Black Consciousness Day: Banks, Correios and B3 Closed Nationwide on Thursday

Overview

• Essential services operate on duty schedules, with urgent health care, public safety and waste collection maintained according to municipal notices.
• Supermarkets report normal hours in many capitals, while shopping centers publish special or optional opening times.
• Utilities keep 24/7 digital channels and field crews active, but walk-in service stores close for the day and generally resume on Friday.
• Friday, Nov. 21, differs by location, with Ceará state and Fortaleza keeping normal public-sector hours while several cities declare optional leave for municipal offices.
• Financial branches and the B3 stock exchange pause operations for the holiday, PIX and digital banking remain available, and Correios agencies close and reopen on Friday.