine of Alexandria DaySanta Catarina
Nov 30Thursday	Evangelical DayAlagoas, Distrito Federal
December
Dec 25Monday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 10public holidays
By region: 10–15across 28 regions
Working days: 251after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+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 2028

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.

3 daysFri, Apr 14 – Sun, Apr 16 · Good Friday
3 daysFri, Apr 21 – Sun, Apr 23 · Tiradentes' Day4 days in Espírito Santo, with Our Lady of Penha
3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 · Worker's Day
4 daysThu, Sep 7 – Sun, Sep 10 · Independence DayTake Fri, Sep 8 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Oct 12 – Sun, Oct 15 · Our Lady of AparecidaTake Fri, Oct 13 off to join it up
4 daysThu, Nov 2 – Sun, Nov 5 · All Souls' DayTake Fri, Nov 3 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Nov 18 – Mon, Nov 20 · National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness4 days in Acre, with Signing of the Petropolis Treaty
3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25 · Christmas Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Brazil in 2028?

10 nationwide public holidays: Universal Fraternization Day (Jan 1); Good Friday (Apr 14); 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 2028?

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

Which region has the most public holidays?

Acre, with 15 in 2028, 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 2028?

251 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.