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Working Days in Brazil 2016

2016 has 254 working days in Brazil: 366 days, minus 105 weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 Brazilian public holidays on weekdays.

254
Working days
105
Weekend days
7
Holidays on weekdays
2,032
Working hours

Working days by month, 2016

Month Holidays Working days Hours
January Jan 1 · New Year's Day 1 20 160
February 0 21 168
March Mar 25 · Good Friday 1 22 176
April Apr 21 · Tiradentes Day 1 20 160
May 0 22 176
June 0 22 176
July 0 21 168
August 0 23 184
September Sep 7 · Independence Day 1 21 168
October Oct 12 · Our Lady of Aparecida 1 20 160
November Nov 2 · All Souls' Day Nov 15 · Republic Day 2 20 160
December 0 22 176
2016 total 7 254 2,032

Holidays shown are those on weekdays. National holidays (feriados nacionais). Carnival and Corpus Christi are optional days off (pontos facultativos); states and cities add their own. Source: Ministério da Gestão, feriados nacionais.

Working days by quarter

63
Q1 (Jan–Mar)
64
Q2 (Apr–Jun)
65
Q3 (Jul–Sep)
62
Q4 (Oct–Dec)
127
First half
127
Second half

Working days between two dates

Count business days for any range, and add your own days off.

Brazilian public holidays 2016

Every holiday with its date, long weekends and a calendar download.

2016 calendar for Brazil

A printable year calendar with the holidays marked.

Working days in Brazil 2016: questions and answers

How many working days are there in Brazil in 2016?

There are 254 working days in Brazil in 2016. The year has 366 days; 105 are weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and 7 are Brazilian public holidays that fall on a weekday.

How many working hours are there in 2016?

At 8 hours a day, 254 working days make 2,032 working hours in 2016. Change the hours per day above to see your own total.

How many working days are in each month of 2016?

January 20, February 21, March 22, April 20, May 22, June 22, July 21, August 23, September 21, October 20, November 20 and December 22. August has the most working days and January the fewest.

How are working days counted?

Every day of the year counts unless it is a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) or one of the Brazilian public holidays. A holiday that falls on a weekend is counted once, as a weekend day. Company holidays, personal leave and regional holidays are not taken off. National holidays (feriados nacionais). Carnival and Corpus Christi are optional days off (pontos facultativos); states and cities add their own.

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