2024
National and main local holidays
The dates below may influence the availability and price of hotels
January 1st – New Year – Universal Celebration
January 20th – Saint Sebastião Day (only in the city of Rio de Janeiro)
February 9th to 13th – Carnival
February 14th – Ash Wednesday – Carnival
March 29th – Easter
April 21st– Tiradentes Day (Brazilian nationalist martyr of the 18th century)
April 23rd – Saint Jorge Day (only in the state of Rio de Janeiro)
May 1st – Labor Day
May 30th – Corpus Christi (Ascension Day)
June 24th – Saint João day (only in some states in the Northeast)
July 2nd – Bahia Independence Day (only in the state of Bahia)
September 7th – Brazilian Independence Day
October 12th – Our Lady of Aparecida day (patron saint of Brazil)
November 2nd – (All Souls’ Day)
November 15th – Proclamation of the Republic Day
November 20th – Black Consciousness Day (in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro and main cities)
December 25th – Christmas
Main Events
(all subject to change without notice):
The dates below may influence the availability and price of hotels
Fortaleza
July 25th and 26th – Employment GT G20 Meeting
October 30th and 31st – GT Education G20 Meeting
Rio de Janeiro
February 16th to 18th – Winner’s Parade
February 21st and 22nd –Chancellors G20 Meeting
July 18th to 20th – Sherpas G20 Meeting
July 22nd and 23rd –Finance and Central Bank Deputies G20 Meeting
July 24th – FT Fight Hunger and Poverty G20 Meeting
July 25th and 26th – Finance and Central Banks Ministerial G20 Meeting
September 13th to 15th and 19th to 22nd – Rock in Rio Festival
October 3rd –Climate and Environmental Sustainability GT G20 Meeting
October 31st –Finance and Health Joint Ministerial G20 Meeting
November 14th to 20th – G20 Summit
Paraty
April 12th to 14th – 10° UB 515 – Sport Event
April 19th to 22nd – Paraty Film Festival
May 17th to 19th – Divine Holy Spirit Festival
May 24th to 26th – Bourbon Jazz Festival
June 7th to 9th – 3rd Paraty Jazz & Blues Festival
July 5th to 7th – 4th Swimrun Brazil Circuit
Pending – Paraty International Literary Fair – FLIP
August 16th to 18th – Paraty Cachaça, Culture and Flavors Festival
September 13th to 15th – Paraty in Foco Event
September 19th to 22nd – 2nd Paraty Brasil by UTMB Event
October 4th to 6th –6th Gastronomic Festival
Salvador
January 19th to 29th – Bonfim’s Festival
February, 2nd – Iemanjá’s Festival
October 18th – GT Cultura G20 Meeting
October 24th – GT Anti-Corruption G20 Meeting
São Paulo
February 26th and 27th –Finance and Central Bank Deputies G20 Meeting
February 28th and 29th – Finance and Central Banking Ministerial G20 Meeting
March 22nd, 23rd and 24th – Lollapalooza Music Festival
April 3rd to 7th – SP Arte – São Paulo Art Festival
May 7th to 10th – ILTM Latin America Trade Fair
May 21st to 24th – Hospitalar Trade Show (Congress)
Manaus / Parintins
June 28th to 30th – Parintins Festival
September 19th – GT Research and Innovation G20 Meeting
Belém
September 21st – GT Tourism G20 Meeting
October 13th – Círio de Nazaré – Religious Festival
Brasilia
October 4th – GT Disaster Risk Reduction G20 Meeting
October 10th – GT Women’s Empowerment G20 Meeting
Cuiabá
September 12th and 13th – GT Agriculture G20 Meeting
Maceió
September 14th – GT Digital Economy G20 Meeting
Foz do Iguaçu
October 4th – GT Energy Transitions G20 Meeting
Gramado
October 26th, 2024 to January 21st, 2025 – Christmas Light in Gramado
2025
National and main local holidays
The dates below may influence the availability and price of hotels
January 1st – New Year – Universal Celebration
January 20th – Saint Sebastião Day (only in the city of Rio de Janeiro)
February 28th to March 4th – Carnival
March 5th – Ash Wednesday – Carnival
April 18th – Easter
April 21st– Tiradentes Day (Brazilian nationalist martyr of the 18th century)
April 23rd – Saint Jorge Day (only in the state of Rio de Janeiro)
May 1st – Labor Day
June 19th – Corpus Christi (Ascension Day)
June 24th – Saint João day (only in some states in the Northeast)
July 2nd – Bahia Independence Day (only in the state of Bahia)
September 7th – Brazilian Independence Day
October 12th – Our Lady of Aparecida day (patron saint of Brazil)
November 2nd – (All Souls’ Day)
November 15th – Proclamation of the Republic Day
November 20th – Black Consciousness Day (in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Rio de Janeiro and main cities)
December 25th – Christmas
Main Events – 2025
(all subject to change without notice)
The dates below may influence the availability and price of hotels
Rio de Janeiro
March 7th to 9th – Winner’s Parade
Paraty
Pending – Divine Holy Spirit Festival
Pending – Bourbon Jazz Festival
Pending – 3rd Paraty Jazz & Blues Festival
Pending – Paraty International Literary Fair – FLIP
Pending – Paraty Cachaça, Culture and Flavors Festival
Pending – Paraty in Foco Event
Salvador
Pending – Bonfim’s Festival
February, 2nd – Iemanjá’s Festival
Manaus / Parintins
July 4th to 6th – Parintins Festival
Belém
October 12th – Círio de Nazaré – Religious Festival