1979 Holidays and Events in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1979, Mon	New Year's Day
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	1/25/1979, Thu	Foundation Day
Note As per official holiday list Sao Paulo area only (includes C. de Jordao and Aguas de Lindoia)
	2/26/1979, Mon	Carnival
Note All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
	2/27/1979, Tue	Carnival
Note All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
	2/28/1979, Wed	Carnival
Note All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
	2/28/1979, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Note Bus and Banks open after 12 PM
	3/1/1979, Thu	Carnival
Note All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
	4/8/1979, Sun	Palm Sunday
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	4/12/1979, Thu	Holy Thursday
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	4/13/1979, Fri	Good Friday
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	4/14/1979, Sat	Easter Saturday
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	4/15/1979, Sun	Easter
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	4/21/1979, Sat	Tiradentes Day
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	5/1/1979, Tue	Labor Day
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	6/14/1979, Thu	Corpus Christi
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	7/9/1979, Mon	Sao Paulo Civil Holiday
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	9/7/1979, Fri	Independence Day
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	10/12/1979, Fri	Lady of Aparecida Day
Note Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil’s Patron Saint
	11/2/1979, Fri	Remembrance Day
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	11/15/1979, Thu	Proclamation of Republic
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	11/20/1979, Tue	Black Consciousness Day
Note New Holiday 2012
	12/24/1979, Mon	Christmas Eve
Note Banks closed half day.
	12/25/1979, Tue	Christmas Day
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	12/31/1979, Mon	Sao Silvestre Marathon
Note LRB7 Road race through the streets of Sao Paulo
	12/31/1979, Mon	New Year's Eve
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