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Opening Hours and Public Holidays
Generally the most of stores and businesses are open from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm, two hours for lunch, from noon to 2:00pm. Also there are stores 24h.
Brazilian public holidays
There are many public holidays, a list of them:
| Date |
English Name |
Local Name |
January 1
| New Year's Day
| Confraternização Universal, Ano Novo
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floating |
Carnival
| Carnaval
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floating |
Ash Wednesday
| Quarta-feira de Cinzas
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floating |
Good Friday
| Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sexta-Feira Santa
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April 21 |
| Tiradentes
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May 1 |
Labour Day / May Day
| Dia do Trabalho
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Floating
(62 days after Good Friday) |
Corpus Christi
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September 7 |
Independence Day
| Dia da Independência
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October 12 |
Our Lady of Aparecida
| Nossa Senhora de Aparecida
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November 2 |
All Souls Day
| Dia de Finados
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November 15 |
Proclamation of the Republic Day
| Proclamação da República
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December 25 |
Christmas Day
| Natal
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