Public holidays in Brazil 2025
Brazil has 10 national holidays in 2025.
These are Brazil's national holidays. Each state and city adds its own, and Carnival and Corpus Christi are optional days off for federal offices.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 January Wednesday | New Year's Day Public holiday |
| 18 April Friday | Good Friday Public holiday |
| 21 April Monday | Tiradentes' Day Public holiday |
| 1 May Thursday | Labour Day Public holiday |
| 7 September Sunday | Independence Day Public holiday |
| 12 October Sunday | Our Lady of Aparecida Public holiday |
| 2 November Sunday | All Souls' Day Public holiday |
| 15 November Saturday | Republic Day Public holiday |
| 20 November Thursday | Black Awareness Day Public holiday |
| 25 December Thursday | Christmas Day Public holiday |
Other days in 2025
Not statutory days off, but worth knowing.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| 1 March Saturday | Carnival Not a statutory day offAn optional day off (ponto facultativo) for federal offices, not a national holiday. |
| 3 March Monday | Carnival Not a statutory day offAn optional day off (ponto facultativo) for federal offices, not a national holiday. |
| 4 March Tuesday | Carnival Not a statutory day offAn optional day off (ponto facultativo) for federal offices, not a national holiday. |
| 5 March Wednesday | Carnival Not a statutory day offAn optional day off (ponto facultativo) for federal offices, not a national holiday. |
| 20 April Sunday | Easter Sunday Observance |
| 11 May Sunday | Mother's Day Observance |
| 12 June Thursday | Lovers' Day Observance |
| 19 June Thursday | Corpus Christi Not a statutory day offAn optional day off (ponto facultativo) for federal offices; a holiday in many cities. |
| 10 August Sunday | Father's Day Observance |
| 24 December Wednesday | Christmas Eve Not a statutory day off |
| 31 December Wednesday | New Year's Eve Not a statutory day off |
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Holiday data from date-holidays by commenthol, based on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; our lists are shared under the same licence. Checked against the official source: www.in.gov.br. Holidays can change — confirm with your employer or an official source. All sources.