Public holidays in Brazil
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| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| 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 | |
| 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 | City of Rio de Janeiro only |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Natal |
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.