Carnival 2023 and 2024 - PublicHolidays.com.br

The Carnival holiday in Brazil comes each year in February or March, as in many other predominantly Roman Catholic countries. The date varies, but it always ... OtherpopularnationalpagesPublicHolidays2022PublicHolidays2023PublicHolidays2024 Home TheCarnivalholidayinBrazilcomeseachyearinFebruaryorMarch,asinmanyotherpredominantlyRomanCatholiccountries.Thedatevaries,butitalwaysimmediatelyprecedesAshWednesday,whichisthefirstdayofa40-dayLentenfastleadinguptoEaster. YearDateDayHoliday202320FebMonCarnival*21FebTueCarnival*202412FebMonCarnival*13FebTueCarnival*Pleasescrolldowntoendofpageforpreviousyears'dates. Note:Carnivalisanoptionalholiday,knownasPontofacultativos. TheCarnivaleventinRiodeJaneiroisthelargestintheworld.Millionsattendeachyear,andhundredsofthousandstraveltoRiofromabroadtotakepartinthefestivities.Thelargestparadesaremeanttobewatchedandtelevised.Othersallowanyonetojoinin.Stillothershaveofficial“paraders”butallowandencourageinteractionwithbystanders. WhiletheideaofCarnivalcametoBrazilthroughitsPortuguesecolonisers,theseasonnowincorporatesallmannerofculturaltraditionsexistinginthisverydiversecountry.ThisincludesEuropean,African,andAmerindian.ThecostumesworninthenumerousparadesandcontestsheldinBraziliancitiesforCarnivalneednotbereligiousorhaveanyrealconnectiontothemeaningoftheholiday.Itcanbeanything. PreviousYearsYearDateDayHoliday202228FebMonCarnival*1MarTueCarnival*202115FebMonCarnival*16FebTueCarnival*202024FebMonCarnival*25FebTueCarnival*20194MarMonCarnival*5MarTueCarnival*201812FebMonCarnival*13FebTueCarnival*201727FebMonCarnival*28FebTueCarnival* OtherpopularnationalpagesPublicHolidays2022PublicHolidays2023PublicHolidays2024