| 1/1/1988, Fri | New Year's Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 2/15/1988, 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
|
| 2/16/1988, 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
|
| 2/17/1988, 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
|
| 2/17/1988, Wed | Ash Wednesday |
- Businesses Closed
- AM
- Banks Closed
- AM
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Bus and Banks open after 12 PM
|
| 2/18/1988, 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
|
| 3/27/1988, Sun | Palm Sunday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 3/31/1988, Thu | Holy Thursday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/1/1988, Fri | Good Friday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/2/1988, Sat | Easter Saturday |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/3/1988, Sun | Easter |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 4/21/1988, Thu | Tiradentes Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 5/1/1988, Sun | Labor Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 6/2/1988, Thu | Corpus Christi |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 9/7/1988, Wed | Independence Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 10/12/1988, Wed | Lady of Aparecida Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazil’s Patron Saint
|
| 11/2/1988, Wed | Remembrance Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/15/1988, Tue | Proclamation of Republic |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 11/20/1988, Sun | Black Consciousness Day |
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- New Holiday 2012
|
| 12/24/1988, Sat | Christmas Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Banks Closed
- PM
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
- Note
- Banks closed half day.
|
| 12/25/1988, Sun | Christmas Day |
- Religion
- Christian
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|
| 12/31/1988, Sat | New Year's Eve |
- Businesses Closed
- PM
- Religion
- –
- Disrespectful to Hold an Event
- –
|