National Holidays in Brazil in 2019

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: New Year's Day

: São Paulo Anniversary

: Carnival

: Carnival

  • Second day of Carnival. The streets of Rio de Janeiro erupt with colour and noise as Carnival ushers in the Easter period.


: Ash Wednesday

: Good Friday

: Tiradentes Day

  • Tiradentes Day in Brazil is a national holiday is celebrated annually on April 21st. It commemorates the execution of Brazilian national hero Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier on this day in 1792.


: Labour Day

: Mother's Day

  • Mother's Day is celebrated across the world, in more than 50 countries, though not all countries celebrate it on the same day


: Corpus Christi

: State Rebellion Day

: Father's Day

: Independence Day

: Lady of Aparecida

  • Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name


: Civil Servants Day

: All Souls' Day

: Republic Day

  • Marks the proclamation of the republic on November 15th 1889 when Brazil's second Emperor, Dom Pedro II, was removed from power


: Black Awareness Day

  • 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.


: Christmas Day

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