Originally posted by Maracana on October 11, 2003 - 15:58 pm

In Reply to: Sun is holiday in brasil posted by Athos on October 11, 2003 - 8:18 am

Fixed Public Holidays
Brazil
1 January New Year's Day
21 April Tiradentes Day (revolutionary hero)
1 May Labor Day
9 July Civil Holiday, São Paulo State only
7 September Independence Day
12 October Our Lady Aparecida
1 November All Saints Day*
2 November All Souls Day
15 November Proclamation of the Republic
24 December Christmas Eve
25 December Christmas Day
31 December New Year's Eve
Moving Holidays, 2004
Carnival 20-24 Feb
Good Friday 9 April
Easter 11 April
Corpus Christi 10 June

Local Holidays for Rio, 2004
San Sebastian 20 Jan

Adding 2005 and 2006 to this thread. Plan your trips accordingly. Many girls will go home to visit family during these days so plan accordingly.


2005
Jan 1 New Year's Day
Feb 5 Carnival
Feb 6 Carnival
Feb 7 Carnival
Feb 8 Carnival
Feb 9 Carnival end (until 14 hours)
Mar 25 Good Friday
Mar 27 Easter Sunday
Apr 21 Tiradentes Day
May 1 Labor Day
May 26 Corpus Christi
Sep 7 Independence Day
Oct 12 Holy Mary's Day
Nov 2 Remembrance Day
Nov 15 Republic Proclamation Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Year's Eve (from 14 hours)


2006

Jan 1 New Year's Day
Feb 25 Carnival
Feb 26 Carnival
Feb 27 Carnival
Feb 28 Carnival
Mar 1 Carnival end (until 14 hours)
Apr 14 Good Friday
Apr 16 Easter Sunday
Apr 21 Tiradentes Day
May 1 Labor Day
Jun 15 Corpus Christi
Sep 7 Independence Day
Oct 12 Holy Mary's Day
Nov 2 Remembrance Day
Nov 15 Republic Proclamation Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Year's Eve (from 14 hours)

Also there is the world cup of soccer starting June 9th and ending in early July 06. Can someone confirm if boates/termas close when Brasil plays. If they go all the way, they would play 7 games total. Brasil will play on Fri June 9th as current holder.

I was in Rio during the World Cup in 2002 during the quarters, semis and final. Nothing was closed when Brazil played, but when the games were played in Asia, the games were on tv very early in the morning -- pre-business hours. I recall the Final was played on a Saturday. Maybe, it was Saturday morning in Brazil and early Sunday afternoon in Japan. I suspect the Brazil games will be on tv in the early or late afternoon in Brazil when the games are played in Germany. Of course, the termas will make sure the big screen tvs are tuned into the games. Brazil winning the WC didn't create as much a commotion in the streets of Copacabana as I thought it would -- probably, too early. The biggest celebration in Rio was in Centro. Of course, you could hear the shouts whenever Brazil scored. Thinking back, the WC wasn't a big topic of conversation in the termas either.

The day after Brazil won, there was a big parade and celebration in Brasilia and then most of the team continued onto Rio for another celebratory parade. I left for the airport around 4PM for a 7PM flight, and people were already lining up along Avenida Atlantico, and when I got to the airport, there were already about 20-30,000 people lining the street out of the airport. If I had headed to the airport a little later, I may not have made it. I recall that people in Copacabana were pissed because the freeway from the airport to Rio was so jammed with fans that the team bus never made it to Avenida Atlantico.