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Overview
- Nine of the ten national holidays in 2026 fall on weekdays, with seven on Mondays or Fridays and the potential for up to nine extended breaks if workers add a bridge day.
- States and cities are releasing local calendars, with Ceará citing 12 total holidays in 2026 and regional schedules expected to stimulate tourism and commerce.
- For October, outlets diverge on whether Oct. 12 (Nossa Senhora Aparecida) falls on a Sunday, and five states plus the capitals Goiânia, Manaus and Porto Velho list additional local holidays.
- Carnival, Corpus Christi and Public Servants’ Day remain optional dates that require confirmation by a federal portaria or local decrees before being broadly observed.
- Guidance for essential services notes holiday work generally earns double pay or compensatory rest under the CLT, while 12x36 shifts do not receive extras, according to Judge Fábio Branda.