Public holidays in Brazil 2026: full list and what is left
Pick a state: the list gives every 2026 holiday with its weekday and, if you like, the federal optional days off from the Ministry of Management ordinance.
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Public holidays 2026 in São Paulo
11 holidays
10 fall on a weekday.
| Holidays on weekdays | 10 |
| Holidays at weekends | 1 |
| One-day bridges | 3 |
| Working days (Mon–Fri) | 251 |
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | national |
| 16 February 2026 | Monday | Carnival Monday | federal optional day off |
| 17 February 2026 | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | federal optional day off |
| 18 February 2026 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday (until 2 pm) | federal optional day off, until 2 pm |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | national (Good Friday) |
| 20 April 2026 | Monday | Monday before Tiradentes Day | federal optional day off |
| 21 April 2026 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day | national |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day | national |
| 4 June 2026 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | federal optional day off |
| 5 June 2026 | Friday | Friday after Corpus Christi | federal optional day off |
| 9 July 2026 | Thursday | Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 | state |
| 7 September 2026 | Monday | Independence Day | national |
| 12 October 2026 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | national |
| 30 October 2026 | Friday | Public Servant's Day (moved from 28 October) | federal optional day off |
| 2 November 2026 | Monday | All Souls' Day | national |
| 15 November 2026 | Sunday | Proclamation of the Republic | national |
| 20 November 2026 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day | national |
| 24 December 2026 | Thursday | Christmas Eve (from 1 pm) | federal optional day off, from 1 pm |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | national |
| 31 December 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Eve (from 1 pm) | federal optional day off, from 1 pm |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · holiday laws checked on 28 October 2026
Brazil had ten national holidays in 2026, and the calendar was generous: New Year's Day fell on a Thursday, Good Friday on 3 April, Tiradentes Day on a Tuesday, Labour Day on a Friday, Independence Day, Aparecida and All Souls' Day on Mondays, and Black Consciousness Day and Christmas on Fridays. 9 of the ten fell on a weekday; only Proclamation of the Republic Day, on a Sunday, was lost. Still to come before the end of the year are All Souls' Day on Monday 2 November, Proclamation of the Republic on Sunday the 15th, Black Consciousness Day on Friday the 20th and Christmas on Friday 25 December: three long weekends in eight weeks. For the federal civil service, the Ministry of Management ordinance also gives Public Servant's Day, moved from 28 to 30 October, and the afternoons of 24 and 31 December. State holidays for 2026 are already over in almost every state; any left show up in the tool when you pick your state. In all, São Paulo had 11 national and state holidays and 251 working days in 2026.
2026 holidays, national and state
The table lists national holidays and state holidays, with the abbreviations of the states where each state date applies.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Where it applies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day | all of Brazil |
| 4 January 2026 | Sunday | Rondônia Statehood Day | RO |
| 20 January 2026 | Tuesday | Catholics' Day | AC |
| 23 January 2026 | Friday | Evangelicals' Day | AC |
| 17 February 2026 | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | RJ |
| 6 March 2026 | Friday | Pernambuco State Day (Pernambuco Revolution of 1817) | PE |
| 8 March 2026 | Sunday | International Women's Day | AC |
| 19 March 2026 | Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day | AP |
| 25 March 2026 | Wednesday | Ceará State Day (Abolition of Slavery in Ceará) | CE |
| 3 April 2026 | Friday | Good Friday | all of Brazil |
| 13 April 2026 | Monday | Our Lady of Penha Day (State Day) | ES |
| 21 April 2026 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day | all of Brazil |
| 21 April 2026 | Tuesday | Founding of Brasília | DF |
| 21 April 2026 | Tuesday | State Day (Tiradentes Day) | MG |
| 23 April 2026 | Thursday | Saint George's Day | RJ |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day | all of Brazil |
| 15 May 2026 | Friday | Cabralzinho Day | AP |
| 4 June 2026 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | DF, RJ |
| 15 June 2026 | Monday | Acre Statehood Day | AC |
