Current Date And Time In Recife, Brazil
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:54:53 BRT
State: Pernambuco
Currency: Brazilian Real (BRL)
Timezone: UTC -03:00 (BRT)
Population: 1,653,461
District: Recife
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Recife.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Recife align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independência do Brasil on September 7) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Recife.
This is Brazil's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Brazil's country-level and Pernambuco holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Recife as anywhere else in Brazil.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Brazil's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Brazil's country and Pernambuco holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Recife just as everywhere else in Brazil.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independência do Brasil | September 7 | National Federal Holiday | Full Federal Closure (Banks & Govt Administration) | www.gov.br |
| Proclamação da República | November 15 | National Federal Holiday | Full Federal Closure | www.gov.br |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independência do Brasil | Mon, Sep 7, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Recife's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Brazil's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Recife, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 1,653,461 and running on the America/Recife time zone, Recife follows Brazil's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.