Day Date Holiday Comments

Thursday January 01 New Years Day Dia Mundial da Paz

Monday February 16 Carnival
Celebrated Monday and Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday
Tuesday February 17 Carnival
Celebrated Monday and Tuesday before Ash
Wednesday
Wednesday February 18 Ash Wednesday Unofficial
Friday April 03 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Tuesday April 21 Tiradentes Day Tiradentes
Friday May 01 Labour Day Dia do Trabalho
Thursday June 04 Corpus Christi second Thursday after Whitsun
Monday September 07 Independence Day
Declared Independence from Portugal on this
date in 1822
Monday October 12 Lady of Aparecida Holy Marys Day/Nossa Senhora da Aparecida
Sunday November 01 All Saints Day Defuncts' Day
Monday November 02 All Souls Day Dia de Finados
Sunday November 15 Republic Day Proclamao da Repblica
Friday November 20
Zumbi dos
Palmares
Black Consciousness Day
Friday December 25 Christmas Day Natal