| 24 June 2026 | Wednesday | Saint John's Day | AL |
| 29 June 2026 | Monday | Saint Peter's Day | AL |
| 2 July 2026 | Thursday | Bahia Independence Day | BA |
| 8 July 2026 | Wednesday | Sergipe Political Emancipation Day | SE |
| 9 July 2026 | Thursday | Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 | SP |
| 5 August 2026 | Wednesday | Paraíba Foundation Day (State Day) | PB |
| 15 August 2026 | Saturday | Pará's Adherence to Brazilian Independence | PA |
| 15 August 2026 | Saturday | Lord of Bonfim Day | TO |
| 16 August 2026 | Sunday | Santa Catarina State Day (11 August, observed the following Sunday) | SC |
| 5 September 2026 | Saturday | Amazon Day | AC |
| 5 September 2026 | Saturday | Amazonas Province Elevation Day | AM |
| 7 September 2026 | Monday | Independence Day | all of Brazil |
| 8 September 2026 | Tuesday | Our Lady of the Nativity Day | TO |
| 16 September 2026 | Wednesday | Alagoas Political Emancipation Day | AL |
| 20 September 2026 | Sunday | Ragamuffin War Day (State Day) | RS |
| 5 October 2026 | Monday | Roraima Statehood Day | RR |
| 5 October 2026 | Monday | Tocantins Statehood Day | TO |
| 11 October 2026 | Sunday | Mato Grosso do Sul Creation Day | MS |
| 12 October 2026 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | all of Brazil |
| 19 October 2026 | Monday | Piauí Day | PI |
| 2 November 2026 | Monday | All Souls' Day | all of Brazil |
| 15 November 2026 | Sunday | Proclamation of the Republic | all of Brazil |
| 17 November 2026 | Tuesday | Treaty of Petrópolis Day | AC |
| 20 November 2026 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day | all of Brazil |
| 30 November 2026 | Monday | Evangelical Day | DF |
| 25 December 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day | all of Brazil |
November and December: three long weekends
The end of 2026 holds the remaining holidays. All Souls' Day, on a Monday, makes a three-day weekend from 31 October to 2 November. Proclamation of the Republic falls on a Sunday and gives no day off. Black Consciousness Day, on a Friday, brings another long weekend, 20 to 22 November. Christmas, also a Friday, ends the year with three days in a row. Take the four working days between Christmas and New Year, 28 to 31 December, and you join up with New Year's Day 2027, a Friday, for ten days off from 25 December to 3 January.
Holidays in December 2026 in São Paulo
Holidays in December 2026 in São Paulo
1 holiday
| Long weekends (Monday or Friday) | 1 |
| Holidays with a bridge (Tuesday or Thursday) | 0 |
| Federal optional days off | 2 |
Optional days off in 2026
Ordinance MGI 11,460/2025 set for federal bodies Carnival Monday and Tuesday, Ash Wednesday until 2 pm, Monday 20 April, Corpus Christi and the Friday after, Public Servant's Day and the afternoons of 24 and 31 December. Public Servant's Day was moved to 30 October. To see them all in the tool, open "More options" and choose to show optional days off. The 2027 list is on optional days off.
Working days in 2026 by state
| State | Holidays | On weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acre (AC) | 16 | 13 | 248 |
| Alagoas (AL) | 13 | 12 | 249 |
| Amapá (AP) | 12 | 11 | 250 |
| Amazonas (AM) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| Bahia (BA) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Ceará (CE) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Distrito Federal (DF) | 12 | 11 | 250 |
| Espírito Santo (ES) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Goiás (GO) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Maranhão (MA) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Mato Grosso (MT) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| Minas Gerais (MG) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Pará (PA) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| Paraíba (PB) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Paraná (PR) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Pernambuco (PE) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Piauí (PI) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Rio de Janeiro (RJ) | 13 | 12 | 249 |
| Rio Grande do Norte (RN) | 10 | 9 | 252 |
| Rio Grande do Sul (RS) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| Rondônia (RO) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| Roraima (RR) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Santa Catarina (SC) | 11 | 9 | 252 |
| São Paulo (SP) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Sergipe (SE) | 11 | 10 | 251 |
| Tocantins (TO) | 13 | 11 | 250 |
November's holidays, with optional and municipal days off, are on November holidays; December's are in the table above. The following year is on public holidays 2027.