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In Brazil, public holidays may be legislated at the federal, statewide and municipal levels. Most holidays are observed nationwide. [1] Apart from the yearly official holidays (listed below), [2] [3] [4] the Constitution of Brazil also establishes that election days are to be considered national holidays as well.
The 2025 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election will take place in February 2025, the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress. It will result in the election of the President of the Federal Senate , two vice presidents , the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th secretaries and their respective ...
The 2025 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election will take place on 1 February 2025, the opening day of the 3rd Session of the 57th Legislature of the National Congress. It will result in the election of the President of the Chamber of Deputies , two vice presidents , the positions of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th secretaries and their ...
1 January – New Year's Day; 3–4 March – Carnival; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April – Tiradentes's Day; 1 May – Labour Day; 19 June – Feast of Corpus Christi; 7 September – Independence Day; 12 October – Our Lady of Aparecida; 2 November – All Souls' Day; 15 November – Republic Day; 20 November – Black Consciousness Day
Electronic voting was first introduced to Brazil in 1996, with the first tests carried out in the state of Santa Catarina. The primary design goal of the voting machine (Portuguese: urna eletrônica) is extreme simplicity, the model being a public phone booth. The voting machines perform three steps – voter identification, secure voting, and ...
A woman devotee in the role of a spirit known as a Gede is seen during ceremonies honoring the Haitian voodoo spirit of Baron Samdi and Gede on the Day of the Dead in the Cementery of Cite Soleil ...
García López is a street vendor who, like millions of Mexicans inside and outside the country, was getting ready to celebrate Día de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, a holiday in which ...
Shavuot is celebrated by observant Jews as the day when the Ten Commandments were given on Mount Sinai, and next year, the holiday ends at sundown, 9:14 p.m., on June 3 — the Garden State’s ...