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Holidays and working hours in Brazil
Holidays and working hours in Brazil
Brazil observes the following 13 national holidays:
New Year - 1st January
Carnival - February/March (Movable - 7 weeks before Easter. Monday and Tuesday are the actual holidays, but celebrations usually begin on Saturday and last until 12PM of Ash Wednesday, when shops and services re-open.)
Good Friday - March/April (movable) two days before Easter Sunday
Tiradentes - 21st April
Labour Day - 1st May
Corpus Christi - May/June (movable) sixty days after Easter Sunday
Independence Day - 7th September
Patroness of Brazil - 12th October
All Souls' Day (Finados) - 2nd November
Republic - 15th November
Christmas - 25th December
Working hours are usually from 8AM or 9AM to 5PM or 6PM. Banks open Monday to Friday, from 10AM to 4PM. Street shops tend to close at noon on Saturday and only re-open on Monday. Shopping malls normally open from 10AM to 10PM, Monday to Saturday, and from 3PM to 9PM on Sundays. Some malls, especially in large cities, are also open on Sundays, although not all the stores may be open.It is also possible to find 24-hour stores and small markets that are open even on Sundays.
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