New Year's Day (Thursday)
- Input
- 1/1/2026, pedir sexta 2/1
- Expected output
- 4 dias seguidos, de 1 a 4 de janeiro
Spends 1 day and links the Thursday to the weekend: efficiency 4.
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Brazil holidays 2026 bridge days calendar
2026 has 10 national holidays, and 9 fall on Monday to Friday. Only Republic Proclamation Day, on November 15, falls on a Sunday. The tool below opens on 2026 and shows each holiday's classification, the bridges and the 12-month calendar.
Spends 1 day and links the Thursday to the weekend: efficiency 4.
Saturday, Sunday, a Monday of leave and the Tuesday holiday.
Only works if your employer gives Carnival off.
4 leave days for 10 days off: efficiency 2.5.
It means taking leave on the working days between a holiday and the weekend to build a longer break. If the holiday falls on a Thursday, taking Friday gives 4 days in a row (Thursday to Sunday) for just 1 day of leave.
Ten: January 1, Good Friday, Tiradentes, Labor Day, Independence Day, Our Lady of Aparecida, All Souls' Day, Republic Proclamation Day, Black Awareness Day and Christmas. Carnival and Corpus Christi are optional days off and are not counted.
Only Republic Proclamation Day: November 15, 2026 is a Sunday. The other nine fall on Monday to Friday. As a rule there is no compensatory day off for a Sunday holiday.
Not on this page, which covers national holidays only. In the tool, pick the state to add its fixed-date holiday, such as July 9 in São Paulo, which in 2026 falls on a Thursday. Municipal holidays are not included.
Municipal holidays and movable state holidays are not included. Check your city's and your employer's calendar.
In 2026 the chosen calendar has 10 holidays: 9 fall on Monday to Friday and 1 is lost to the weekend.
Falls on a Tuesday or Thursday: worth bridging. Options:
Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Fri, 04/03 to Sun, 04/05).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Mon, 03/30, Tue, 03/31, Wed, 04/01, Thu, 04/02) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 03/28 to Sun, 04/05.Falls on a Tuesday or Thursday: worth bridging. Options:
Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Fri, 05/01 to Sun, 05/03).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Mon, 04/27, Tue, 04/28, Wed, 04/29, Thu, 04/30) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 04/25 to Sun, 05/03.Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Sat, 09/05 to Mon, 09/07).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Tue, 09/08, Wed, 09/09, Thu, 09/10, Fri, 09/11) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 09/05 to Sun, 09/13.Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Sat, 10/10 to Mon, 10/12).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Tue, 10/13, Wed, 10/14, Thu, 10/15, Fri, 10/16) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 10/10 to Sun, 10/18.Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Sat, 10/31 to Mon, 11/02).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Tue, 11/03, Wed, 11/04, Thu, 11/05, Fri, 11/06) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 10/31 to Sun, 11/08.Falls on the weekend in 2026: as a rule there is no day off in exchange.
Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Fri, 11/20 to Sun, 11/22).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Mon, 11/16, Tue, 11/17, Wed, 11/18, Thu, 11/19) gives you 9 days in a row, Sat, 11/14 to Sun, 11/22.Long weekend: 3 days in a row without spending leave (Fri, 12/25 to Sun, 12/27).
Longest (up to 4 days): spending 4 days (Mon, 12/28, Tue, 12/29, Wed, 12/30, Thu, 12/31) gives you 10 days in a row, Fri, 12/25 to Sun, 01/03.Sorted by efficiency: days off in a row divided by leave days spent. Ties go to the one that extends an existing break the most.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Fri, 01/02). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: New Year's Day.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Mon, 04/20). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Tiradentes Day.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Thu, 04/02). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Good Friday.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Thu, 04/30). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Labor Day.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Fri, 09/04). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Independence Day.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Fri, 10/09). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Our Lady of Aparecida.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Fri, 10/30). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: All Souls' Day.
4 days in a row spending 1 day (Thu, 11/19). Efficiency of 4 days per day spent. Holidays: Black Awareness Day.
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