Public holidays in Brazil 2027

10 nationwide public holidays and 44 regional or local holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Brazil

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	Universal Fraternization Day Confraternização Universal	Confraternização Universal
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Sexta-feira Santa	Sexta-feira Santa
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Tiradentes' Day Tiradentes	Tiradentes
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Worker's Day Dia do Trabalhador	Dia do Trabalhador
7 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Independência do Brasil	Independência do Brasil
12 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Our Lady of Aparecida Nossa Senhora Aparecida	Nossa Senhora Aparecida
2 November Tuesday	Tuesday	All Souls' Day Finados	Finados
15 November Monday	Monday	Republic Proclamation Day Proclamação da República	Proclamação da República
20 November Saturday	Saturday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra	Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day Natal	Natal

Regional and local holidays 2027

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
4 January Monday	Monday	State Creation Day Criação do Estado	Rondônia
23 January Saturday	Saturday	Evangelical Day Dia do Evangélico	Acre
25 January Monday	Monday	São Paulo City Anniversary Aniversário da Cidade de São Paulo	São Paulo Capital (city)
9 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Carnaval	Rio de Janeiro
6 March Saturday	Saturday	Pernambuco Revolution of 1817 Revolução Pernambucana de 1817	Pernambuco
8 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day Dia Internacional da Mulher	Acre
18 March Thursday	Thursday	Autonomy Day Dia da Autonomia	Tocantins
19 March Friday	Friday	Saint Joseph's Day São José	Amapá, Ceará
25 March Thursday	Thursday	Abolition of slavery in Ceará Abolição da escravidão no Ceará	Ceará
5 April Monday	Monday	Our Lady of Penha Nossa Senhora da Penha	Espírito Santo
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Founding of Brasilia Fundação de Brasília	Distrito Federal
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Tiradentes' Execution Execução de Tiradentes	Minas Gerais
23 April Friday	Friday	Saint George's Day São Jorge	Rio de Janeiro
27 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	São Paulo Capital (city)
15 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Founding of Acre Aniversário do Acre	Acre
18 June Friday	Friday	Evangelical Day Dia do Evangélico	Rondônia
24 June Thursday	Thursday	Saint John's Day São João	Alagoas
29 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Peter's Day São Pedro	Alagoas
2 July Friday	Friday	Bahia Independence Day Independência da Bahia	Bahia
8 July Thursday	Thursday	Sergipe Political Emancipation Day Emancipação política de Sergipe	Sergipe
9 July Friday	Friday	Constitutionalist Revolution Revolução Constitucionalista	São Paulo, São Paulo Capital (city)
25 July Sunday	Sunday	Saint James' Day São Tiago	Amapá
26 July Monday	Monday	Foundation of Goiás city Fundação da cidade de Goiás	Goiás
28 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Maranhão joining to independence of Brazil Adesão do Maranhão à independência do Brasil	Maranhão
5 August Thursday	Thursday	State Founding Day Fundação do Estado	Paraíba
7 August Saturday	Saturday	Rio Grande do Norte Day Dia do Rio Grande do Norte	Rio Grande do Norte
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Grão-Pará joining to independence of Brazil Adesão do Grão-Pará à independência do Brasil	Pará
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Our Lady of Assumption Nossa Senhora da Assunção	Ceará
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Santa Catarina State Day Dia do Estado de Santa Catarina	Santa Catarina
5 September Sunday	Sunday	Amazonia Day Dia da Amazônia	Acre
5 September Sunday	Sunday	Elevation of Amazonas to province Elevação do Amazonas à categoria de província	Amazonas
8 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Our Lady of Nativity Nossa Senhora da Natividade	Tocantins
13 September Monday	Monday	Creation of the Federal Territory Criação do Território Federal	Amapá
16 September Thursday	Thursday	Political Emancipation of Alagoas Emancipação Política de Alagoas	Alagoas
20 September Monday	Monday	Gaucho Day Dia do Gaúcho	Rio Grande do Sul
3 October Sunday	Sunday	Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day Mártires de Cunhaú e Uruaçu	Rio Grande do Norte
5 October Tuesday	Tuesday	State Creation Day Criação do Estado	Roraima, Tocantins
11 October Monday	Monday	State Creation Day Criação do Estado	Mato Grosso do Sul
19 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Piauí Day Dia do Piauí	Piauí
24 October Sunday	Sunday	Foundation of Goiânia Pedra fundamental de Goiânia	Goiás
15 November Monday	Monday	Our Lady of Rocio Nossa Senhora do Rocio	Paraná
19 November Friday	Friday	Signing of the Petropolis Treaty Assinatura do Tratado de Petrópolis	Acre
28 November Sunday	Sunday	Saint Catherine of Alexandria Day Dia de Santa Catarina de Alexandria	Santa Catarina
30 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Evangelical Day Dia do Evangélico	Alagoas, Distrito Federal

