Brazil Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Brazil 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
13th FebruaryFridayCarnival FridayObservance
14th FebruarySaturdayCarnival SaturdayObservance
15th FebruarySundayCarnival SundayObservance
16th FebruaryMondayCarnival MondayGovernment Holiday
17th FebruaryTuesdayCarnival TuesdayGovernment Holiday
18th FebruaryWednesdayCarnival end (until 2pm)Government Holiday
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational Holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance
21st AprilTuesdayTiradentes DayNational Holiday
1st MayFridayLabor Day / May DayNational Holiday
10th MaySundayMother's DayObservance
4th JuneThursdayCorpus ChristiGovernment Holiday
12th JuneFridayBrazilian Valentine's DayObservance
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
9th AugustSundayFather's DayObservance
7th SeptemberMondayIndependence DayNational Holiday
22nd SeptemberTuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
12th OctoberMondayOur Lady of Aparecida / Children's DayNational Holiday
15th OctoberThursdayTeacher's DayObservance
28th OctoberWednesdayPublic Service HolidayGovernment Holiday
2nd NovemberMondayAll Souls' DayNational Holiday
15th NovemberSundayRepublic Proclamation DayNational Holiday
20th NovemberFridayBlack Awareness DayNational Holiday
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas Eve (from 2pm)Government Holiday
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew 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 -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. 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);
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