Brazil Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Brazil 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 13th February | Friday | Carnival Friday | Observance |
| 14th February | Saturday | Carnival Saturday | Observance |
| 15th February | Sunday | Carnival Sunday | Observance |
| 16th February | Monday | Carnival Monday | Government Holiday |
| 17th February | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Government Holiday |
| 18th February | Wednesday | Carnival end (until 2pm) | Government Holiday |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 3rd April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 5th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 21st April | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National Holiday |
| 10th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 4th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Government Holiday |
| 12th June | Friday | Brazilian Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 9th August | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 7th September | Monday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 22nd September | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 12th October | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida / Children's Day | National Holiday |
| 15th October | Thursday | Teacher's Day | Observance |
| 28th October | Wednesday | Public Service Holiday | Government Holiday |
| 2nd November | Monday | All Souls' Day | National Holiday |
| 15th November | Sunday | Republic Proclamation Day | National Holiday |
| 20th November | Friday | Black Awareness Day | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Thursday | Christmas Eve (from 2pm) | Government Holiday |
| 25th December | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Thursday | New Year's Eve (from 2pm) | Government Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Brazil. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Brazil this year in 2026?
There are 10 holidays in Brazil in 2026
How to retrieve the Brazil holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BR&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Brazil holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'BR', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);