As a traveler to Brazil, you would do good to know the various national holidays which are celebrated in the country. Brazil has strong Christian roots so many of their holidays follow in the same vein as western holidays do. However, Brazil also has some holidays which are highly unique to this specific country. Being such a large country, some towns and regions celebrate their own individual holidays as well. Check out the list of popular national holidays.
Brazilians use New Year's Eve and New Year's Day as an excuse to celebrate the start of a new Gregorian calendar and reflect upon the year that has passed. New Year's Eve is natively referred to as Ano Nove or Revillion and is celebrated in its largest form in Rio where party people gather on Copacabana beach and in bars and night clubs. Brazilians follow some strange traditions during this period such as lighting candles on the beach, throwing white flowers into the ocean and jumping over 7 waves for good luck.
All Christian holidays are celebrated in Brazil as national holidays.
These include the following:
This date is the anniversary of the death in 1972 of the martyr Tiradentes, who formed the revolutionary movement, which strived for establishing Brazil as an independent country. When Tiradente was found out, he was arrested and hung.
Known as May Day in many other parts of the world, Labor Day, celebrates the achievements of the general labor force of the country.
As the name indicates, this day celebrates Brazil's Declaration of Independence from Portugal on 7 September 1822.
This is a twofold national holiday on which both the patron saint of Brazil, Virgin Mary, and the children of the country are celebrated.
This is the commemoration of the end of the Brazilian Empire and the beginning of the Republic of Brazil which took place on 15 November 1889. On this day, a military group overthrew the emperor Pedro II and declared Brazil a republic.
These are some of the most popular national holidays in the country of Brazil. While there are many others, these are the ones that are universally celebrated by nearly all Brazilians.
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