Sunday, September 27, 2009

Brazil Declares Olympic Regional Public Holiday Next Friday

Sources: O Globo (Rio de Janeiro) and Brazil bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The Prefect of Brazil's State of Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Eduardo Paes, has declared an unpaid public sector holiday (ponto facultativo), on Friday, October 2, 2009, for all municipal and state public sector employees, to allow them to participate in that day's Olympics 2016 Selection party.