Of the 12 dates, 8 fall on business days and 6 can be extended; read the calendar prepared by Poder360
The year 2025 will have 6 holidays that may be extended. In addition to the Carnival and Easter periods, 4 dates will fall on a Thursday, making it possible to amend the weekend.
In total, there will be 12 national holidays spread over 9 months next year. Read the 2025 prepared by Poder360 (PDF – 2.9 MB).
Find out what the possible long holidays are in 2025:
- Carnaval (March 1st to March 4th) – Saturday to Tuesday;
- Passion of Christ in Tiradentes (Apr 18 to Apr 21) – Friday to Monday;
- Labor Day (May 1st to May 4th) – Thursday to Sunday;
- Corpus Christi (June 19th to June 22nd) – Thursday to Sunday;
- Black Awareness Day (Nov 20 to Nov 23) – Thursday to Sunday;
- Natal (Dec 25 to Dec 28) – Thursday to Sunday.
For those planning to travel or rest during Carnival, the date will fall on Tuesday (March 4). However, the celebrations may be extended, as Monday (March 3) is optional, allowing it to be combined with the holiday. Counting the previous weekend, it will be possible to enjoy 4 days in a row.
The date of the Passion of Christ, known as Holy Friday, will also be extended. The holiday will fall on the Friday before Easter Sunday and will be followed by the Tiradentes holiday on the Monday (April 21). Therefore, it will be possible to have 4 days of rest in April (18 April to 21 April).
The Labor Day, Corpus Christi, Black Awareness Day and Christmas holidays will fall on a Thursday, allowing extension until Sunday. These holidays take place in the months of May, June, November and December.
Only the months of February, July and August will not have national holidays.
Find out below how it will work month by month:
JANUARY
- Wednesday (1st January): Universal Fraternization.
FEBRUARY
MARCH
- Tuesday (4th March): Carnaval.
APRIL
- Friday (April 18): Passion of Christ;
- Monday (April 21): Tiradentes.
MAY
- Thursday (May 1st): Labor Day.
JUNE
- Thursday (June 19): Corpus Christi
JULY
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
- domingo (7.set): Independence of Brazil.
OCTOBER
- domingo (12.out): Our Lady of Aparecida.
NOVEMBER
- domingo (2.nov): Dead;
- Saturday (Nov 15): Proclamation of the Republic;
- Thursday (Nov 20): Black Awareness Day.
DECEMBER
- Thursday (Dec 25): Natal.
Surveys do not include municipal and state holidays, which are regulated by law. These optional points are decided by states and municipalities.
COMPLETE LIST
Read the list of all 2025 holidays and the dates each of them will fall on:
- January: Wednesday (January 1st) – Universal Get-together;
- February: there will be no holidays;
- March: Tuesday (March 4) – Carnival;
- April: Friday (April 18) – Passion of Christ;
Monday (April 21) – Tiradentes; - May: Thursday (May 1st) – Labor Day;
- June: Thursday (June 19) – Corpus Christi;
- July: will not have;
- August: will not have;
- September: Sunday (September 7) – Independence of Brazil;
- October: Sunday (12.Oct) – Nossa Senhora Aparecida;
- November: Sunday (Nov 2) – All Souls’ Day, Saturday (Nov 15) – Proclamation of the Republic and Thursday (Nov 20) – Black Consciousness Day;
- December: Thursday (Dec 25) – Christmas.
