Brazil: public holidays in 2027
In 2027, Brazil has 10 public holidays. 7 fall on a weekday and 3 on a weekend (Labor Day (May Day), Black Consciousness Day and Christmas Day). That makes 7 days off from Monday to Friday.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day (Universal Fraternization Day) | January 1 | Friday |
| Good Friday | March 26 | Friday |
| Tiradentes Day | April 21 | Wednesday |
| Labor Day (May Day) | May 1 | Saturday |
| Independence Day | September 7 | Tuesday |
| Our Lady of Aparecida | October 12 | Tuesday |
| All Souls’ Day | November 2 | Tuesday |
| Proclamation of the Republic | November 15 | Monday |
| Black Consciousness Day | November 20 | Saturday |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Saturday |
Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
2027 has 3 long weekends of three days or more without taking any leave:
- Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3: 3 days · New Year’s Day (Universal Fraternization Day)
- Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28: 3 days · Good Friday
- Saturday, November 13 to Monday, November 15: 3 days · Proclamation of the Republic
Bridge days, where a little leave buys a lot of time off:
- Take Monday, September 6 off: 4 days in a row, from Saturday, September 4 to Tuesday, September 7 · Independence Day
- Take Monday, October 11 off: 4 days in a row, from Saturday, October 9 to Tuesday, October 12 · Our Lady of Aparecida
- Take Monday, November 1 off: 4 days in a row, from Saturday, October 30 to Tuesday, November 2 · All Souls’ Day
- Take Monday, April 19 and Tuesday, April 20 off: 5 days in a row, from Saturday, April 17 to Wednesday, April 21 · Tiradentes Day
- Take Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23 off: 5 days in a row, from Wednesday, April 21 to Sunday, April 25 · Tiradentes Day
Holidays on a weekend
Labor Day (May Day) (Saturday, May 1), Black Consciousness Day (Saturday, November 20) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25) fall on a weekend in 2027. In Brazil a holiday that falls on a weekend is not moved.
Regional holidays in 2027
These days are holidays only in part of Brazil:
| Holiday | Date | Where |
|---|---|---|
| St. Sebastian (Rio de Janeiro) | January 20 | Rio de Janeiro (capital) |
| São Paulo City Anniversary | January 25 | São Paulo (capital) |
| St. George’s Day (Rio de Janeiro) | April 23 | Rio de Janeiro (estado) |
| Bahia Independence Day | July 2 | Bahia |
| Constitutionalist Revolution (São Paulo) | July 9 | São Paulo (estado) |
| Farroupilha Revolution Day | September 20 | Rio Grande do Sul |
Good to know
Brazil has 10 national holidays set by federal law. Each year the federal government also publishes optional days (“pontos facultativos”), such as Carnival, Ash Wednesday morning and Corpus Christi, which many employers give. Black Consciousness Day, November 20, became a national holiday in 2024. States and cities add their own days, like July 9 in São Paulo state.
2027 and 2026 compared
In 2026, Brazil has 10 public holidays, 9 of them on weekdays (Brazil 2026). With its holidays removed, 2027 counts 254 working days from Monday to Friday, against 252 in 2026: month by month in working days in Brazil 2027.
To count the working days between two dates, use the business days calculator; for the movable feasts of the year, see Easter 2027; and for the whole year on one page, the 2027 calendar.