Unfortunately for many people, many 2024 holidays will fall on weekends, creating fewer opportunities for rest.
Last Thursday (28), the federal government published the list of national holidays and optional points for the year 2024. There will be 18 dates in total, 8 of which are optional. This year will have one more national holiday than previous ones, as Black Awareness Day is now included in this category.
However, despite the addition, many people were sad about the dates on which the national holidays fell this year. Many ended up staying on weekends (September 7, October 12 and November 2), days that are already free for much of the population. What remains appears on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
In other words, none of those celebrations that fall on a Thursday and sometimes guarantee a “schedule” with Friday for that trip, for example. In the optional points calendar the situation is a little better, at least in the first semester.
Next, see the Full list of holidays and optional points:
List of holidays
January 1stUniversal fraternization – Monday
March 29Passion of Christ – Friday
April 21stTiradentes – Sunday
May 1stWorld Labor Day – Wednesday
September 7Independence of Brazil – Saturday
October 12Our Lady of Aparecida – Saturday
November 2Commemoration of the deceased – Saturday
November 15thProclamation of the Republic – Friday
November 20thNational Zombie and Black Awareness Day – Wednesday
25th DecemberChristmas – Wednesday
Optional points
February 12Carnival – Monday
February 13Carnival – Tuesday
February 14Ash Wednesday (optional until 2pm) – Wednesday
30 MayCorpus Christi – Thursday
May 31st – Friday
October 28Federal Day of Civil Servants – Monday
December, 24Christmas Eve (optional point after 2pm) – Tuesday
December 31stNew Year’s Eve (optional point after 2pm) – Tuesday
Source: Terra
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