Number of Extended National Holidays in Brazil Will Double in 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The year 2019 is not yet over, but it is already possible to plan for the 2020 extended national holidays.

Unlike 2019, which had fewer holidays and some of them falling on weekends, next year will have many holidays falling on weekdays. In addition to the national celebrations, there will also be some regional holidays, so it is necessary to refer to each city’s calendar.

See the list of national holidays:

1. New Year – January 1st – (Wednesday)
2. Carnaval – February 24th to 26th – (Monday to Wednesday)
3. Good Friday – April 10th – (Friday)
4. Easter – April 12th – (Sunday)
5. Tiradentes – April 21st – (Tuesday)
6. Labor Day – May 1st – (Friday)
7. Corpus Christi – June 11th – (Thursday)
8. Constitutionalist revolution – July 9th – (Thursday – São Paulo only)
9. Independence of Brazil – September 7th – (Monday)
10. Our Lady of Aparecida Day – October 12th – (Monday)
11. Day of the Dead – November 2nd – (Monday)
12. Proclamation of the Republic – November 15th – (Sunday)
13. Black Awareness – November 20th – (Friday)
14. Christmas – December 25th – (Friday).

Source: A Tribuna

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