Brazil Public Holidays 2026
Brazil has 12 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Two well placed days of leave buy 8 days away from work in 2026, because two holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayAno Novo | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridaySexta-Feira Santa | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Tiradentes' DayDia de Tiradentes | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayDia do trabalhador | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Independence DayDia da Independência | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Election DayDia de Eleição | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Our Lady of AparecidaNossa Senhora Aparecida | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Election DayDia de Eleição | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| All Souls' DayDia de Finados | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Republic DayProclamação da República | SundayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Black Awareness DayDia da Consciência Negra | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayNatal | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Brazil entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Brazil.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
The busiest stretch is October (3 holidays), a good window to plan around if you rely on offices, banks or schools being open. Three of them fall on a Saturday or Sunday in 2026, which is worth checking if you are counting on days off from work. Below you will find the full 2026 list for Brazil, sorted by date, with the weekday marked for quick planning. Only nationwide public holidays are included here, which keeps the Brazil calendar clean and comparable.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2026?
Brazil has 12 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Brazil?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Brazil in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Brazil is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Brazil?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Brazil are listed separately on the Brazil holiday hub, together with the states that observe them.
Do the Brazil holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Three of the 12 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter and set weekday of the month), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Good Friday on 3 April 2026, Election Day on 4 October 2026 and Election Day on 25 October 2026.
How far ahead is the Brazil calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Brazil.
Which Brazil holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Brazil holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Brazil with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Brazil
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Brazil public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Brazil 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.