Brazil Holidays

[edit] 2008

Date	Holiday
January 1st	New Year's Day (Confraternização Universal, Ano Novo)
February 2 - 6 (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday)	Carnival
February 6th (44 days before Good Friday)	Ash Wednesday (Quarta-feira de Cinzas)
March 21st (varies)	Good Friday
March 23rd (varies)	Easter
April 19th	Indian's Day (Dia do Índio)
April 21st	Tiradentes Day
May 1st	Labor Day/May Day (Dia do Trabalho)
May 13th (2nd Sunday in May)	Mother's Day (Dia das Mães)
May 22nd (62 days after Good Friday)	Corpus Christi Day
August 10th (2nd Sunday in August)	Father's Day (Dia dos Pais)
August 25th	Soldier's Day (Dia do Soldado)
September 7	Independence Day (Dia da Independência)
October 12th	Our Lady of Aparecida (Nossa Senhora de Aparecida)
October 31st	Halloween (Dia das Bruxas)
November 2nd	All Souls Day (Dia de Finados)
November 15th	Proclamation of the Republic Day (Proclamação da República)
December 25th	Christmas Day (Natal)