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Brazil public holidays 2028

12 public holidays

Brazil: 12 public holidays in 2028. 9 of them fall on weekdays (Monday to Friday).

The next one is New Year's Day, on Saturday, January 1 (in 428 days).

Some regions add their own days off: 35 regional holidays only in part of the country (listed below).

Brazil: list of public holidays in 2028

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayAno Novo
Apr 14FridayGood FridaySexta-Feira Santa
Apr 21FridayTiradentes' DayDia de Tiradentes
May 1MondayLabour DayDia do trabalhador
Sep 7ThursdayIndependence DayDia da Independência
Oct 1SundayElection DayDia de Eleição
Oct 12ThursdayOur Lady of AparecidaNossa Senhora Aparecida
Oct 29SundayElection DayDia de Eleição
Nov 2ThursdayAll Souls' DayDia de Finados
Nov 15WednesdayRepublic DayProclamação da República
Nov 20MondayBlack Awareness DayDia da Consciência Negra
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNatal

Long weekends in 2028

  • Friday, April 14: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend.
  • Friday, April 21: Tiradentes' Day gives a three-day weekend.
  • Monday, May 1: Labour Day gives a three-day weekend.
  • Thursday, September 7: Independence Day gives four days off if you take Friday, September 8 as a bridge day.
  • Thursday, October 12: Our Lady of Aparecida gives four days off if you take Friday, October 13 as a bridge day.
  • Thursday, November 2: All Souls' Day gives four days off if you take Friday, November 3 as a bridge day.
  • Monday, November 20: Black Awareness Day gives a three-day weekend.
  • Monday, December 25: Christmas Day gives a three-day weekend.

On a weekend this year: New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1); Election Day (Sunday, October 1); Election Day (Sunday, October 29).

Holidays by month

  • January1
  • February0
  • March0
  • April2
  • May1
  • June0
  • July0
  • August0
  • September1
  • October3
  • November3
  • December1

Brazil: regional holidays in 2028

DateHolidayWhere
Jan 4Criação do estadoRondônia
Jan 12Dia do evangélicoAcre
Feb 29CarnavalRio de Janeiro
Mar 5Revolução Pernambucana de 1817Pernambuco
Mar 8Alusivo ao Dia Internacional da MulherAcre
Mar 18Autonomia do EstadoTocantins
Mar 19Dia de São JoséAmapá
Mar 25Data magna do estadoCeará
Apr 23Dia de São JorgeRio de Janeiro
Apr 24Dia de Nossa Senhora da PenhaEspírito Santo
Jun 15Aniversário do estadoAcre
Jun 18Dia do evangélicoRondônia
Jun 24São JoãoAlagoas
Jun 29São PedroAlagoas
Jul 2Independência da BahiaBahia
Jul 8Emancipação política de SergipeSergipe
Jul 9Revolução ConstitucionalistaSão Paulo
Jul 26Fundação da Cidade de GoiásGoiás, Paraíba
Jul 28Adesão do Maranhão à independência do BrasilMaranhão
Aug 5Nossa Senhora das NevesParaíba
Aug 13Dia de Santa CatarinaSanta Catarina
Aug 15Adesão do Grão-Pará à independência do BrasilPará
Sep 5Dia da AmazôniaAcre, Amazonas
Sep 8Nossa Senhora da NatividadeTocantins
Sep 13Criação do Território FederalAmapá
Sep 16Emancipação políticaAlagoas
Sep 20Proclamação da República Rio-GrandenseRio Grande do Sul
Oct 3Mártires de Cunhaú e UruaçuRio Grande do Norte
Oct 5Criação do estadoRoraima, Tocantins
Oct 11Criação do estadoMato Grosso do Sul
Oct 19Dia do PiauíPiauí
Oct 24Lançamento da pedra fundamental de GoiâniaGoiás
Nov 26Dia de Santa Catarina de AlexandriaSanta Catarina
Nov 30Dia do EvangélicoDistrito Federal
Dec 19Emancipação política do estado do ParanáParaná

Other dates in 2028 (not days off for everyone)

  • February 26: Carnival (optional)
  • February 28: Carnival (bank holiday)
  • February 29: Carnival (bank holiday)
  • March 1: Carnival (optional)
  • April 16: Easter Sunday (observance)
  • May 14: Mother's Day (observance)
  • June 12: Lovers' Day (observance)
  • June 15: Corpus Christi (bank holiday)
  • August 13: Father's Day (observance)
  • December 24: Christmas Eve (optional)
  • December 31: New Year's Eve (optional)

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Frequently asked questions

Brazil: how many public holidays are there in 2028?
There are 12 public holidays in 2028: New Year's Day (January 1); Good Friday (April 14); Tiradentes' Day (April 21); Labour Day (May 1); Independence Day (September 7); Election Day (October 1); Our Lady of Aparecida (October 12); Election Day (October 29); All Souls' Day (November 2); Republic Day (November 15); Black Awareness Day (November 20); Christmas Day (December 25).
Brazil: when is the next public holiday?
The next one is New Year's Day, on Saturday, January 1 (in 428 days).
Brazil: which 2028 holidays make a long weekend?
Friday, April 14: Good Friday gives a three-day weekend. Friday, April 21: Tiradentes' Day gives a three-day weekend. Monday, May 1: Labour Day gives a three-day weekend. Thursday, September 7: Independence Day gives four days off if you take Friday, September 8 as a bridge day. Thursday, October 12: Our Lady of Aparecida gives four days off if you take Friday, October 13 as a bridge day. Thursday, November 2: All Souls' Day gives four days off if you take Friday, November 3 as a bridge day. Monday, November 20: Black Awareness Day gives a three-day weekend. Monday, December 25: Christmas Day gives a three-day weekend.
Brazil: are there regional holidays?
Yes. Besides the national holidays, there are 35 regional holidays in 2028 observed only in some regions, for example Criação do estado (Rondônia); Dia do evangélico (Acre); Carnaval (Rio de Janeiro).

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