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| Full
Name |
Federative Republic
of Brazil |
| TimeZone |
GMT minus 3 hours in
the east, northeast, south and southeast; GMT minus 4
hours in the west; and GMT minus 5 hours in the far west
|
| Size
|
8,511,965 sq km |
| Capital
City |
Brasilia |
| People |
55% European descent,
38% mulatto, 6% African descent (according to the 1980
census). |
| Population |
158.7 million |
Holidays and Holydays
| Fixed
Public Holidays |
|
| 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 |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception |
| 24 December |
Christmas Eve (half
day) |
| 25 December |
Christmas Day |
| 31 December |
New Year's Eve (half
day) |
| Moveable Public Holidays |
|
| Carnival
|
23-27 Feb |
| Good Friday |
13 Apr |
| Easter |
15 Apr |
| Corpus Christi |
14 Jun |
| Festivals |
|
| 20 January |
San Sebastian, Rio
de Janeiro |
| 25 January |
Foundation Day, Sao
Paulo |
| 2 February |
Festa de Nossa Senhora
dos Navegantes Porto Allegre |
| 19 March |
St Joseph, Fortaleza |
| 29 June |
Sts Peter and Paul,
Sao Paulo |
| 2 July |
State Independence
Day, Salvador |
| 16 July |
Festa, Recife |
| 15 August |
Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin, Belo Horizonte |
| 8 September |
The Virgin of Victories,
Curitiba, Santos, Vitoria |
| 12 October |
Nossa Senhora da
Aparecida (Patron Saint of Brazil), Belem |
| 8 December |
Immaculate Conception,
Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia |
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