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Business days calculator: Brazil
Count working days between two dates in Brazil, or add business days to a date. Weekends (Saturday and Sunday) and Brazil public holidays are skipped, and you can include holidays for any of 27 states or regions.
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Working days in Brazil, 2026 and 2027
| Month | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 20 |
| February | 18 | 18 |
| March | 22 | 22 |
| April | 20 | 21 |
| May | 20 | 20 |
| June | 21 | 22 |
| July | 23 | 22 |
| August | 21 | 22 |
| September | 21 | 21 |
| October | 21 | 20 |
| November | 19 | 20 |
| December | 22 | 23 |
| Total | 249 | 251 |
National public holidays only; weekends are Saturday and Sunday.
Public holidays in Brazil, 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Monday | Carnival (bank holiday) |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Carnival (bank holiday) |
| 3 Apr 2026 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Thursday | Corpus Christi (bank holiday) |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 4 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Election Day |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 25 Oct 2026 | Sunday | Election Day |
| 2 Nov 2026 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 15 Nov 2026 | Sunday | Republic Day |
| 20 Nov 2026 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
Full lists with long weekends: Brazil public holidays 2026 · Brazil public holidays 2027
Public holidays by state / region (27)
Holiday list for Excel and Google Sheets
Paste these dates into a column, name the range Holidays, then use=NETWORKDAYS(A2, B2, Holidays) to count working days or =WORKDAY(A2, 10, Holidays) to add them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many working days are there in Brazil in 2026?
249 working days, counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and excluding national public holidays that fall on working days. State or regional holidays can reduce this further.
Which days are the weekend in Brazil?
Saturday and Sunday. You can change the weekend days in the calculator options if your workplace differs.
Does this include state and regional holidays?
The tables on this page use national holidays. Choose one of the 27 states or regions in the calculator to include its local holidays.