🇧🇷 Brazil public holidays 2028
Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2028. 4 of them fall on a weekend. The longest continuous break is 5 days. A further 7 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.
| Date | Name | Legal status |
|---|---|---|
| January 1, 2028 | New Year's DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| February 28, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Carnival (Monday)See this topic | Discretionary day off |
| February 29, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Carnival (Tuesday) | Discretionary day off |
| March 1, 2028 · until 14:00 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Ash WednesdaySee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| April 14, 2028 | Good Friday | Public holiday |
| April 21, 2028 | Tiradentes DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| May 1, 2028 | International Workers' DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| June 15, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Corpus ChristiSee this topic | Discretionary day off |
| September 7, 2028 | Brazilian Independence DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 12, 2028 | Our Lady of AparecidaSee this topic | Public holiday |
| October 28, 2028 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Public Service Day | Discretionary day off |
| November 2, 2028 | All Souls' DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| November 15, 2028 | Proclamation of the Republic | Public holiday |
| November 20, 2028 | National Day of Zumbi and Black ConsciousnessSee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 24, 2028 · from 13:00 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | Christmas Eve | Discretionary day off |
| December 25, 2028 | Christmas DaySee this topic | Public holiday |
| December 31, 2028 · from 13:00 · Not yet gazetted; calculated from the rule | New Year's Eve | Discretionary day off |