Public Holidays of Brazil in 2016

       

Country Name	Brazil
Capital City	Brasilia
Time Zone	UTC−05:00 (Brasília time −2) — Acre and Southwestern Amazonas UTC−04:00 (Brasília time −1) — Most part of the Amazonas State, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima UTC−03:00 (Brasília time) — the Southeast Region, the South Region, theNortheast Region (except some islands), Goias, Distrito Federal, Tocantins,Pará, Amapa UTC−02:00 (Brasília time +1) — few islands on the east coast of Brazil (Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz, Atol das Rocas, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks)
Currency	Brazilian real
Currency Code	BRL
Calling code	00	55

National Public Holidays of Brazil in 2016

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Friday January 01		New Years Day	Dia Mundial da Paz
Monday February 8		Carnival	Ponto facultativo
Tuesday February 9		Carnival	Ponto facultativo
Wednesday February 10		Ash Wednesday	Ponto facultativo
Friday March 25		Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Thursday April 21		Tiradentes Day	Tiradentes
Sunday May 01		Labour Day	Dia do Trabalho
Thursday May 26		Corpus Christi	Ponto facultativo. Second Thursday after Whitsun
Saturday July 09		State Rebellion Day	São Paulo only. Anniversary of the Constitutional Revolution of 1932
Wednesday September 7		Independence Day	Declared Independence from Portugal on this date in 1822
Wednesday October 12		Lady of Aparecida	Holy Marys Day/Nossa Senhora da Aparecida
Friday October 28		Civil Servants Day	Government and Banks only
Wednesday November 2		All Souls Day	Dia de Finados
Tuesday November 15		Republic Day	Proclamação da República
Sunday November 20		Zumbi dos Palmares	Black Consciousness Day
Sunday December 25		Christmas Day	Natal