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Public holidays in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2026
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has 15 public holidays in 2026, 12 of them on working days, leaving 249 working days. 7 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Carnival (bank holiday) |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Carnaval |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Thursday | Dia de São Jorge |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Corpus Christi (bank holiday) |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Election Day |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Election Day |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 13 Feb 2026 – 17 Feb 2026: book Friday 13 Feb 2026 (Carnival, Carnaval)
- 2 Apr 2026 – 5 Apr 2026: book Thursday 2 Apr 2026 (Good Friday)
- 18 Apr 2026 – 21 Apr 2026: book Monday 20 Apr 2026 (Tiradentes' Day)
- 23 Apr 2026 – 26 Apr 2026: book Friday 24 Apr 2026 (Dia de São Jorge)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 4 Jun 2026 – 7 Jun 2026: book Friday 5 Jun 2026 (Corpus Christi)
- 4 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2026: book Friday 4 Sept 2026 (Independence Day)
Plan all your 2026 leave in Rio de Janeiro →