feriado obrigatório
Published 5 November 2026, 06:07
feriado obrigatório (mandatory public holiday)
A day off set by law for the whole country. There are thirteen, and the list is fixed by article 234 of the Labour Code: 1 January, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, 25 April, 1 May, Corpus Christi, 10 June, 15 August, 5 October, 1 November, and 1, 8 and 25 December. There are no mandatory holidays in September.
Where you come across it. Your employment contract and work schedule; government offices, schools and banks closed for the day.
A collective agreement can move Good Friday to another day of Easter week that has local significance. Do not confuse it with the feriado municipal: that one is optional.