"Brazilian Holidays" "New Year's Day" January 1 "San Sebastian" January 20 "Foundation Day" January 25 "Day. Savings Time ends" Last Sunday in February "St. Joseph" March 19 "Carnival Week" Easter - 51 "Good Friday" Easter - 2 "Easter Sunday" Easter "Corpus Christi" Easter + 60 "Tiradentes Day" April 21 "Labor Day" May 1 "Sts. Peter and Paul" June 29 "State Indep. (Salvador)" July 2 "Civil Holiday, Sao Paulo" July 9 "Festa (Recife)" July 16 "Assump. Blessed Virgin" August 15 "Independence Day" September 7 "Virgin of Victories" September 8 "Day. Savings Time begins" First Sunday in October "Our Lady Aparecida" October 12 "All Saints Day" November 1 "All Souls Day" November 2 "Proclam. of Republic" November 15 "Immaculate Conception" December 8 "Christmas Eve" December 24 "Christmas Day" December 25 "New Year's Eve" December 31