Public Holidays in Brazil — 2025
There are 15 public holidays in Brazil in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
5 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 10 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 7 after it — with April the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 61 days, from Wednesday, January 1, 2025 to Monday, March 3, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Brazil sits in South America, is run from Brasilia, pays in Brazilian Real, and has about 212.6M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 15
- Days off work
- 10
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (3)
- Longest gap
- 61 days
- Capital
- Brasilia
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Confraternização Universal |
| Mon, Mar 3 | Monday | Carnival | Carnaval |
| Tue, Mar 4 | Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa |
| Sun, Apr 20 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Domingo de Páscoa |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Tiradentes | Dia de Tiradentes |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | Dia do Trabalhador |
| Thu, Jun 19 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Wed, Jul 9 | Wednesday | Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 | Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 |
| Sun, Sep 7 | Sunday | Independence Day | Dia da Independência |
| Sun, Oct 12 | Sunday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida |
| Sun, Nov 2 | Sunday | All Souls' Day | Dia de Finados |
| Sat, Nov 15 | Saturday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República |
| Thu, Nov 20 | Thursday | Black Awareness Day | Dia da Consciência Negra |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Natal |
How many public holidays does Brazil have in 2025?
15 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 5 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Brazil in 2025?
Confraternização Universal on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Natal on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Brazil?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Brazil in 2025?
Between Wednesday, January 1, 2025 and Monday, March 3, 2025 — 61 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 15 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.