Home › Brazil › 2026 BR Brazil public holidays 2026: 12 holidays, 2 long weekends In 2026, Brazil has 12 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Good Friday falls on April 3, 2026, and October is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 12 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) October Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — April 21, 2026 Tuesday Tiradentes Day — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — September 7, 2026 Monday Independence Day — October 4, 2026 Sunday Election Day — October 12, 2026 Monday Our Lady of Aparecida — October 25, 2026 Sunday Election Day — November 2, 2026 Monday All Souls' Day — November 15, 2026 Sunday Republic Proclamation Day — November 20, 2026 Friday Black Awareness Day — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Election Day October 4, 2026 Sunday Election Day October 25, 2026 Sunday Republic Proclamation Day November 15, 2026 Sunday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day April 3, 2026 – April 5, 2026 3 No leave needed Good Friday March 28, 2026 – April 5, 2026 9 4 Good Friday May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026 3 No leave needed Labour Day April 18, 2026 – April 21, 2026 4 1 Tiradentes Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier
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