Public holidays 2026 in Brazil
There are 10 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 44 apply only in some states – the table shows where. The exact list for each state is on its own page.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Applies in | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Universal Fraternization Day | Confraternização Universal | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | State Creation Day | Criação do Estado | Rondônia | ||
| Friday | Evangelical Day | Dia do Evangélico | Acre | ||
| Sunday | São Paulo City Anniversary | Aniversário da Cidade de São Paulo | São Paulo Capital | ||
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Friday | Pernambuco Revolution of 1817 | Revolução Pernambucana de 1817 | Pernambuco | ||
| Sunday | International Women's Day | Dia Internacional da Mulher | Acre | ||
| Wednesday | Autonomy Day | Dia da Autonomia | Tocantins | ||
| Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | São José | Amapá, Ceará | ||
| Wednesday | Abolition of slavery in Ceará | Abolição da escravidão no Ceará | Ceará | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Our Lady of Penha | Nossa Senhora da Penha | Espírito Santo | ||
| Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day | Tiradentes | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Founding of Brasilia | Fundação de Brasília | Distrito Federal | ||
| Tuesday | Tiradentes' Execution | Tiradentes | Minas Gerais | ||
| Thursday | Saint George's Day | São Jorge | Rio de Janeiro | ||
| Friday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | nationwide | ||
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | São Paulo Capital | |||
| Monday | Founding of Acre | Aniversário do Acre | Acre | ||
| Thursday | Evangelical Day | Dia do Evangélico | Rondônia | ||
| Wednesday | Saint John's Day | São João | Alagoas | ||
| Monday | Saint Peter's Day | São Pedro | Alagoas | ||
| Thursday | Bahia Independence Day | Independência da Bahia | Bahia | ||
| Wednesday | Sergipe Political Emancipation Day | Emancipação política de Sergipe | Sergipe | ||
| Thursday | Constitutionalist Revolution | Revolução Constitucionalista | São Paulo, São Paulo Capital | ||
| Saturday | Saint James' Day | São Tiago | Amapá | ||
| Sunday | Foundation of Goiás city | Fundação da cidade de Goiás | Goiás | ||
| Tuesday | Maranhão joining to independence of Brazil | Adesão do Maranhão à independência do Brasil | Maranhão | ||
| Wednesday | State Founding Day | Fundação do Estado | Paraíba | ||
| Friday | Rio Grande do Norte Day | Dia do Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Norte | ||
| Saturday | Our Lady of Assumption | Nossa Senhora da Assunção | Ceará | ||
| Saturday | Grão-Pará joining to independence of Brazil | Adesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil | Pará | ||
| Sunday | Santa Catarina State Day | Dia do Estado de Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina | ||
| Saturday | Amazonia Day | Dia da Amazônia | Acre | ||
| Saturday | Elevation of Amazonas to province | Elevação do Amazonas à categoria de província | Amazonas | ||
| Monday | Independence Day | Independência do Brasil | nationwide | ||
| Tuesday | Our Lady of Nativity | Nossa Senhora da Natividade | Tocantins | ||
| Sunday | Creation of the Federal Territory | Criação do Território Federal | Amapá | ||
| Wednesday | Political Emancipation of Alagoas | Emancipação Política de Alagoas | Alagoas | ||
| Sunday | Gaucho Day | Dia do Gaúcho | Rio Grande do Sul | ||
| Saturday | Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day | Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu | Rio Grande do Norte | ||
| Monday | State Creation Day | Criação do Estado | Roraima, Tocantins | ||
| Sunday | State Creation Day | Criação do Estado | Mato Grosso do Sul | ||
| Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | nationwide | ||
| Monday | Piauí Day | Dia do Piauí | Piauí | ||
| Saturday | Foundation of Goiânia | Pedra fundamental de Goiânia | Goiás | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Finados | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República | nationwide | ||
| Sunday | Our Lady of Rocio | Nossa Senhora do Rocio | Paraná | ||
| Friday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra | nationwide | ||
| Friday | Signing of the Petropolis Treaty | Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra | Acre | ||
| Sunday | Saint Catherine of Alexandria Day | Dia de Santa Catarina de Alexandria | Santa Catarina | ||
| Monday | Evangelical Day | Dia do Evangélico | Alagoas, Distrito Federal | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natal | nationwide |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Public holidays by state
Long weekends 2026
11 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Universal Fraternization Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday |
| Mon 20 Apr | 18 Apr – 21 Apr 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Tiradentes' Day |
| Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr | 21 Apr – 26 Apr 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Tiradentes' Day |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Worker's Day |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | All Souls' Day |
| Mon 16 Nov, Tue 17 Nov, Wed 18 Nov, Thu 19 Nov | 14 Nov – 22 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Republic Proclamation Day, National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Universal Fraternization Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BR (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.brazilian) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027