How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?

12 public or bank holidays are listed for 2026, and 10 for 2027.

How many 2026 holidays fall on a weekend in Brazil?

3 — Election Day (Sunday), Election Day (Sunday), Republic Day (Sunday). No substitute weekday is listed for them in this calendar.

How many long weekends are there in Brazil in 2026?

7 breaks of three days or more are created by public holidays: Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr (3 days); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (3 days); Sat 5 Sept – Mon 7 Sept (3 days); Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct (3 days); Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov (3 days); Fri 20 Nov – Sun 22 Nov (3 days); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (3 days).

Public Holidays in Brazil 2026 🇧🇷

Brazil has 12 public holidays in 2026; the next one is Election Day on Sun, Oct 25, 2026.

12public holidays 2026
7long weekends
3on a weekend
Fridaymost common weekday

Weekend in Brazil: Saturday and Sunday.

Public holidays in 2026

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Thu 1 Jan	Thursday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
Fri 3 Apr	Friday	Good Friday	Public holiday
Tue 21 Apr	Tuesday	Tiradentes' Day	Public holiday
Fri 1 May	Friday	Labour Day	Public holiday
Mon 7 Sept	Monday	Independence Day	Public holiday
Sun 4 Oct	Sunday (weekend)	Election Day	Public holiday
Mon 12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida	Public holiday
Sun 25 Oct	Sunday (weekend)	Election Day	Public holiday
Mon 2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day	Public holiday
Sun 15 Nov	Sunday (weekend)	Republic Day	Public holiday
Fri 20 Nov	Friday	Black Awareness Day	Public holiday
Fri 25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

Long weekends and bridge days in 2026

Breaks of three days or more where a public holiday meets the weekend:

Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off · Good Friday
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off · Labour Day
Sat 5 Sept – Mon 7 Sept · 3 days off · Independence Day
Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · 3 days off · Our Lady of Aparecida
Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov · 3 days off · All Souls' Day
Fri 20 Nov – Sun 22 Nov · 3 days off · Black Awareness Day
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off · Christmas Day

Make it longer with a day or two of leave

Take Fri 2 Jan off → 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan) · New Year's Day
Take Mon 20 Apr off → 4 days in a row (Sat 18 Apr – Tue 21 Apr) · Tiradentes' Day

Counted from the public holidays above and a Saturday and Sunday weekend. Individual employers, schools and regions may differ.

Regional holidays in 2026

On top of the national list, these public holidays apply only in some parts of Brazil:

Date	Holiday	Where
Sun 4 Jan	Criação do estado	Rondônia
Mon 12 Jan	Dia do evangélico	Acre
Tue 17 Feb	Carnaval	Rio de Janeiro
Sun 1 Mar	Revolução Pernambucana de 1817	Pernambuco
Sun 8 Mar	Alusivo ao Dia Internacional da Mulher	Acre
Wed 18 Mar	Autonomia do Estado	Tocantins
Thu 19 Mar	Dia de São José	Amapá
Wed 25 Mar	Data magna do estado	Ceará
Thu 23 Apr	Dia de São Jorge	Rio de Janeiro
Mon 15 Jun	Aniversário do estado	Acre
Thu 18 Jun	Dia do evangélico	Rondônia
Wed 24 Jun	São João	Alagoas
Mon 29 Jun	São Pedro	Alagoas
Thu 2 Jul	Independência da Bahia	Bahia
Wed 8 Jul	Emancipação política de Sergipe	Sergipe
Thu 9 Jul	Revolução Constitucionalista	São Paulo
Sun 26 Jul	Homenagem à memória do ex-presidente João Pessoa	Paraíba
Tue 28 Jul	Adesão do Maranhão à independência do Brasil	Maranhão
Wed 5 Aug	Nossa Senhora das Neves	Paraíba
Sat 15 Aug	Adesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil	Pará
Sun 16 Aug	Dia de Santa Catarina	Santa Catarina
Sat 5 Sept	Dia da Amazônia	Acre
Sat 5 Sept	Elevação do Amazonas à categoria de província	Amazonas
Tue 8 Sept	Nossa Senhora da Natividade	Tocantins
Sun 13 Sept	Criação do Território Federal	Amapá
Wed 16 Sept	Emancipação política	Alagoas
Sun 20 Sept	Proclamação da República Rio-Grandense	Rio Grande do Sul
Sat 3 Oct	Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu	Rio Grande do Norte
Mon 5 Oct	Criação do estado	Roraima, Tocantins
Sun 11 Oct	Criação do estado	Mato Grosso do Sul
Mon 19 Oct	Dia do Piauí	Piauí
Sun 29 Nov	Dia de Santa Catarina de Alexandria	Santa Catarina
Mon 30 Nov	Dia do Evangélico	Distrito Federal
Sat 19 Dec	Emancipação política do estado do Paraná	Paraná

Region pages: São Paulo · Rio de Janeiro · Bahia · Ceará · Amazonas

Public holidays in 2027

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Fri 1 Jan	Friday	New Year's Day	Public holiday
Fri 26 Mar	Friday	Good Friday	Public holiday
Wed 21 Apr	Wednesday	Tiradentes' Day	Public holiday
Sat 1 May	Saturday	Labour Day	Public holiday
Tue 7 Sept	Tuesday	Independence Day	Public holiday
Tue 12 Oct	Tuesday	Our Lady of Aparecida	Public holiday
Tue 2 Nov	Tuesday	All Souls' Day	Public holiday
Mon 15 Nov	Monday	Republic Day	Public holiday
Sat 20 Nov	Saturday	Black Awareness Day	Public holiday
Sat 25 Dec	Saturday	Christmas Day	Public holiday

2027 brings 3 long weekends: Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan (3 days); Fri 26 Mar – Sun 28 Mar (3 days); Sat 13 Nov – Mon 15 Nov (3 days).

Observances and other dates in 2026 (8)

Widely marked days that are not days off for most workers.

Date	Day	Name	Type
Sat 14 Feb	Saturday	Carnival	Optional
Sun 5 Apr	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Observance
Sun 10 May	Sunday	Mother's Day	Observance
Thu 4 Jun	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Optional
Fri 12 Jun	Friday	Lovers' Day	Observance
Sun 9 Aug	Sunday	Father's Day	Observance
Thu 24 Dec	Thursday	Christmas Eve	Optional
Thu 31 Dec	Thursday	New Year's Eve	Optional

Questions about holidays in Brazil

How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?: 12 public or bank holidays are listed for 2026, and 10 for 2027.
How many 2026 holidays fall on a weekend in Brazil?: 3 — Election Day (Sunday), Election Day (Sunday), Republic Day (Sunday). No substitute weekday is listed for them in this calendar.
How many long weekends are there in Brazil in 2026?: 7 breaks of three days or more are created by public holidays: Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr (3 days); Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May (3 days); Sat 5 Sept – Mon 7 Sept (3 days); Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct (3 days); Sat 31 Oct – Mon 2 Nov (3 days); Fri 20 Nov – Sun 22 Nov (3 days); Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec (3 days).

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