Public holidays in Brazil 2026
Every nationwide public holiday in Brazil in 2026 — 12 dates, each with its weekday.
Last reviewed 7 July 2026
Brazil has 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026. That figure covers federal holidays only - states, municipalities and the Federal District add their own on top, so many residents get more free days than the national count suggests.
The shape of the year
The year opens with New Year’s Day on Thursday 1 January and closes with Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. The longest run without a holiday falls in the middle of the year: 95 days between Corpus Christi in early June and Independence Day in September, a full quarter with no federal break at all.
How the weekdays fall in 2026
Three of the 12 holidays land on a Monday, giving an automatic long weekend, and four land on a Friday, doing the same at the other end of the week. Two fall on weekends: Easter Sunday and Republic Proclamation Day both land on a Sunday. A holiday that falls on a weekend is often simply a lost day off, unless local rules move it to another date - and whether that happens varies by jurisdiction, so check locally rather than assuming.
Dates and observance rules can be adjusted by governments after publication, so treat this page as a snapshot rather than a permanent record. Data is drawn from the Nager.Date open holiday dataset as of this page’s most recent review.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Confraternização Universal | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | |
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Domingo de Páscoa | |
| Tuesday | Tiradentes | Dia de Tiradentes | |
| Friday | Labour Day | Dia do Trabalhador | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | ||
| Monday | Independence Day | Dia da Independência | |
| Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | |
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Dia de Finados | |
| Sunday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República | |
| Friday | Black Awareness Day | Dia da Consciência Negra | |
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natal |
Scope: nationwide public holidays only (regional holidays excluded). Most countries add regional holidays on top of these — this table lists only the dates the whole country shares.