Carnival
Season or date: 4 days before Lent
The nation's largest festival with samba parades and street music continuing throughout Rio, Salvador, and nationwide
Festivals in Brazil
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Festa Junina
Season or date: June
Harvest celebration festival featuring forró dancing in straw hats and checkered costumes
Rock in Rio
Season or date: Biennial, around September
South America's largest music festival gathering world-class artists
Oktoberfest Blumenau
Season or date: October
Beer festival of German immigrant origin held in Santa Catarina State in the south
Boi-Bumbá (Parintins)
Season or date: June
Colorful dance competition themed around the cattle legend of the Amazon region
New Year's Reveillon
Season or date: December 31
All-night New Year's event with fireworks and live performances at Copacabana Beach
Brasília Independence Day Parade
Season or date: September 7
National ceremony with military bands and cultural processions
FLIP Paraty International Literary Festival
Season or date: July
The Portuguese-speaking world's largest literary event held in the historic port town
Círio de Nazaré
Season or date: Second Sunday in October
Virgin Mary procession in Belém attracting millions of pilgrims
Guarana Festival
Season or date: November
Guarana harvest thanksgiving festival held in Maués, Amazonas State
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Carnival
- Corpus Christi
- Easter
- Tiradentes Day
- Labor Day
- Independence Day
- Our Lady of Aparecida Day
- All Souls' Day
- Proclamation of the Republic Day
- Christmas