Public holidays in Brazil
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Confraternização Universal, Ano Novo | |
| January 20 | Saint Sebastian | São Sebastião | City of Rio de Janeiro only |
| January 25 | Founding of São Paulo | Aniversário de São Paulo | City of São Paulo only |
| floating | Carnival | Carnaval | Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, although festivities begin in the preceding Friday |
| floating (44 days before Good Friday) | Ash Wednesday | Quarta-feira de Cinzas | Only the morning is considered a holiday |
| floating | Good Friday | Sexta-Feira da Paixão | |
| April 21 | Tiradentes | ||
| April 23 | Saint George | São Jorge | City of Rio de Janeiro only |
| May 1 | Labor Day | Dia do Trabalho | |
| floating (62 days after Good Friday) | Corpus Christi | ||
| July 9 | Constitutionalist Revolution | Revolução Constitucionalista | State of São Paulo only |
| September 7 | Independence Day | Dia da Independência | |
| September 20 | Farroupilha's Revolution | Revolução Farroupilha | State of Rio Grande do Sul only |
| October 12 | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora de Aparecida | Also celebrated as Children's Day |
| November 2 | All Souls Day | Dia de Finados | |
| November 15 | Proclamation of the Republic Day | Proclamação da República | |
| November 20 | Zumbi of Palmares, Black Consciousness Day | Zumbi dos Palmares, Dia da Consciência Negra | State of Rio de Janeiro only |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Natal |
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Other holidays
- Dia dos Namorados is celebrated on June 12 as the Brazilian equivalent of St. Valentine's Day. On this day, boyfriends and girlfriends, husbands and wives, exchange gifts (lingerie, chocolates, and more), cards and usually a flower bouquet.
- Dia das Mães is celebrated every second Sunday on May as the Brazilian equivalent of Mother's Day.
- Dia dos Pais is celebrated every second Sunday on August as the Brazilian equivalent of Father's Day.
- São João is a holiday celebrated June 24th in many Brazilian cities - especially the one in the Northeast area like Salvador and Maceió.
- Dia de São Cosme e São Damião (Saint Cosmo and Saint Damien day) is the non-spooky equivalent of halloween in Brazil. It is celebrated in September 27th and in that day, children and parents go out and try to get some candy goodies from other people. There also several celebrations at the churchs.
- Dia das Bruxas (Halloween) is not a holiday (more like an extra-official holiday), but it's commonly celebrated on the largest cities at October 31th night, with several halloween parties. Kids don't do trick-or-treat this day.