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Friday	Friday	Universal Fraternization Day	Nationwide
4 January Monday	Monday	State Creation Day	Regional
23 January Saturday	Saturday	Evangelical Day	Regional
25 January Monday	Monday	São Paulo City Anniversary	Local
9 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival	Regional
6 March Saturday	Saturday	Pernambuco Revolution of 1817	Regional
8 March Monday	Monday	International Women's Day	Regional
18 March Thursday	Thursday	Autonomy Day	Regional
19 March Friday	Friday	Saint Joseph's Day	Regional
25 March Thursday	Thursday	Abolition of slavery in Ceará	Regional
26 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
5 April Monday	Monday	Our Lady of Penha	Regional
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Tiradentes' Day	Nationwide
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Founding of Brasilia	Regional
21 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Tiradentes' Execution	Regional
23 April Friday	Friday	Saint George's Day	Regional
1 May Saturday	Saturday	Worker's Day	Nationwide
27 May Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Local
15 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Founding of Acre	Regional
18 June Friday	Friday	Evangelical Day	Regional
24 June Thursday	Thursday	Saint John's Day	Regional
29 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Peter's Day	Regional
2 July Friday	Friday	Bahia Independence Day	Regional
8 July Thursday	Thursday	Sergipe Political Emancipation Day	Regional
9 July Friday	Friday	Constitutionalist Revolution	Regional
25 July Sunday	Sunday	Saint James' Day	Regional
26 July Monday	Monday	Foundation of Goiás city	Regional
28 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Maranhão joining to independence of Brazil	Regional
5 August Thursday	Thursday	State Founding Day	Regional
7 August Saturday	Saturday	Rio Grande do Norte Day	Regional
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Grão-Pará joining to independence of Brazil	Regional
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Our Lady of Assumption	Regional
15 August Sunday	Sunday	Santa Catarina State Day	Regional
5 September Sunday	Sunday	Amazonia Day	Regional
5 September Sunday	Sunday	Elevation of Amazonas to province	Regional
7 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day	Nationwide
8 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Our Lady of Nativity	Regional
13 September Monday	Monday	Creation of the Federal Territory	Regional
16 September Thursday	Thursday	Political Emancipation of Alagoas	Regional
20 September Monday	Monday	Gaucho Day	Regional
3 October Sunday	Sunday	Uruaçu and Cunhaú Martyrs Day	Regional
5 October Tuesday	Tuesday	State Creation Day	Regional
11 October Monday	Monday	State Creation Day	Regional
12 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Our Lady of Aparecida	Nationwide
19 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Piauí Day	Regional
24 October Sunday	Sunday	Foundation of Goiânia	Regional
2 November Tuesday	Tuesday	All Souls' Day	Nationwide
15 November Monday	Monday	Republic Proclamation Day	Nationwide
15 November Monday	Monday	Our Lady of Rocio	Regional
19 November Friday	Friday	Signing of the Petropolis Treaty	Regional
20 November Saturday	Saturday	National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness	Nationwide
28 November Sunday	Sunday	Saint Catherine of Alexandria Day	Regional
30 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Evangelical Day	Regional
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Brazil (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
Universal Fraternization Day
Typically in Brasília: high 28°C (82°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 84% of days
Fri 26 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Brasília: high 28°C (82°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 57% of days
Sat 13 Nov – Mon 15 Nov · 3 days off
Republic Proclamation Day
Typically in Brasília: high 30°C (86°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 73% of days

Bridge days

Mon 6 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 4 Sep – Tue 7 Sep)
Independence Day
Typically in Brasília: high 33°C (91°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 4% of days
Mon 11 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 9 Oct – Tue 12 Oct)
Our Lady of Aparecida
Typically in Brasília: high 34°C (93°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 41% of days
Mon 1 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 30 Oct – Tue 2 Nov)
All Souls' Day
Typically in Brasília: high 31°C (88°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 83% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Carnival Where to go for Good Friday Where to go for Independence Day Where to go for Our Lady of Aparecida

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan, Wed 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · Universal Fraternization DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 6 Sep) get 4 days in a rowSat 4 Sep – Tue 7 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 11 Oct) get 4 days in a rowSat 9 Oct – Tue 12 Oct · Our Lady of AparecidaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 1 Nov) get 4 days in a rowSat 30 Oct – Tue 2 Nov · All Souls' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Nov) get 4 days in a rowFri 12 Nov – Mon 15 Nov · Republic Proclamation DayShow on calendar ↓