Business Days in March 2024 for Brazil
March 2024 has 20 dias úteis under the Brazilian federal holiday calendar. March 2024 contains one Brazilian federal holiday on a weekday. The month covers 31 calendar days, of which 10 are sábado and domingo. That count drives invoice cycles, payroll runs, and any contract that defines deadlines as a number of dias úteis in Brazil.
dias úteis
20
Calendar Days
31
Weekend Days
10
feriados nacionais
1
Work Weeks
4.0
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 wknd | 3 wknd | ||||
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 wknd | 10 wknd |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 wknd | 17 wknd |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 wknd | 24 wknd |
25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 Sexta-feira Santa | 30 wknd | 31 wknd |
feriados nacionais in March 2024
Brazil March deadlines
Carnival Monday and Tuesday close banks, the B3, and government offices nationwide (facultative federal holiday observed nationwide in practice). DARF for February is due by the last business day. The Receita Federal IRPF filing season typically opens early-March and runs to May. Q1 PIS/COFINS monthly contributions are due mid-March.
Day-of-Week Distribution
The count of each weekday in March 2024. Useful for shift scheduling, weekly recurring billing, and any rota that depends on a specific day of the week landing in-month.
| Day | Count |
|---|---|
| Monday | 4 |
| Tuesday | 4 |
| Wednesday | 4 |
| Thursday | 4 |
| Friday | 5 |
| Saturday | 5 |
| Sunday | 5 |
Brazil reporting cycles and business-day rules
Brazilian business-day cycles align with Receita Federal DARF monthly deadlines (last business day of the following month) and SPED Fiscal/Contribuições/EFD-Reinf monthly submissions. The Banco Central do Brasil operates SPB and STR as the wholesale RTGS systems on bank business days. CLT (Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho) governs employment cycles including 13th-month salary (first instalment by November 30, second by December 20), férias (annual leave) accrual, and FGTS (Fundo de Garantia) contributions due monthly on the 7th. Carnival Monday and Tuesday, plus Corpus Christi, are facultative federal holidays observed nationwide in practice.
March 2024 dias úteis compared by country
Working-day counts vary across countries because each country observes its own public holidays. The table below puts Brazil alongside the other ten supported holiday calendars for March 2024.
| Country | Business Days | Holidays this month |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | 21 | None |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | 20 | Good Friday |
| 🇨🇦Canada | 20 | Good Friday |
| 🇦🇺Australia | 20 | Good Friday |
| 🇮🇳India | 19 | Holi, Good Friday |
| 🇵🇭Philippines | 19 | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday |
| 🇫🇷France | 21 | None |
| 🇩🇪Germany | 20 | Karfreitag |
| 🇯🇵Japan | 20 | Vernal Equinox Day |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | 20 | Natalicio de Benito Juárez |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | 20 | Good Friday |
How March 2024 compares year over year
March 2023 had 23 dias úteis, so March 2024 has 3 fewer working days year over year. On the surrounding months, February 2024 has 19 dias úteis and April 2024 has 22. Looking forward, March 2025 has 19 dias úteis under the same Brazilian federal holiday calendar.
Using this calculator in Brazil
A São Paulo treasury operator uses the 20-day March 2024 count to align Banco Central do Brasil SPB settlement with Receita Federal DARF monthly deadlines and SPED submission windows. A Rio de Janeiro trade finance team uses dias úteis math to track LME-equivalent payment terms under Brazilian commercial code. A Belo Horizonte HR controller uses business-day counts to align CLT 13th-month salary instalments (November 30 and December 20) and SEFIP/eSocial monthly remittance.
For informational purposes only
This calculator provides general estimates based on business day counting rules. It does not constitute legal advice. Deadlines in legal, regulatory, or contractual matters may be subject to jurisdiction-specific rules, court orders, or statutory exceptions. Always verify critical deadlines with a qualified professional.