1 Jan New Year's Day 2 Feb Festa de Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes Porto Allegre 28 Feb Carnival / Mardi Gras 19 Mar St. Joseph's Day 14 Apr Good Friday 21 Apr Independence Hero Tiradentes 1 May Labor Day 15 Jun Corpus Christi 7 Sep Independence Day 12 Oct Nossa Senhora de Aparecida (Our Lady of Aparecida, Patron Saint of Brazil) 1 Nov All Saint's Day 2 Nov All Soul's Day 15 Nov Proclamation of the Republic 25 Dec Christmas Day Source: http://www.brazil.gov.br/