Brazil Holidays in 2023
List of public holidays in Brazil 2023 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 17th February | Friday | Carnival Friday | Observance |
| 18th February | Saturday | Carnival Saturday | Observance |
| 19th February | Sunday | Carnival Sunday | Observance |
| 20th February | Monday | Carnival Monday | Government Holiday |
| 21st February | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Government Holiday |
| 22nd February | Wednesday | Carnival end (until 2pm) | Government Holiday |
| 20th March | Monday | March Equinox | Season |
| 7th April | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday |
| 9th April | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 21st April | Friday | Tiradentes Day | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Monday | Labor Day / May Day | National Holiday |
| 14th May | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance |
| 8th June | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Government Holiday |
| 12th June | Monday | Brazilian Valentine's Day | Observance |
| 21st June | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season |
| 13th August | Sunday | Father's Day | Observance |
| 7th September | Thursday | Independence Day | National Holiday |
| 23rd September | Saturday | September Equinox | Season |
| 12th October | Thursday | Our Lady of Aparecida / Children's Day | National Holiday |
| 15th October | Sunday | Teacher's Day | Observance |
| 28th October | Saturday | Public Service Holiday | Government Holiday |
| 2nd November | Thursday | All Souls' Day | National Holiday |
| 15th November | Wednesday | Republic Proclamation Day | National Holiday |
| 20th November | Monday | Black Awareness Day | Observance |
| 22nd December | Friday | December Solstice | Season |
| 24th December | Sunday | Christmas Eve (from 2pm) | Government Holiday |
| 25th December | Monday | Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 31st December | Sunday | New Year's Eve (from 2pm) | Government Holiday |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Brazil. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Brazil this year in 2023?
There are 9 holidays in Brazil in 2023
How to retrieve the Brazil holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=BR&year=2023 API to retrieve this list of Brazil holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'BR', year: '2023'});
console.log(holidays);