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Public holidays in Brazil 2018

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Every public holiday in Brazil in 2018 is listed below, with the day of the week each one falls on. National holidays apply across the whole country. Regional ones apply only in certain states or areas, so check locally before booking anything around them.

See 2018 on a calendar. Open the Brazil calendar to see these marked on a year-at-a-glance grid next to your own leave, travel and deadlines. Free, no sign-up.

Planning around a reporting week rather than a month? Week numbers for 2018 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Brazil, 2018

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryMondayUniversal Fraternization DayNational
4 JanuaryThursdayState Creation DayRegional
25 JanuaryThursdaySão Paulo City AnniversaryRegional
26 JanuaryFridayEvangelical DayRegional
13 FebruaryTuesdayCarnivalRegional
6 MarchTuesdayPernambuco Revolution of 1817Regional
9 MarchFridayInternational Women's DayRegional
18 MarchSundayAutonomy DayRegional
19 MarchMondaySaint Joseph's DayRegional
25 MarchSundayAbolition of slavery in CearáRegional
30 MarchFridayGood FridayNational
21 AprilSaturdayTiradentes' DayNational
23 AprilMondaySaint George's DayRegional
1 MayTuesdayWorker's DayNational
31 MayThursdayCorpus ChristiRegional
15 JuneFridayFounding of AcreRegional
18 JuneMondayEvangelical DayRegional
24 JuneSundaySaint John's DayRegional
29 JuneFridaySaint Peter's DayRegional
2 JulyMondayBahia Independence DayRegional
8 JulySundaySergipe Political Emancipation DayRegional
9 JulyMondayConstitutionalist RevolutionRegional
25 JulyWednesdaySaint James' DayRegional
26 JulyThursdayFoundation of Goiás cityRegional
28 JulySaturdayMaranhão joining to independence of BrazilRegional
5 AugustSundayState Founding DayRegional
7 AugustTuesdayRio Grande do Norte DayRegional
12 AugustSundaySanta Catarina State DayRegional
15 AugustWednesdayOur Lady of AssumptionRegional
5 SeptemberWednesdayElevation of Amazonas to provinceRegional
7 SeptemberFridayIndependence DayNational
8 SeptemberSaturdayOur Lady of NativityRegional
13 SeptemberThursdayCreation of the Federal TerritoryRegional
16 SeptemberSundayPolitical Emancipation of AlagoasRegional
20 SeptemberThursdayGaucho DayRegional
3 OctoberWednesdayUruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRegional
5 OctoberFridayState Creation DayRegional
11 OctoberThursdayState Creation DayRegional
12 OctoberFridayOur Lady of AparecidaNational
19 OctoberFridayPiauí DayRegional
24 OctoberWednesdayFoundation of GoiâniaRegional
2 NovemberFridayAll Souls' DayNational
15 NovemberThursdayRepublic Proclamation DayNational
17 NovemberSaturdaySigning of the Petropolis TreatyRegional
20 NovemberTuesdayBlack Awareness DayRegional
25 NovemberSundaySaint Catherine of Alexandria DayRegional
30 NovemberFridayEvangelical DayRegional
25 DecemberTuesdayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 9 national holidays in 2018, 8 fall on a weekday and 1 at a weekend. A holiday landing on a weekend is worth spotting early if you were counting on a long one.

Other years

Public holidays in Brazil 2017 · Public holidays in Brazil 2019

Other countries

Public holidays for 247 countries and territories, or back to Brazil.