Holidays in the Amazon Region
The main festivals and holidays in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru are:
Bolivia
- Jan. 1 – New Years (festivities begin on Dec. 31st)
- Carnival (week before lent)
- Easter Sunday (holiday includes good friday)
- Corpus Christi
- Aug. 6 (Independence day)
- Oct. 12 (Columbus day, celebrated as race day)
- Nov. 2 (Day of the Dead)
- Dec 25 (Offices close after noon on Dec. 24)
Brazil
- Jan. 1 – New Years (festivities begin on Dec. 31st)
- Carnival (week before lent three days up to and including Ash wednesday)
- Good friday
- April 21 (Tiradentes)
- May 1 (Labour day)
- Corpus Christi (early june)
- Sept. 7 (Independence day)
- Oct. 12 (Nossa Senhora Aparecida)
- Nov. 2 (Day of the Dead)
- Nov. 15 (Day of the Republic)
- Dec. 24, Dec. 25
Ecuador
- Jan. 1 – New Years (festivities begin on Dec. 31st)
- Jan. 6 (Three Kings´Day, Reyes Magos y dia de los inocentes)
- Feb. 12 (Anniversay of the discovery of the Amazon river)
- Feb. 27 (Patriotism day, Flag day)
- Carnival ( three days before wednesday)
- Holy Week, including Good friday
- May 1 (Labour day)
- May 24 (Independence battle at mount Pichincha day)
- Corpus Christi (early june)
- July 24 (Simon Bolivar day)
- Aug. 10 (first cry for Independence day)
- Oct. 12 (Columbuss day, celebrated as races day)
- Nov. 1 (All saints day)
- Nov. 2 (Day of the Dead)
- Dec. 24, Dec. 25
Peru
- Jan. 1 – New Years (festivities begin on Dec. 31st)
- June 24 and 29
- July 28 and 29
- Aug 30
- Oct 8
- Nov 1
- Dec 8
- Dec 25
