Public holidays in Brazil 2026
Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2026. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
9weekday days off
252working days in 2026
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national holidays. States and municipalities add their own (for example 9 July in São Paulo or 20 November in many cities), and Carnival Monday and Tuesday are optional days off rather than legal holidays in most of the country.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Universal Fraternization Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day | |
| Friday | Worker's Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | |
| Monday | All Souls' Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Republic Proclamation Day | |
| Friday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Worker's Day
- 3 daysSat 5 to Mon 7 September 2026Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026Our Lady of Aparecida
- 3 daysSat 31 October to Mon 2 November 2026All Souls' Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 November 2026National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026Universal Fraternization Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 20 April 2026 for Sat 18 to Tue 21 April 2026Tiradentes' Day
Questions about 2026 in Brazil
- How many working days are there in Brazil in 2026?
- 252 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?
- 10 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Republic Proclamation Day (15 November 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Brazil?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Brazil 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Brazil has 10 public holidays and 252 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/brazil/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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