Brazil's 2027 holidays: how to plan your company's business travel

Brazil’s 2027 calendar can already be used to plan your company’s travel. Knowing which day of the week each holiday falls on helps you predict long weekends, shorter work weeks and the dates when flights and hotels get more expensive. With that in hand, you can schedule conventions, client visits and training sessions at the right time and avoid last-minute trips on the busiest dates.

At ArrowTur, which has been organizing corporate travel since 1989, we recommend starting this planning at the end of the previous year, together with the budget. Below are Brazil’s national holidays in 2027, the main long-weekend opportunities and what each one means for business travel.

Brazil’s national holidays in 2027 and their weekdays

National holidays in Brazil are set by federal law, including Law 662/1949 and Law 14,759/2023, which made the National Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness a holiday across the country (both links in Portuguese). In 2027, they fall as follows:

January 1, Friday: New Year’s Day.
March 26, Friday: Good Friday (Easter is on Sunday, March 28).
April 21, Wednesday: Tiradentes Day.
May 1, Saturday: Labor Day.
September 7, Tuesday: Independence Day.
October 12, Tuesday: Our Lady of Aparecida.
November 2, Tuesday: All Souls’ Day.
November 15, Monday: Proclamation of the Republic.
November 20, Saturday: National Day of Zumbi and Black Consciousness.
December 25, Saturday: Christmas.

Two other dates matter a lot for travel and are optional days off in the federal calendar: Carnival, on February 8 and 9 (Monday and Tuesday, followed by Ash Wednesday on February 10), and Corpus Christi, on May 27 (Thursday). In many states and cities these dates are holidays or business slows down. The federal government usually publishes the official calendar for the year in late December; it is worth checking it when it comes out.

Where the 2027 long weekends are

For business travel, what matters most is a holiday next to a weekend. In 2027, the main points of attention are:

New Year: January 1 on a Friday creates a three-day weekend, right after Christmas 2026, which also falls on a Friday.
Carnival: from Saturday, February 6, to Ash Wednesday. In practice, much of the country slows down for the whole week.
Holy Week: Good Friday on March 26, with a three-day weekend.
Corpus Christi: Thursday, May 27, with a likely bridge day on Friday where the date is a holiday.
September, October and November: September 7, October 12 and November 2 fall on Tuesdays, which encourages bridge days on the Mondays, September 6, October 11 and November 1.
Proclamation of the Republic: Monday, November 15, with a three-day weekend.

November deserves special attention: with All Souls’ Day, the Proclamation of the Republic and Black Consciousness Day, the month has several shorter weeks, which reduces working days for meetings and increases demand for flights on the eve of each holiday.

Do not forget state and city holidays

The national calendar is only the starting point. Each Brazilian state and city has its own dates, and those are the ones that usually catch travelers off guard. In São Paulo, for example, the city’s anniversary falls on Monday, January 25, and the state holiday of July 9 falls on a Friday, both creating three-day weekends. For every city where your company has clients, branches or projects, list the local holidays and add them to the travel calendar.

How to use the 2027 calendar to plan trips

With the dates in hand, a few simple steps avoid most last-minute costs:

Flag the risky weeks: the eves of long weekends, Carnival and the year-end season.
Schedule internal events with room to spare: conventions, kick-offs and managers’ meetings work better in full weeks, away from bridge days.
Book unavoidable trips early: if a meeting has to happen near a holiday, issue the ticket and book the hotel as soon as the date is confirmed.
Check with clients: confirm they will be working on bridge Mondays and Fridays before scheduling visits.
Update the travel policy: set longer advance booking and clear rules for travel on holidays and peak dates.

Trade shows, conferences and peak season also count

Besides holidays, large trade shows and conferences drive hotel occupancy across an entire city. In São Paulo, weeks with big trade shows can leave hotels near the exhibition centers sold out months in advance. The July school holidays and the summer also raise demand in tourist destinations and on flights leaving the state capitals. Cross-checking the holiday calendar with your industry’s events calendar gives a more realistic view of the year’s critical dates.

Business travel in 2027 with ArrowTur

ArrowTur helps your company turn the 2027 calendar into a travel plan: we map the critical dates for the cities where you operate, book flights and hotels early for events and recurring trips, apply your travel policy and negotiated rates and support travelers during the trip. Our team works Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Brasília time), with an emergency service outside those hours.

Learn more about our corporate travel service or contact us. To talk to our sales team, call +55 11 5189-4120 or message us on WhatsApp.

Frequently asked questions

How many national holidays will Brazil have in 2027?

Ten. Seven fall on weekdays and three fall on a Saturday: May 1, November 20 and December 25.

Are Carnival and Corpus Christi national holidays?

In the federal calendar, they are optional days off. In several states and cities, however, they are holidays under local law, so check the rule for each city.

When should we start planning trips around the 2027 holidays?

As early as possible. Events and recurring trips can be booked at the start of the year, and trips near long weekends should be issued as soon as the date is confirmed.

Brazil’s 2027 holidays: how to plan your company’s business travel