Public holidays 2026 in Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte has 12 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Universal Fraternization Day | Confraternização Universal | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | ||
| Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day | Tiradentes | ||
| Friday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | ||
| Friday | Rio Grande do Norte Day | Dia do Rio Grande do Norte | ||
| Monday | Independence Day | Independência do Brasil | ||
| Saturday | Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day | Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu | ||
| Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Finados | ||
| Sunday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República | ||
| Friday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natal |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day (Saturday, 3 Oct) and Republic Proclamation Day (Sunday, 15 Nov).
Not a public holiday in every state, but in Rio Grande do Norte: Rio Grande do Norte Day and Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 10 (Mato Grosso) to 15 (Acre). Rio Grande do Norte lies in between with 12.
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.
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.
Long weekends 2026
12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| 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 |
| Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Rio Grande do Norte 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.
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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