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Public holidays in Brazil 2023

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Every public holiday in Brazil in 2023 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 2023 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 2023 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Brazil, 2023

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuarySundayUniversal Fraternization DayNational
4 JanuaryWednesdayState Creation DayRegional
23 JanuaryMondayEvangelical DayRegional
25 JanuaryWednesdaySão Paulo City AnniversaryRegional
21 FebruaryTuesdayCarnivalRegional
6 MarchMondayPernambuco Revolution of 1817Regional
10 MarchFridayInternational Women's DayRegional
18 MarchSaturdayAutonomy DayRegional
19 MarchSundaySaint Joseph's DayRegional
25 MarchSaturdayAbolition of slavery in CearáRegional
7 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
17 AprilMondayOur Lady of PenhaRegional
21 AprilFridayTiradentes' DayNational
23 AprilSundaySaint George's DayRegional
1 MayMondayWorker's DayNational
8 JuneThursdayCorpus ChristiRegional
15 JuneThursdayFounding of AcreRegional
18 JuneSundayEvangelical DayRegional
24 JuneSaturdaySaint John's DayRegional
29 JuneThursdaySaint Peter's DayRegional
2 JulySundayBahia Independence DayRegional
8 JulySaturdaySergipe Political Emancipation DayRegional
9 JulySundayConstitutionalist RevolutionRegional
25 JulyTuesdaySaint James' DayRegional
26 JulyWednesdayFoundation of Goiás cityRegional
28 JulyFridayMaranhão joining to independence of BrazilRegional
5 AugustSaturdayState Founding DayRegional
7 AugustMondayRio Grande do Norte DayRegional
13 AugustSundaySanta Catarina State DayRegional
15 AugustTuesdayOur Lady of AssumptionRegional
5 SeptemberTuesdayElevation of Amazonas to provinceRegional
7 SeptemberThursdayIndependence DayNational
8 SeptemberFridayAmazonia DayRegional
13 SeptemberWednesdayCreation of the Federal TerritoryRegional
16 SeptemberSaturdayPolitical Emancipation of AlagoasRegional
20 SeptemberWednesdayGaucho DayRegional
3 OctoberTuesdayUruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRegional
5 OctoberThursdayState Creation DayRegional
11 OctoberWednesdayState Creation DayRegional
12 OctoberThursdayOur Lady of AparecidaNational
19 OctoberThursdayPiauí DayRegional
24 OctoberTuesdayFoundation of GoiâniaRegional
2 NovemberThursdayAll Souls' DayNational
15 NovemberWednesdayRepublic Proclamation DayNational
17 NovemberFridaySigning of the Petropolis TreatyRegional
20 NovemberMondayBlack Awareness DayRegional
26 NovemberSundaySaint Catherine of Alexandria DayRegional
30 NovemberThursdayEvangelical DayRegional
25 DecemberMondayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 9 national holidays in 2023, 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

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Other countries

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