Brazil (optional) holidays 2026 and 2027
Brazil (optional) (BR:optional). Public holidays fall on 16 weekdays in Brazil (optional) in 2026.
- Id
BR:optional- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Jan 2026 | Universal Fraternization Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 16 Feb 2026 | Carnival | Closed | ||
| Tue 17 Feb 2026 | Carnival | Closed | ||
| Wed 18 Feb 2026 | Ash Wednesday | Closed | ||
| Fri 3 Apr 2026 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Tue 21 Apr 2026 | Tiradentes' Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Worker's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 4 Jun 2026 | Corpus Christi | Closed | ||
| Mon 7 Sep 2026 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 12 Oct 2026 | Our Lady of Aparecida | Closed | ||
| Wed 28 Oct 2026 | Public Servant's Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 2 Nov 2026 | All Souls' Day | Closed | ||
| Sun 15 Nov 2026 | Republic Proclamation Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Nov 2026 | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Closed | ||
| Thu 24 Dec 2026 | Christmas Eve | Closed | ||
| Fri 25 Dec 2026 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 31 Dec 2026 | New Year's Eve | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan 2027 | Universal Fraternization Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 8 Feb 2027 | Carnival | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Feb 2027 | Carnival | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Feb 2027 | Ash Wednesday | Closed | ||
| Fri 26 Mar 2027 | Good Friday | Closed | ||
| Wed 21 Apr 2027 | Tiradentes' Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Worker's Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 27 May 2027 | Corpus Christi | Closed | ||
| Tue 7 Sep 2027 | Independence Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 12 Oct 2027 | Our Lady of Aparecida | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 Oct 2027 | Public Servant's Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 2 Nov 2027 | All Souls' Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 15 Nov 2027 | Republic Proclamation Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 20 Nov 2027 | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Closed | ||
| Fri 24 Dec 2027 | Christmas Eve | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Dec 2027 | Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 31 Dec 2027 | New Year's Eve | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Brazil (optional) holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Brazil (optional) closed in 2026?
16: Universal Fraternization Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Carnival (Mon 16 Feb 2026); Carnival (Tue 17 Feb 2026); Ash Wednesday (Wed 18 Feb 2026); Good Friday (Fri 3 Apr 2026); Tiradentes' Day (Tue 21 Apr 2026); Worker's Day (Fri 1 May 2026); Corpus Christi (Thu 4 Jun 2026); Independence Day (Mon 7 Sep 2026); Our Lady of Aparecida (Mon 12 Oct 2026); Public Servant's Day (Wed 28 Oct 2026); All Souls' Day (Mon 2 Nov 2026); National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness (Fri 20 Nov 2026); Christmas Eve (Thu 24 Dec 2026); Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec 2026); New Year's Eve (Thu 31 Dec 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=BR%3Aoptional&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/BR%3Aoptional.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.