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Some public holidays are only celebrated in particular states or cities.

Rio de Janeiro Foundation Day, January 20. Only observed in Rio de Janeiro.

São Paulo Anniversary, January 25. A public holiday in São Paulo.

Nossa Senhora dos Navegantes, February 2. A holiday in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul.

Saint Joseph's Day, March 19. A bank holiday in Fortaleza, Ceará.

Saint John's Day, June 24. A public holiday in Recife, Pernambuco, but the festival of São João engulfs all of the Northeast.

Independence of Bahia, July 2. Public holiday in the state of Bahia.

São Paulo State Day, July 9.

Nossa Senhora do Carmo, July 16. Observed in Recife, Pernambuco.

Assumption Day, August 15. A feast day commemorating the Virgin Mary being taken up into heaven. A public holiday in Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais.

Nossa Senhora da Luz, September 8. A public holiday in Curitiba, the capital of Paraná.

Birthday of Zumbi, November 20. Leader of Quilombo dos Palmares, a sanctuary founded by escaped slaves which defended itself from the Portuguese army for fourty years. A holiday in Rio de Janeiro.

Dia do Evangélico, November 30. A public holiday in Brasília.

Immaculate Conception, December 8. A public holiday in Belo Horizante and Campinas.