In São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, for example, the date is optional
Carnival Monday (16) is not a national holiday, and depends on state and municipal decrees.
In São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, for example, the date is optional.
According to the federal government’s calendar, Carnival Tuesday (17) is also an optional period, as is Ash Wednesday (18), when the optional period is valid until 2 pm.
Carnival and optional points
- 02/14 (Saturday) – Carnival Saturday
- 15/02 (domingo) – Carnival Sunday
- 02/16 (Monday) – Carnival (optional point)
- 02/17 (Tuesday) – Carnival (optional point)
- 02/18 (Wednesday) – Ash Wednesday (optional until 2pm)
2026 Holidays
- January 1st (Thursday) — Universal Fraternization
- April 3 (Friday) — Passion of Christ
- April 21 (Tuesday) — Tiradentes
- May 1st (Friday) — World Labor Day
- June 4th (Thursday) – Corpus Christi (optional point)
- September 7th (Monday) — Independence of Brazil
- October 12th (Monday) — Our Lady of Aparecida
- November 2nd (Monday) — All Souls
- November 15th (Sunday) — Proclamation of the Republic
- November 20th (Friday) — National Zombie and Black Consciousness Day
- December 25th (Friday) — Natal
- December 31st (Thursday) — New Year’s Eve (optional point after 1 pm)
