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Public holidays in Brazil 2026

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Every public holiday in Brazil in 2026 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 2026 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 2026 lists every week with its dates.

Public holiday dates in Brazil, 2026

DateDayHolidayType
1 JanuaryThursdayUniversal Fraternization DayNational
4 JanuarySundayState Creation DayRegional
23 JanuaryFridayEvangelical DayRegional
25 JanuarySundaySão Paulo City AnniversaryRegional
17 FebruaryTuesdayCarnivalRegional
6 MarchFridayPernambuco Revolution of 1817Regional
8 MarchSundayInternational Women's DayRegional
18 MarchWednesdayAutonomy DayRegional
19 MarchThursdaySaint Joseph's DayRegional
25 MarchWednesdayAbolition of slavery in CearáRegional
3 AprilFridayGood FridayNational
13 AprilMondayOur Lady of PenhaRegional
21 AprilTuesdayTiradentes' DayNational
23 AprilThursdaySaint George's DayRegional
1 MayFridayWorker's DayNational
4 JuneThursdayCorpus ChristiRegional
15 JuneMondayFounding of AcreRegional
18 JuneThursdayEvangelical DayRegional
24 JuneWednesdaySaint John's DayRegional
29 JuneMondaySaint Peter's DayRegional
2 JulyThursdayBahia Independence DayRegional
8 JulyWednesdaySergipe Political Emancipation DayRegional
9 JulyThursdayConstitutionalist RevolutionRegional
25 JulySaturdaySaint James' DayRegional
26 JulySundayFoundation of Goiás cityRegional
28 JulyTuesdayMaranhão joining to independence of BrazilRegional
5 AugustWednesdayState Founding DayRegional
7 AugustFridayRio Grande do Norte DayRegional
15 AugustSaturdayOur Lady of AssumptionRegional
16 AugustSundaySanta Catarina State DayRegional
5 SeptemberSaturdayAmazonia DayRegional
7 SeptemberMondayIndependence DayNational
8 SeptemberTuesdayOur Lady of NativityRegional
13 SeptemberSundayCreation of the Federal TerritoryRegional
16 SeptemberWednesdayPolitical Emancipation of AlagoasRegional
20 SeptemberSundayGaucho DayRegional
3 OctoberSaturdayUruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs DayRegional
5 OctoberMondayState Creation DayRegional
11 OctoberSundayState Creation DayRegional
12 OctoberMondayOur Lady of AparecidaNational
19 OctoberMondayPiauí DayRegional
24 OctoberSaturdayFoundation of GoiâniaRegional
2 NovemberMondayAll Souls' DayNational
15 NovemberSundayRepublic Proclamation DayNational
20 NovemberFridayNational Day of Zumbi and Black AwarenessNational
29 NovemberSundaySaint Catherine of Alexandria DayRegional
30 NovemberMondayEvangelical DayRegional
25 DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational

Which days of the week they fall on

Of the 10 national holidays in 2026, 9 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.