Public Holidays in Brazil, 2025
Brazil observes 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025, 5 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records, including the regional ones that are working days elsewhere in the country.
- Public holidays
- 12
- On a weekend
- 5
- Regional only
- 1
- Business days 2025
- 254
Nationwide
Brazil holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across Brazil. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| 3 March 2025 | Monday | Carnival | bank, optional |
| 4 March 2025 | Tuesday | Carnival | bank, optional |
| 18 April 2025 | Friday | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| 20 April 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Easter Sunday | Nationwide |
| 21 April 2025 | Monday | Tiradentes | Nationwide |
| 1 May 2025 | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 19 June 2025 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Nationwide |
| 9 July 2025 | Wednesday | Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932 | 1 region: BR-SP |
| 7 September 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 12 October 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nationwide |
| 2 November 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | All Souls' Day | Nationwide |
| 15 November 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Republic Proclamation Day | Nationwide |
| 20 November 2025 | Thursday | Black Awareness Day | Nationwide |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
7 of Brazil's 12 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 5 fall on Saturday and Sunday: Easter Sunday (20 April 2025), Independence Day (7 September 2025), Our Lady of Aparecida (12 October 2025), All Souls' Day (2 November 2025), Republic Proclamation Day (15 November 2025).
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 254 business days in Brazil.
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