| 1/1/1978, Sun | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 2/6/1978, Mon | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
|
| 2/7/1978, Tue | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
|
| 2/8/1978, Wed | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
|
| 2/8/1978, Wed | Ash Wednesday |
- Businesses Closed
- AM
- Banks Closed
- AM
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Bus and Banks open after 12 PM
|
| 2/9/1978, Thu | Carnival |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- All businesses and banks generally closed for entire week. Called Carnival de Olinda in Recife
|
| 3/19/1978, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/23/1978, Thu | Holy Thursday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/24/1978, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/25/1978, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/26/1978, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/21/1978, Fri | Tiradentes Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/1/1978, Mon | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/25/1978, Thu | Corpus Christi |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/7/1978, Thu | Independence Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/12/1978, Thu | Lady of Aparecida Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil’s Patron Saint
|
| 11/2/1978, Thu | Remembrance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/15/1978, Wed | Proclamation of Republic |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/20/1978, Mon | Black Consciousness Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- New Holiday 2012
|
| 12/24/1978, Sun | Christmas Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Banks closed half day.
|
| 12/25/1978, Mon | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1978, Sun | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|