Public Holidays / Closures
The VFS Global Portugal Visa application centers will close for business on the following public holidays in 2025:
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 01-January-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 16-February-26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17-February-26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18-February-26 | Wednesday | Carnival |
| 03-April-26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21-April-26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01-May-26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04-June-26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 09-July-26 | Thursday | Constitutionalist Revolution Day |
| 07-September-26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12-October-26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida Day |
| 02-November-26 | Monday | All Souls’ Day |
| 20-November-26 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 24-December-26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25-December-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31-December-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01-January-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 16-February-26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17-February-26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18-February-26 | Wednesday | Carnival |
| 03-April-26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21-April-26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01-May-26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04-June-26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 07-September-26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12-October-26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida Day |
| 02-November-26 | Monday | All Souls’ Day |
| 20-November-26 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 30-November-26 | Monday | Evangelical Day |
| 24-December-26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25-December-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31-December-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01-January-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 20-January-26 | Tuesday | Saint Sebastian’s Day |
| 16-February-26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17-February-26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18-February-26 | Wednesday | Carnival |
| 03-April-26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21-April-26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 23-April-26 | Thursday | Saint George’s Day |
| 01-May-26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04-June-26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 07-September-26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12-October-26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida Day |
| 19-October-26 | Monday | Commerce Workers’ Day |
| 02-November-26 | Monday | All Souls’ Day |
| 20-November-26 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 24-December-26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25-December-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31-December-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01-January-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 16-February-26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17-February-26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18-February-26 | Wednesday | Carnival |
| 03-April-26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21-April-26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01-May-26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04-June-26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 24-June-26 | Wednesday | Saint John’s Day |
| 02-July-26 | Thursday | Bahia Independence Day |
| 07-September-26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12-October-26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida Day |
| 19-October-26 | Monday | Commerce Workers’ Day |
| 02-November-26 | Monday | All Souls’ Day |
| 20-November-26 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 08-December-26 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Conceição da Praia |
| 24-December-26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25-December-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31-December-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01-January-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 16-February-26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17-February-26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18-February-26 | Wednesday | Carnival |
| 03-April-26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21-April-26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01-May-26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04-June-26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 07-September-26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12-October-26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida Day |
| 02-November-26 | Monday | All Souls’ Day |
| 20-November-26 | Friday | Black Awareness Day |
| 08-December-26 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception Day |
| 24-December-26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25-December-26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31-December-26 | Thursday | New Year’s Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01/Jan/26 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16/Feb/26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17/Feb/26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18/Feb/26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 19/Mar/26 | Thursday | Saint Joseph's Day |
| 25/Mar/26 | Wednesday | Ceará Charter Day (Data Magna) |
| 03/Apr/26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21/Apr/26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01/May/26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04/Jun/26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 15/Aug/26 | Saturday | Our Lady of Assumption (Fortaleza Patroness) |
| 07/Sep/26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12/Oct/26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 02/Nov/26 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 20/Nov/26 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day |
| 24/Dec/26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25/Dec/26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31/Dec/26 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01/Jan/26 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16/Feb/26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17/Feb/26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18/Feb/26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 06/Mar/26 | Friday | Pernambuco Charter Day |
| 03/Apr/26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21/Apr/26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01/May/26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04/Jun/26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 23/Jun/26 | Tuesday | Saint John's Eve |
| 24/Jun/26 | Wednesday | Saint John's Day |
| 16/Jul/26 | Thursday | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| 07/Sep/26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12/Oct/26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 02/Nov/26 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 20/Nov/26 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day |
| 08/Dec/26 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception |
| 24/Dec/26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25/Dec/26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31/Dec/26 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01/Jan/26 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 02/Jan/26 | Friday | Our Lady of Navigators |
| 16/Feb/26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17/Feb/26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18/Feb/26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 26/Mar/26 | Thursday | Porto Alegre Anniversary |
| 03/Apr/26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21/Apr/26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01/May/26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04/Jun/26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 07/Sep/26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 20/Sep/26 | Sunday | Farroupilha Revolution (Gaucho Day) |
| 12/Oct/26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 02/Nov/26 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 20/Nov/26 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day |
| 24/Dec/26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25/Dec/26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31/Dec/26 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01/Jan/26 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 12/Jan/26 | Monday | Belém Anniversary |
| 16/Feb/26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17/Feb/26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18/Feb/26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 03/Apr/26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21/Apr/26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01/May/26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04/Jun/26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 01/Sep/26 | Tuesday | Saint Mary of Belém Day |
| 07/Sep/26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 12/Oct/26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| 02/Nov/26 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 20/Nov/26 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day |
| 08/Dec/26 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Immaculate Conception |
| 24/Dec/26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25/Dec/26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31/Dec/26 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |
| Date | Day | Public Holiday |
| 01/Jan/26 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 16/Feb/26 | Monday | Carnival |
| 17/Feb/26 | Tuesday | Carnival |
| 18/Feb/26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 03/Apr/26 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 21/Apr/26 | Tuesday | Tiradentes Day |
| 01/May/26 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 04/Jun/26 | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 07/Sep/26 | Monday | Independence Day |
| 08/Sep/26 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Light (Curitiba Patroness Day) |
| 12/Oct/26 | Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida (Patroness of Brazil) |
| 02/Nov/26 | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 20/Nov/26 | Friday | Black Consciousness Day |
| 24/Dec/26 | Thursday | Christmas Eve |
| 25/Dec/26 | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 31/Dec/26 | Thursday | New Year's Eve |