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🇧🇷 Brazil public holidays 2026

Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2026. 1 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 5 days. A further 9 days are granted at administrative discretion.

Who decides these days

Brazil's national holidays sit in permanent statutes, such as Law 662 of 1949 and Law 14,759 of 2023. On top of them comes a yearly ministerial ordinance (Portaria MGI) that announces those holidays and designates ponto facultativo — days the federal administration may take off, binding on no private employer. Carnival Monday and Tuesday are of that kind. The ordinance even carries unnamed bridging days and half-days fixed by the clock.

DateNameLegal status
January 1, 2026New Year's DaySee this topicPublic holiday
February 16, 2026Carnival (Monday)See this topicDiscretionary day off
February 17, 2026Carnival (Tuesday)Discretionary day off
February 18, 2026 · until 14:00Ash WednesdaySee this topicDiscretionary day off
April 3, 2026Good FridayPublic holiday
April 20, 2026Optional holiday (no official name)Discretionary day off
April 21, 2026Tiradentes DaySee this topicPublic holiday
May 1, 2026International Workers' DaySee this topicPublic holiday
June 4, 2026Corpus ChristiSee this topicDiscretionary day off
June 5, 2026Optional holiday (no official name)Discretionary day off
September 7, 2026Brazilian Independence DaySee this topicPublic holiday
October 12, 2026Our Lady of AparecidaSee this topicPublic holiday
October 28, 2026Public Service DayDiscretionary day off
November 2, 2026All Souls' DaySee this topicPublic holiday
November 15, 2026Proclamation of the RepublicPublic holiday
November 20, 2026National Day of Zumbi and Black ConsciousnessSee this topicPublic holiday
December 24, 2026 · from 13:00Christmas EveDiscretionary day off
December 25, 2026Christmas DaySee this topicPublic holiday
December 31, 2026 · from 13:00New Year's EveDiscretionary day off

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