New Year’s Day 2020 in Brazil

Is New Year’s Day a Public Holiday in Brazil?

New Year’s Day is a public holiday for the general population according to Holidays 2020 in Brazil. This means, offices, colleges, schools, universities, and several other academic institutions remain closed on this day.

New Year Celebrations in Brazil

Brazilians are seen organizing parties and family get-togethers at the beaches while witnessing the beautiful sunset. People can be seen wishing each other “Feliz Ano Novo!” or “Happy New Year” while embracing each other. The festivities don’t stop even after New Year’s Eve has passed, since people can be majorly seen popping champagnes, doing the Samba and enjoying fireworks in various regions. Some of the New Year traditions followed in Brazil are:

• Starting the New Year with the Right Foot.
• Adorning the colour White for peace and prosperity
• Offering crisp and new currency notes to kids for financial prosperity
• Consuming seven grapes or grains of pomegranate for luck and happiness
• Jumping over seven sea waves for luck

New Year’s Day Observances

New Year’s Day Celebrations in Other Countries

• New Year’s in Bermuda


• New Year’s in Benin


• New Year’s Day in the United States


• New Year’s Day in Canada


• New Year’s Day in India


• New Year’s Day in Barbados


• New Year’s Day in Australia


• New Year’s in the UK

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