2026 Working days summary for Brazil

Note: The calendar shows the national list. Holiday and working-day counts also show the range across the states.

Brazil has between 248 and 252 working days in 2026, depending on the state. This is calculated from 365 total calendar days, minus 104 weekend days (Saturday-Sunday), and minus between 9 and 13 holidays on working days, varying by state. The national calendar itself has 252 working days. The standard work week runs Monday through Friday.

248-252
Working Days
depending on the state
104
Weekend Days
9-13
Holidays on working days
depending on the state

Monthly Breakdown

MonthWorkingWeekendHolidayson working daysTotal
January 19-21* 9 1-3* 31
February 19-20* 8 0-1* 28
March 20-22* 9 0-2* 31
April 19-21* 8 1-3* 30
May 20 10 1 31
June 20-22* 8 0-2* 30
July 22-23* 8 0-1* 31
August 20-21* 10 0-1* 31
September 20-21* 8 1-2* 30
October 20-21* 9 1-2* 31
November 18-19* 9 2-3* 30
December 21-22* 8 1-2* 31
Total 248-252* 104 9-13* 365

* Values vary by state.

How the 25 states differ

The year of every state beside the national calendar. A different weekend is named once rather than listed day by day.

StateWorking daysWeekendDiffers on
National calendar252Sat-Sun-
Acre248Sat-Sun
6 days
  • Thu 22 January · Catholic Day day off
  • Fri 23 January · Evangelical Day day off
  • Sun 8 March · International Women's Day day off
  • Mon 15 June · Acre State Anniversary day off
  • Sat 5 September · Amazon Day day off
  • Tue 17 November · Treaty of Petrópolis Day day off
Alagoas249Sat-Sun
5 days
  • Fri 3 April · Good Friday no holiday
  • Wed 24 June · Saint John's Day day off
  • Mon 29 June · Saint Peter's Day day off
  • Wed 16 September · Political Emancipation of Alagoas day off
  • Mon 30 November · State Evangelical Day day off
Amapá250Sat-Sun
4 days
  • Thu 19 March · Saint Joseph's Day day off
  • Sat 25 July · St. James' Day day off
  • Sun 13 September · Creation of the Former Federal Territory of Amapá day off
  • Mon 5 October · Territory Creation Day day off
Amazonas251Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Sat 5 September · Elevation of Amazonas to Province day off
  • Tue 8 December · Dia de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception Day) day off
Bahia251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Thu 2 July · Bahia Independence Day day off
Ceará250Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Thu 19 March · Dia de São José (State Holiday) day off
  • Wed 25 March · Ceará Data Magna day off
Distrito Federal250Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Thu 4 June · Corpus Christi day off
  • Mon 30 November · Evangelical Day day off
Espírito Santo251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Mon 13 April · Our Lady of Penha day off
Goiás250Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Tue 17 February · Carnival Tuesday day off
  • Wed 28 October · Public Servants' Day day off
Maranhão250Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Thu 4 June · Corpus Christi day off
  • Tue 28 July · Maranhão State Data Magna day off
Mato Grosso252Sat-Sunthe same days
Mato Grosso do Sul252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sun 11 October · Creation of Mato Grosso do Sul day off
Paraíba251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Wed 5 August · State Foundation Day / Data Magna of Paraíba day off
Pará252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sat 15 August · Adhesion of Grão-Pará to Brazil's Independence day off
Pernambuco251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Fri 6 March · Data Magna of Pernambuco day off
Piauí251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Mon 19 October · Piauí Day day off
Rio Grande do Norte252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sat 3 October · Martyrs of Cunhaú and Uruaçu day off
Rio Grande do Sul252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sun 20 September · Farroupilha Revolution Day day off
Rio de Janeiro249Sat-Sun
3 days
  • Tue 17 February · Carnival Tuesday day off
  • Thu 23 April · Saint George's Day day off
  • Thu 4 June · Corpus Christi day off
Rondônia252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sun 4 January · Creation and Installation of Rondônia day off
Roraima251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Mon 5 October · Roraima State Day day off
Santa Catarina252Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Sun 16 August · State of Santa Catarina Day day off
Sergipe251Sat-Sun
1 day
  • Wed 8 July · Independence of Sergipe day off
São Paulo251Sat-Sun
2 days
  • Sun 25 January · Aniversário da Cidade de São Paulo (São Paulo City Anniversary) day off
  • Thu 9 July · São Paulo State Magna Day day off
Tocantins250Sat-Sun
3 days
  • Sat 15 August · Senhor do Bonfim day off
  • Tue 8 September · Nossa Senhora da Natividade day off
  • Mon 5 October · Creation of Tocantins day off

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2026 Calendar for Brazil

For information only. Holidays are compiled from public sources and can be incomplete or change at short notice. Not legal advice - statutory and court deadlines follow their own counting rules; check the official source before relying on a date.

