Public holidays 2027 in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro has 12 public holidays in 2027; 9 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Universal Fraternization Day | Confraternização Universal | ||
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | ||
| Wednesday | Tiradentes' Day | Tiradentes | ||
| Friday | Saint George's Day | São Jorge | ||
| Saturday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Independência do Brasil | ||
| Tuesday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | ||
| Tuesday | All Souls' Day | Finados | ||
| Monday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República | ||
| Saturday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra | ||
| Saturday | Christmas Day | Natal |
Falling on a weekend in 2027: Worker's Day (Saturday, 1 May), National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness (Saturday, 20 Nov) and Christmas Day (Saturday, 25 Dec).
Not a public holiday in every state, but in Rio de Janeiro: Carnival and Saint George's Day.
For comparison: in 2027 the number of public holidays ranges from 10 (Mato Grosso) to 15 (Acre). Rio de Janeiro 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 2027
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 8 Feb | 6 Feb – 9 Feb 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Carnival |
| Wed 10 Feb, Thu 11 Feb, Fri 12 Feb | 9 Feb – 14 Feb 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Carnival |
| Mon 22 Mar, Tue 23 Mar, Wed 24 Mar, Thu 25 Mar | 20 Mar – 28 Mar 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday |
| Mon 19 Apr, Tue 20 Apr | 17 Apr – 21 Apr 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Tiradentes' Day |
| Thu 22 Apr | 21 Apr – 25 Apr 2027 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Tiradentes' Day, Saint George's Day |
| Mon 6 Sep | 4 Sep – 7 Sep 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 8 Sep, Thu 9 Sep, Fri 10 Sep | 7 Sep – 12 Sep 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Mon 11 Oct | 9 Oct – 12 Oct 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Wed 13 Oct, Thu 14 Oct, Fri 15 Oct | 12 Oct – 17 Oct 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Mon 1 Nov | 30 Oct – 2 Nov 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | All Souls' Day |
| Wed 3 Nov, Thu 4 Nov, Fri 5 Nov | 2 Nov – 7 Nov 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | All Souls' Day |
| Tue 16 Nov, Wed 17 Nov, Thu 18 Nov, Fri 19 Nov | 13 Nov – 21 Nov 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Republic Proclamation Day, National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness |
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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