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Brazil Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

*Regional observances only.
**To be confirmed.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
20
*Founding of Rio de Janeiro
January
25
*Founding of São Paulo
February
17
*Carnival
April
06
Good Friday
April
21
Tiradentes
May
01
Labour Day
June
07
Corpus Christi
September
07
Independence Day
October
12
Our Lady Aparecida, Patron St of Brazil
November
02
All Souls' Day
November
15
Republic Day
December
24
Christmas Eve
December
25
Christmas Day
December
31
New Year's Eve
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