1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Brazil 2026
Brazil has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Apr 3 – 5). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
1 dayTue, Apr 21
Tiradentes' Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
21
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 20) for 4 days off (Apr 18 – 21).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
3 daysSat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7
567
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 8–11) for 9 days off (Sep 5 – 13).
2 daysSat, Oct 3 – Sun, Oct 4
34
3 daysSat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12
101112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 13–16) for 9 days off (Oct 10 – 18).
2 daysSat, Oct 24 – Sun, Oct 25
2425
3 daysSat, Oct 31 – Mon, Nov 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 3–6) for 9 days off (Oct 31 – Nov 8).
2 daysSat, Nov 14 – Sun, Nov 15
1415
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 16–19) for 9 days off (Nov 14 – 22).
3 daysFri, Nov 20 – Sun, Nov 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 16–19) for 9 days off (Nov 14 – 22).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 20 | Apr 18 – 21 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 20 + Apr 22–24 | Apr 18 – 26 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 22–24 | Apr 21 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 8–11 | Sep 5 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 13–16 | Oct 10 – 18 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 3–6 | Oct 31 – Nov 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 16–19 | Nov 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Brazil's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.