National Holidays in Brazil in 2025

When are the next National holidays in Brazil?

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Wednesday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Jan 25	São Paulo Anniversary	Regional Holiday	São Paulo Municipal
Monday	Mar 03	Carnival	National Holiday	Ponto facultativo
Tuesday	Mar 04	Carnival	National Holiday	Ponto facultativo
Wednesday	Mar 05	Ash Wednesday	National Holiday	Ponto facultativo
Friday	Apr 18	Good Friday	National Holiday
Monday	Apr 21	Tiradentes Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Apr 23	St. George's Day	Government Holiday	Rio de Janeiro. Government and schools
Thursday	May 01	Labour Day	National Holiday	International Workers' Day
Sunday	May 11	Mother's Day	Not A Public Holiday
Thursday	Jun 19	Corpus Christi	National Holiday	Ponto facultativo. Second Thursday after Whitsun
Wednesday	Jul 09	State Rebellion Day	Regional Holiday	São Paulo
Sunday	Aug 10	Father's Day	Not A Public Holiday	Not a public holiday
Sunday	Sep 07	Independence Day	National Holiday	National Day
Saturday	Sep 20	Ragamuffin War Anniversary	Regional Holiday	Rio Grande do Sul
Sunday	Oct 12	Lady of Aparecida	National Holiday	Holy Mary's Day
Monday	Oct 27	Civil Servants Day	Government Holiday	Government and Banks only
Sunday	Nov 02	All Souls' Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Nov 15	Republic Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Nov 20	Black Awareness Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Dec 24	Christmas Eve	National Holiday	Ponto facultative. Afternoon
Thursday	Dec 25	Christmas Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Dec 31	New Year's Eve	National Holiday	Ponto facultative. Afternoon

Key

Half Day holidays are observed on Christmas Eve (December 24th) and New Year's Eve (December 31st)
Ponto facultativos are types of holidays unique to Brazil. It is up to an employer whether they allow employees to take this day. In practice, the holidays are widely observed by the public sector and large companies.