Notes & Sources
- National holidays are set by federal law (Lei 662/1949, with Our Lady of Aparecida added by Lei 6.802/1980). Reference list maintained by ANBIMA, the financial-market self-regulatory body, for the national business-day calendar: anbima.com.br. The federal government additionally publishes annual optional points (see note 3).
- Black Consciousness Day (20 Nov) became a national holiday from 2024 under Lei 14.759/2023, replacing its prior status as a holiday in selected states only.
- Carnival (16-17 Feb) and Corpus Christi (4 Jun) are federal optional points (pontos facultativos), not national holidays; whether they are observed as days off is decided by each state and municipality. Brazil applies no substitute day when a holiday falls on a weekend, so the Proclamation of the Republic (Sun 15 Nov) is not made up in 2026.
Disclaimer. This page is an independent reference compiled from the official sources cited above and is not
affiliated with any government. Holiday arrangements may be amended by one-off government announcements; always confirm
against the primary source before relying on a date for legal, payroll or settlement purposes.