Public holidays in Brazil 2028
Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2028. 9 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
10public holidays
9weekday days off
251working days in 2028
106weekend 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 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | Universal Fraternization Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Tiradentes' Day | |
| Monday | Worker's Day | |
| Thursday | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Our Lady of Aparecida | |
| Thursday | All Souls' Day | |
| Wednesday | Republic Proclamation Day | |
| Monday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | |
| Monday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2028
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 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 9 | 251 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 14 to Sun 16 April 2028Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 21 to Sun 23 April 2028Tiradentes' Day
- 3 daysSat 29 April to Mon 1 May 2028Worker's Day
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 November 2028National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness
- 3 daysSat 23 to Mon 25 December 2028Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029Universal Fraternization Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 8 September 2028 for Thu 7 to Sun 10 September 2028Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 13 October 2028 for Thu 12 to Sun 15 October 2028Our Lady of Aparecida
- 4 daysTake off Friday 3 November 2028 for Thu 2 to Sun 5 November 2028All Souls' Day
Questions about 2028 in Brazil
- How many working days are there in Brazil in 2028?
- 251 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2028?
- 10 public holidays. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Universal Fraternization Day (1 January 2028).
- 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 2029?
- See public holidays in Brazil 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Brazil has 10 public holidays and 251 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/brazil/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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