January 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
Universal Fraternization Day
Universal Fraternization Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, , and in Brazil in January 2026

February 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
, in Brazil in February 2026

March 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, in Brazil in March 2026

April 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
Good Friday
Good Friday
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Tiradentes Day
Tiradentes Day
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, , and in Brazil in April 2026

May 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
World Labour Day
World Labour Day
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, , and in Brazil in May 2026

June 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, in Brazil in June 2026

July 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, in Brazil in July 2026

August 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, in Brazil in August 2026

September 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Brazil Independence Day
Brazil Independence Day
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, , and in Brazil in September 2026

October 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Our Lady of Aparecida
Our Lady of Aparecida
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
, , and in Brazil in October 2026

November 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
All Souls' Day
All Souls' Day
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Proclamation of the Republic
Proclamation of the Republic
16
17
18
19
20
National Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness
National Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
, , and in Brazil in November 2026

December 2026

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Christmas Day
Christmas Day
26
27
28
29
30
31
, , and in Brazil in December 2026
DateWeekdayDay
January 2026
, , and
1ThuUniversal Fraternization Day
2Fri
3SatWeekend
4SunWeekend
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
8Thu
9Fri
10SatWeekend
11SunWeekend
12Mon
13Tue
14Wed
15Thu
16Fri
17SatWeekend
18SunWeekend
19Mon
20Tue
21Wed
22Thu
23Fri
24SatWeekend
25SunWeekend
26Mon
27Tue
28Wed
29Thu
30Fri
31SatWeekend
February 2026
,
1SunWeekend
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunWeekend
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunWeekend
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20Fri
21SatWeekend
22SunWeekend
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
March 2026
,
1SunWeekend
2Mon
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunWeekend
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunWeekend
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20Fri
21SatWeekend
22SunWeekend
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
29SunWeekend
30Mon
31Tue
April 2026
, , and
1Wed
2Thu
3FriGood Friday
4SatWeekend
5SunWeekend
6Mon
7Tue
8Wed
9Thu
10Fri
11SatWeekend
12SunWeekend
13Mon
14Tue
15Wed
16Thu
17Fri
18SatWeekend
19SunWeekend
20Mon
21TueTiradentes Day
22Wed
23Thu
24Fri
25SatWeekend
26SunWeekend
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
May 2026
, , and
1FriWorld Labour Day
2SatWeekend
3SunWeekend
4Mon
5Tue
6Wed
7Thu
8Fri
9SatWeekend
10SunWeekend
11Mon
12Tue
13Wed
14Thu
15Fri
16SatWeekend
17SunWeekend
18Mon
19Tue
20Wed
21Thu
22Fri
23SatWeekend
24SunWeekend
25Mon
26Tue
27Wed
28Thu
29Fri
30SatWeekend
31SunWeekend
June 2026
,
1Mon
2Tue
3Wed
4Thu
5Fri
6SatWeekend
7SunWeekend
8Mon
9Tue
10Wed
11Thu
12Fri
13SatWeekend
14SunWeekend
15Mon
16Tue
17Wed
18Thu
19Fri
20SatWeekend
21SunWeekend
22Mon
23Tue
24Wed
25Thu
26Fri
27SatWeekend
28SunWeekend
29Mon
30Tue
July 2026
,
1Wed
2Thu
3Fri
4SatWeekend
5SunWeekend
6Mon
7Tue
8Wed
9Thu
10Fri
11SatWeekend
12SunWeekend
13Mon
14Tue
15Wed
16Thu
17Fri
18SatWeekend
19SunWeekend
20Mon
21Tue
22Wed
23Thu
24Fri
25SatWeekend
26SunWeekend
27Mon
28Tue
29Wed
30Thu
31Fri
August 2026
,
1SatWeekend
2SunWeekend
3Mon
4Tue
5Wed
6Thu
7Fri
8SatWeekend
9SunWeekend
10Mon
11Tue
12Wed
13Thu
14Fri
15SatWeekend
16SunWeekend
17Mon
18Tue
19Wed
20Thu
21Fri
22SatWeekend
23SunWeekend
24Mon
25Tue
26Wed
27Thu
28Fri
29SatWeekend
30SunWeekend
31Mon
September 2026
, , and
1Tue
2Wed
3Thu
4Fri
5SatWeekend
6SunWeekend
7MonBrazil Independence Day
8Tue
9Wed
10Thu
11Fri
12SatWeekend
13SunWeekend
14Mon
15Tue
16Wed
17Thu
18Fri
19SatWeekend
20SunWeekend
21Mon
22Tue
23Wed
24Thu
25Fri
26SatWeekend
27SunWeekend
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
October 2026
, , and
1Thu
2Fri
3SatWeekend
4SunWeekend
5Mon
6Tue
7Wed
8Thu
9Fri
10SatWeekend
11SunWeekend
12MonOur Lady of Aparecida
13Tue
14Wed
15Thu
16Fri
17SatWeekend
18SunWeekend
19Mon
20Tue
21Wed
22Thu
23Fri
24SatWeekend
25SunWeekend
26Mon
27Tue
28Wed
29Thu
30Fri
31SatWeekend
November 2026
, , and
1SunWeekend
2MonAll Souls' Day
3Tue
4Wed
5Thu
6Fri
7SatWeekend
8SunWeekend
9Mon
10Tue
11Wed
12Thu
13Fri
14SatWeekend
15SunProclamation of the Republic
16Mon
17Tue
18Wed
19Thu
20FriNational Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness
21SatWeekend
22SunWeekend
23Mon
24Tue
25Wed
26Thu
27Fri
28SatWeekend
29SunWeekend
30Mon
December 2026
, , and
1Tue
2Wed
3Thu
4Fri
5SatWeekend
6SunWeekend
7Mon
8Tue
9Wed
10Thu
11Fri
12SatWeekend
13SunWeekend
14Mon
15Tue
16Wed
17Thu
18Fri
19SatWeekend
20SunWeekend
21Mon
22Tue
23Wed
24Thu
25FriChristmas Day
26SatWeekend
27SunWeekend
28Mon
29Tue
30Wed
31Thu

Sources

Public holidays in Brazil - WikipediaLists national public holidays with legal basis and provides extensive regional state and municipal holiday examples for Brazil

Changelog

The holiday set for Brazil in 2026 has been updated to reflect a slight adjustment in the observance of Christmas Eve
The holiday set for Brazil in 2026 has been expanded to include two half-day observances, enhancing the overall holiday experience

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