Federal and State Holidays in Brazil (2026) 🇧🇷

Q: When is the next public holiday in Brazil?

The next public holiday in Brazil is Independence Day on Monday, September 7, 2026 — in 76 days.

Q: How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?

Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2026.

Q: What was the most recent public holiday in Brazil?

The most recent public holiday in Brazil was Worker's Day on Friday, May 1, 2026 — 53 days ago.

Q: What are the upcoming public holidays in Brazil?

The next 5 public holidays in Brazil:Monday, September 7, 2026: Independence DayMonday, October 12, 2026: Our Lady of AparecidaMonday, November 2, 2026: All Souls' DaySunday, November 15, 2026: Republic Proclamation DayFriday, November 20, 2026: National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness

Q: How does Brazil's holiday count compare to its neighbours?

Brazil has 10 public holidays this year. Neighbours for comparison:Suriname: 15 public holidaysPeru: 15 public holidaysBolivia: 13 public holidaysUruguay: 5 public holidaysGuyana: 17 public holidays

Q: How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2027?

Brazil will have 10 public holidays in 2027.

Q: Does Brazil have state or provincial holidays too?

Yes — Brazil has 27 additional state, provincial or regional holidays that are not nationally observed. These vary by subdivision; check our country page for the full list.

Brazil observes 10 public holidays this year, with 10 scheduled for 2027. The next public holiday is Independence Day. The most recent was Worker's Day.

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This year, Brazil observes 10 public holidays, with 10 scheduled for 2027. The next holiday is Independence Day on 7 Sep. The most recently passed holiday was Worker's Day. Click here to see the 2027 Public Holidays for Brazil.

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

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Holidays in different states:

Federal Holidays
Acre
Alagoas
Amapá
Amazonas
Bahia
Ceará
Distrito Federal
Espírito Santo
Goiás
Maranhão
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso do Sul
Minas Gerais
Paraná
Paraíba
Pará
Pernambuco
Piauí
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Rondônia
Roraima
Santa Catarina
Sergipe
São Paulo
Tocantins

State & Regional Holidays in Brazil

Acre Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5 Sep	Saturday	Amazonia Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness; Signing of the Petropolis Treaty
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Alagoas Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
24 Jun	Wednesday	Saint John's Day
29 Jun	Monday	Saint Peter's Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
16 Sep	Wednesday	Political Emancipation of Alagoas
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
30 Nov	Monday	Evangelical Day
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Amapá Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
25 Jul	Saturday	Saint James' Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
13 Sep	Sunday	Creation of the Federal Territory
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Amazonas Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5 Sep	Saturday	Elevation of Amazonas to province
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Bahia Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
2 Jul	Thursday	Bahia Independence Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Ceará Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
15 Aug	Saturday	Our Lady of Assumption
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Distrito Federal Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
30 Nov	Monday	Evangelical Day
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Espírito Santo Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Goiás Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
26 Jul	Sunday	Foundation of Goiás city
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
24 Oct	Saturday	Foundation of Goiânia
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Maranhão Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
28 Jul	Tuesday	Maranhão joining to independence of Brazil
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Mato Grosso Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Mato Grosso do Sul Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
11 Oct	Sunday	State Creation Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Minas Gerais Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Paraná Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
19 Dec	Saturday	Political Emancipation of Paraná
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Paraíba Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
5 Aug	Wednesday	State Founding Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Pará Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
15 Aug	Saturday	Grão-Pará joining to independence of Brazil
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Pernambuco Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Piauí Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
19 Oct	Monday	Piauí Day
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Rio de Janeiro Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Rio Grande do Norte Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Aug	Friday	Rio Grande do Norte Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
3 Oct	Saturday	Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Rio Grande do Sul Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
20 Sep	Sunday	Gaucho Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Rondônia Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Roraima Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
5 Oct	Monday	State Creation Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Santa Catarina Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
16 Aug	Sunday	Santa Catarina State Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
29 Nov	Sunday	Saint Catherine of Alexandria Day
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Sergipe Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
8 Jul	Wednesday	Sergipe Political Emancipation Day
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

São Paulo Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
9 Jul	Thursday	Constitutionalist Revolution
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Tocantins Holidays

Date		Holiday Name
7 Sep	Monday	Independence Day
8 Sep	Tuesday	Our Lady of Nativity
5 Oct	Monday	State Creation Day
12 Oct	Monday	Our Lady of Aparecida
2 Nov	Monday	All Souls' Day
15 Nov	Sunday	Republic Proclamation Day
20 Nov	Friday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
25 Dec	Friday	Christmas Day

Frequently Asked Questions about Holidays in Brazil

When is the next public holiday in Brazil?

The next public holiday in Brazil is Independence Day on Monday, September 7, 2026 — in 76 days.

Is today a public holiday in Brazil?

No — today (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) is not a public holiday in Brazil.

How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?

Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2026.

What was the most recent public holiday in Brazil?

The most recent public holiday in Brazil was Worker's Day on Friday, May 1, 2026 — 53 days ago.

What are the upcoming public holidays in Brazil?

The next 5 public holidays in Brazil:

Monday, September 7, 2026: Independence Day
Monday, October 12, 2026: Our Lady of Aparecida
Monday, November 2, 2026: All Souls' Day
Sunday, November 15, 2026: Republic Proclamation Day
Friday, November 20, 2026: National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness

How does Brazil's holiday count compare to its neighbours?

Brazil has 10 public holidays this year. Neighbours for comparison:

Suriname: 15 public holidays
Peru: 15 public holidays
Bolivia: 13 public holidays
Uruguay: 5 public holidays
Guyana: 17 public holidays

How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2027?

Brazil will have 10 public holidays in 2027.

Does Brazil have state or provincial holidays too?

Yes — Brazil has 27 additional state, provincial or regional holidays that are not nationally observed. These vary by subdivision; check our country page for the full list.