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Brazil : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Real (BRL)
  • Internet domain: .br - Telephone code: 55 - International dialing code: 0014
    - GMT offset: see each related State (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Thursday june 8, 2023Optional holidayCatholic
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    Monday june 12, 2023Valentine's Daycards/flowers
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    Sunday august 13, 2023Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Thursday september 7, 2023Independence DayNational Day
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    Saturday september 16, 2023Rosh Hashanahcards/flowers
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    Thursday september 21, 2023Arbor DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday september 25, 2023Yom Kippurcards/flowers
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    Sunday october 1, 2023Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Thursday october 12, 2023Our Lady of AparecidaSecular holiday
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    Monday october 16, 2023Commerce DayEvents, celebrations...
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    Saturday october 28, 2023Civil Servants holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday november 2, 2023Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)Catholic or protestant
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    Wednesday november 15, 2023Proclamation of the RepublicSecular holiday
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    Monday november 20, 2023Banks are closedBanks only
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    Friday december 1, 2023Hanukkahcards/flowers
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Friday december 29, 2023Banks close at 12:00Banks only
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    Optional holiday

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    Thursday june 8, 2023
    Catholic : Corpus Cristi

    Valentine's Day

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    Monday june 12, 2023
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    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday august 13, 2023
    cards/flowers :

    Independence Day

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    Thursday september 7, 2023
    Secular holiday : In 1807, Napoleon's army marched on Lisbon. Two days before the invasion, the Portuguese Prince Regent set sail for Brazil. On arrival, he made Rio de Janeiro the capital of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarve; Brazil became the only New World colony to serve as the seat of a European monarch. In 1822 the Prince Regent's son, who had been left behind to rule the colony when his father returned to Portugal, pulled out his sword and yelled the battle cry 'Independência ou morte!' (independence or death). Portugal was too weak to fight its favourite son, so Brazil became an independent empire without spilling a drop of blood.

    Rosh Hashanah

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    Saturday september 16, 2023
    cards/flowers : Jewish New Year

    Arbor Day

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    Thursday september 21, 2023
    Culture :

    Yom Kippur

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    Monday september 25, 2023
    cards/flowers :

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Sunday october 1, 2023
    Special Events : Does not apply to Equatorial regions

    Our Lady of Aparecida

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    Thursday october 12, 2023
    Secular holiday : Our Lady who Appeared refers to a statue of the Virgin Mary located in the Basilica of Aparecida in Aparecida, and patroness of Brazil. One of the most visited places in the Catholic world.

    Commerce Day

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    Monday october 16, 2023
    Culture : Some shops and administrations are closed

    Civil Servants holiday

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    Saturday october 28, 2023
    Secular holiday : Information: Some government agencies are closed; banks may close half-day or even the full day.

    Defuncts' Day (All Souls Day)

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    Thursday november 2, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : This is an ancient festivity that has been much transformed through the years,but which was intended in prehispanic Mexico to celebrate children and the dead. This holiday is a time when Mexican families remember their dead and the continuity of life. The original celebration can be traced to the Aztec civilization, in the month of Miccailhuitontli, presided by the Lady of the Dead , goddess Mictecacihuatl and dedicated to children and the dead. This celebration is also observed in other countries in Latin América. Families visit the graves and engage in sprucing up the gravesite, decorating it with flowers, setting out and eating a festive picnic.

    Proclamation of the Republic

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    Wednesday november 15, 2023
    Secular holiday :

    Banks are closed

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    Monday november 20, 2023
    Banks only : Zumbi dos Palmares was a warlord in the independent kingdom of Palmares. This kingdom had been founded in the seventeenth century by slaves insurgents in the north-eastern Brazil. This day celebrates the first liberation of slaves. Established as a federal public holiday in 2007.

    Hanukkah

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    Friday december 1, 2023
    cards/flowers : Commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem during the Maccabean Revolt (2nd century BC)

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.

    Banks close at 12:00

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    Friday december 29, 2023
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