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Public Holidays in Brazil
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Public Holidays in Brazil

Brazil has broadly the same public holidays as the UK, with several regional additions. Most public holidays become long weekends, and should a fixed-date holiday such as New Year’s Day fall on a weekend, the following Monday will usually be a holiday. The main public holidays in Brazil are:

1 Jan New Year's Day.
20 Jan Founding of Rio de Janeiro.
25 Jan Founding of São Paulo.
20-24 Feb Carnival.
10 Apr Good Friday.
21 Apr Tiradentes.
1 May Labour Day.
11 Jun Corpus Christi.
7 Sep Independence Day.
12 Oct Our Lady Aparecida, Patron St of Brazil.
2 Nov All Souls' Day.
15 Nov Republic Day.
24 Dec Christmas Eve.
25 Dec Christmas Day.
31 Dec New Year's Eve.