Corpus Christi 2027: holiday or optional day off?
Pick a year: the tool gives the date of Corpus Christi, the Friday bridge and the list of places where a law makes it a holiday.
Corpus Christi 2027
27 May 2027
Always a Thursday, 60 days after Easter. Bridge: Friday Fri 28 May.
| Easter Sunday | Sun 28 March |
| Bridge Friday | Fri 28 May |
| National holiday? | no, federal optional day off |
| Capitals with a verified municipal holiday | 11 |
| Year | Corpus Christi | Bridge Friday |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 27 May 2027 | 28 May 2027 |
| 2028 | 15 June 2028 | 16 June 2028 |
| 2029 | 31 May 2029 | 1 June 2029 |
| 2030 | 20 June 2030 | 21 June 2030 |
| 2031 | 12 June 2031 | 13 June 2031 |
| 2032 | 27 May 2032 | 28 May 2032 |
| 2033 | 16 June 2033 | 17 June 2033 |
| 2034 | 8 June 2034 | 9 June 2034 |
| Place | Type |
|---|---|
| Maceió (AL) | municipal (state capital) |
| Manaus (AM) | municipal (state capital) |
| Fortaleza (CE) | municipal (state capital) |
| Distrito Federal | state |
| Cuiabá (MT) | municipal (state capital) |
| Belo Horizonte (MG) | municipal (state capital) |
| Curitiba (PR) | municipal (state capital) |
| Teresina (PI) | municipal (state capital) |
| Rio de Janeiro | state |
| Natal (RN) | municipal (state capital) |
| Porto Alegre (RS) | municipal (state capital) |
| São Paulo (SP) | municipal (state capital) |
| Aracaju (SE) | municipal (state capital) |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · holiday laws checked on 28 October 2026
Corpus Christi 2027 falls on a Thursday, 27 May 2027, sixty days after Easter. It is not a national holiday: no federal law lists it, and for federal bodies it is usually an optional day off. It becomes a holiday where a state or municipal law says so. Among the laws we checked, it is a state holiday in Distrito Federal and Rio de Janeiro, applying across the whole territory, and a municipal holiday in 11 state capitals: Maceió, Manaus, Fortaleza, Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Teresina, Natal, Porto Alegre, São Paulo and Aracaju. In Rio de Janeiro the state holiday is new, created by Law 11,002 of October 2025. Where Corpus Christi is a holiday, Friday 28 May 2027 becomes a one-day bridge giving four free days in a row. In 2026 it fell on 4 June 2026 and in 2028 it falls on 15 June 2028, always a Thursday.
Where Corpus Christi is a holiday
The list covers the state laws and those of the capitals we read. Many other cities also keep Corpus Christi as a municipal holiday under Law 9,093/1995, which lets each municipality choose up to four religious holidays. For a town in the interior, check the city hall's law or decree.
The Corpus Christi bridge
Since it always falls on a Thursday, Corpus Christi is the best-known bridge of the year. In 2026, the federal ordinance also gave the following Friday, 5 June, as an optional day off. The 2027 ordinance is not out yet. In the private sector, Friday is off only by agreement.
São Paulo 2027: spending 10 days off
São Paulo 2027: spending 10 days off
27 days off
| Fri 1 January – Sun 10 January | 5 → 10 days |
| Sat 17 April – Wed 21 April | 2 → 5 days |
| Sat 4 September – Tue 7 September | 1 → 4 days |
| Sat 9 October – Tue 12 October | 1 → 4 days |
Where the date comes from
Corpus Christi is the Catholic feast of the Eucharist, held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday, that is sixty days after Easter. In many Brazilian towns the streets are decorated with carpets of sawdust and flowers for the procession. The date moves every year with Easter: see Easter 2027.