January to March
- Input
- jan, fev, mar
- Expected output
- 21 + 20 + 22 = 63
January loses the 1st (Thursday). February keeps 20 without Carnival, which is an optional day off.
how many business days in 2026 brazil
With a Monday to Friday week and the national holidays, 2026 has 252 business days. The number changes if you treat Carnival, Corpus Christi or a state holiday as a day off. The calculator below opens on the year calendar and lets you switch each one on or off.
January loses the 1st (Thursday). February keeps 20 without Carnival, which is an optional day off.
April loses Good Friday (3rd) and Tiradentes (21st). May loses the 1st (Friday). June stays full because Corpus Christi is optional.
July has the most business days of the year (23). September loses the 7th (Monday).
November has the fewest business days (19): it loses the 2nd (Monday) and the 20th (Friday). Year total: 63 + 62 + 65 + 62 = 252.
Generally an ordinary working day: Monday to Friday that is not a holiday. The definition changes by context (bank, contract, court case), so the tool lets you set the week and the holidays.
With a Monday to Saturday week and the national holidays, 2026 has 304 business days. Choose "Mon to Sat" in the calculator settings to see the month-by-month table in that format.
It is not removed by default, since Carnival is an optional day off and not a national holiday by law. If it is a day off at your company or agency, switch the option on: in 2026 Carnival Monday and Tuesday remove 2 business days from February.
The table above uses national holidays only. If your state has a fixed-date holiday on a weekday, the total goes down. Select the state in the calculator to include it, and add your city's holidays too.
Only fixed dates set by state law. City holidays and movable state holidays are not included: add your own below. Some states (ES, GO, MG, PR, SC) have no fixed-date weekday state holiday to include.
City anniversary, patron saint, company shutdown. Turn on "Every year" to repeat on the same date.
The list is saved in this browser only. The shareable link also carries your holidays.
Spreadsheet default (NETWORKDAYS): counts both. Legal deadlines usually exclude the starting day and include the due day.
Pick both dates to see the business days.
Court and contract deadlines have their own rules (local holidays, suspensions, the starting day). This tool does not replace checking the deadline. For Brazilian court deadlines, use the procedural deadline calculator.