Brazil public holidays 2025
10 public holidays
Brazil: 10 public holidays in 2025. 6 of them fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday).
Some regions add their own days off: 35 regional holidays only in part of the country (listed below).
Brazil: list of public holidays in 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's DayAno Novo |
| Apr 18 | Friday | Good FridaySexta-Feira Santa |
| Apr 21 | Monday | Tiradentes' DayDia de Tiradentes |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labour DayDia do trabalhador |
| Sep 7 | Sunday | Independence DayDia da Independência |
| Oct 12 | Sunday | Our Lady of AparecidaNossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' DayDia de Finados |
| Nov 15 | Saturday | Republic DayProclamação da República |
| Nov 20 | Thursday | Black Awareness DayDia da Consciência Negra |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas DayNatal |
Long weekends in 2025
- Friday, April 18: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend.
- Monday, April 21: Tiradentes' Day gives a three-day weekend.
- Thursday, May 1: Labour Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day.
- Thursday, November 20: Black Awareness Day gives four days off if you take Friday, November 21 as a bridge day.
- Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day gives four days off if you take Friday, December 26 as a bridge day.
On a weekend this year: Independence Day (Sunday, September 7); Our Lady of Aparecida (Sunday, October 12); All Souls' Day (Sunday, November 2); Republic Day (Saturday, November 15).
Holidays by month
- January1
- February0
- March0
- April2
- May1
- June0
- July0
- August0
- September1
- October1
- November3
- December1
Brazil: regional holidays in 2025
| Date | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | Criação do estado | Rondônia |
| Jan 12 | Dia do evangélico | Acre |
| Mar 2 | Revolução Pernambucana de 1817 | Pernambuco |
| Mar 4 | Carnaval | Rio de Janeiro |
| Mar 8 | Alusivo ao Dia Internacional da Mulher | Acre |
| Mar 18 | Autonomia do Estado | Tocantins |
| Mar 19 | Dia de São José | Amapá |
| Mar 25 | Data magna do estado | Ceará |
| Apr 23 | Dia de São Jorge | Rio de Janeiro |
| Apr 28 | Dia de Nossa Senhora da Penha | Espírito Santo |
| Jun 15 | Aniversário do estado | Acre |
| Jun 18 | Dia do evangélico | Rondônia |
| Jun 24 | São João | Alagoas |
| Jun 29 | São Pedro | Alagoas |
| Jul 2 | Independência da Bahia | Bahia |
| Jul 8 | Emancipação política de Sergipe | Sergipe |
| Jul 9 | Revolução Constitucionalista | São Paulo |
| Jul 26 | Fundação da Cidade de Goiás | Goiás, Paraíba |
| Jul 28 | Adesão do Maranhão à independência do Brasil | Maranhão |
| Aug 5 | Nossa Senhora das Neves | Paraíba |
| Aug 15 | Adesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil | Pará |
| Aug 17 | Dia de Santa Catarina | Santa Catarina |
| Sep 5 | Dia da Amazônia | Acre, Amazonas |
| Sep 8 | Nossa Senhora da Natividade | Tocantins |
| Sep 13 | Criação do Território Federal | Amapá |
| Sep 16 | Emancipação política | Alagoas |
| Sep 20 | Proclamação da República Rio-Grandense | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Oct 3 | Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu | Rio Grande do Norte |
| Oct 5 | Criação do estado | Roraima, Tocantins |
| Oct 11 | Criação do estado | Mato Grosso do Sul |
| Oct 19 | Dia do Piauí | Piauí |
| Oct 24 | Lançamento da pedra fundamental de Goiânia | Goiás |
| Nov 30 | Dia de Santa Catarina de Alexandria | Santa Catarina |
| Nov 30 | Dia do Evangélico | Distrito Federal |
| Dec 19 | Emancipação política do estado do Paraná | Paraná |
Other dates in 2025 (not days off for everyone)
- March 1: Carnival (optional)
- March 3: Carnival (bank holiday)
- March 4: Carnival (bank holiday)
- March 5: Carnival (optional)
- April 20: Easter Sunday (observance)
- May 11: Mother's Day (observance)
- June 12: Lovers' Day (observance)
- June 19: Corpus Christi (bank holiday)
- August 10: Father's Day (observance)
- December 24: Christmas Eve (optional)
- December 31: New Year's Eve (optional)
Brazil: public holidays in other years
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See all countriesFrequently asked questions
Brazil: how many public holidays are there in 2025?
There are 10 public holidays in 2025: New Year's Day (January 1); Good Friday (April 18); Tiradentes' Day (April 21); Labour Day (May 1); Independence Day (September 7); Our Lady of Aparecida (October 12); All Souls' Day (November 2); Republic Day (November 15); Black Awareness Day (November 20); Christmas Day (December 25).
Brazil: which 2025 holidays make a long weekend?
Friday, April 18: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend. Monday, April 21: Tiradentes' Day gives a three-day weekend. Thursday, May 1: Labour Day gives four days off if you take Friday, May 2 as a bridge day. Thursday, November 20: Black Awareness Day gives four days off if you take Friday, November 21 as a bridge day. Thursday, December 25: Christmas Day gives four days off if you take Friday, December 26 as a bridge day.
Brazil: are there regional holidays?
Yes. Besides the national holidays, there are 35 regional holidays in 2025 observed only in some regions, for example Criação do estado (Rondônia); Dia do evangélico (Acre); Revolução Pernambucana de 1817 (Pernambuco).
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