Long weekends 2028 in Brazil

Brazil has 10 public holidays in 2028, taken from the official government list. 1 falls on a weekend.

Leave rules differ by employer and contract in Brazil, so the planner shows every budget from one to ten days. Among the 14 countries we cover outside our main markets, Brazil ranks number 10 for full days off this year.

2 more days appear on the official list without counting here: Domingo de Páscoa (April 16, not a day off for most workers) and Corpus Christi (June 15, not a day off for most workers). The planner leaves them out so every break works for everyone in Brazil.

Each break below starts and ends on a free day, contains at least one public holiday, and needs no more than 10 days of leave. They are ranked by how many days off each day of leave brings.

14 to 23 April: 4 days of leave (17 to 20 April) around Sexta-feira Santa and Dia de Tiradentes give 10 days off, 2.5 days for every day used.

Around Dia do Trabalhador, 4 days of leave on Tue May 2, Wed May 3, Thu May 4 and Fri May 5 unlock 9 days away, 29 April to 7 May.

7 to 10 September: 1 day of leave (September 8) around Dia da Independência gives 4 days off, 4.0 days for every day used.

12 to 15 October: 1 day of leave (October 13) around Nossa Senhora Aparecida gives 4 days off, 4.0 days for every day used.

2 to 5 November: 1 day of leave (November 3) around Dia de Finados gives 4 days off, 4.0 days for every day used.

15 to 20 November: 2 days of leave (November 16 and November 17) around Proclamação da República and Dia da Consciência Negra give 6 days off, 3.0 days for every day used.

With 1 day of leave the longest run you can build is 4 days, 7 to 10 September. Three days stretch to 6 days off (15 to 20 November). Five days, a typical week, become 11 days off around Dia de Tiradentes and Dia do Trabalhador, 21 April to 1 May.

Ten days, the most this planner books in one go, give 19 days in a row, 2 to 20 November. For nine days or more away you need 4 days of leave.

Summer: Confraternização Universal on January 1 and Natal on December 25. The pick of the season is 23 to 31 December with 4 days of leave for 9 days off.

Autumn: Sexta-feira Santa on April 14, Dia de Tiradentes on April 21 and Dia do Trabalhador on May 1. The pick of the season is 14 to 23 April with 4 days of leave for 10 days off.

Spring: Dia da Independência on September 7, Nossa Senhora Aparecida on October 12, Dia de Finados on November 2, Proclamação da República on November 15 and Dia da Consciência Negra on November 20. The pick of the season is 7 to 10 September with 1 day of leave for 4 days off.

Winter has no public holiday in Brazil this year, which makes it the time to use a full week of leave for a longer trip.

Brazilians spend the feriadões on the beaches of Búzios, Paraty and Ilhabela in summer, which runs from December to February, in the mountain towns of Campos do Jordão and Gramado in winter, and at Bonito's clear rivers in the dry season.

Your strongest breaks this year fall in April, September and October, so pick the trip that suits that season, and book early: everyone else in Brazil has the same days off.

2026 and 2027 are planned as well, each with its own dates and breaks.

Holiday dates move every year: fixed-date days change their weekday, and Easter moves between late March and late April, which is why the best breaks are never the same twice.

Every date on this page comes from the official source for Brazil, read directly and compared day by day with an independent second source. A year appears once its official list is published, and we never fill a gap with another country's dates.

The planner treats weekends and full public holidays as free days and works out where your days of leave turn into the longest time off. Days kept in part of Brazil or as observances are shown but never counted. Last checked on October 1, 2026.