BridgeBrazil Portuguese courses
start every Monday of the year, with the exception of national
or local holidays. In the event that a holiday falls on a
Monday (see dates below), courses will begin on Tuesday.
The following dates in bold fall on class
days:
| |
| 2008 |
| January
1 |
New Years
Day |
| January
20 |
St. Sebastian, Rio’s Patron
Saint (Rio holiday only) |
| February
4-6 |
Carnival |
| March 21 |
Good Friday |
| April
21-22 |
Tiradentes |
| April
23 |
Sao Jorge (Rio holiday
only) |
| May 1-2 |
Labor Day |
| May
22-23 |
Corpus Christi |
| September
7 |
Independence Day |
| October
12 |
Nossa Senhora Aparecida,
Brazil’s Patron Saint |
| November
2 |
Finados—Day of the Dead |
| November
15 |
Proclamation of the
Republic |
| November
20-21 |
Black Conscience Day
(Rio holiday only) |
| December
25-26 |
Christmas (We close early on Dec. 24 – 12:30PM) |
| December
31 |
New Year’s Eve (We close early – 12:30PM) |
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Students enrolled in private classes can make up hours missed due to a holiday. Group classes cannot be made up. However, in the case of two-day holidays, the classes of one day will be made up for all students. As such, the classes for Feb 4, Feb 6, April 22, May 2, May 22, Nov 21, and Dec 26 will be made up for all students. |