Holidays – Festivals

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