diff --git a/lib/holidays/pt.rb b/lib/holidays/pt.rb
index 3f3bab2..8ab57df 100644
--- a/lib/holidays/pt.rb
+++ b/lib/holidays/pt.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Holidays
   #
   # Definitions loaded: data/pt.yaml
   #
-  # To use the definitions in this file, load them right after you load the 
+  # To use the definitions in this file, load them right after you load the
   # Holiday gem:
   #
   #   require 'holidays'
@@ -11,23 +11,28 @@ module Holidays
   #
   # More definitions are available at http://code.dunae.ca/holidays.
   module PT # :nodoc:
-    DEFINED_REGIONS = [:pt]
+    DEFINED_REGIONS = [:pt, :pt_br]
 
     HOLIDAYS_BY_MONTH = {
       5 => [{:mday => 1, :name => "Dia do Trabalhador", :regions => [:pt]}],
-      0 => [{:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year)-47 }, :function_id => "easter(year)-47", :type => :informal, :name => "Carnaval", :regions => [:pt]},
-            {:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year)-2 }, :function_id => "easter(year)-2", :name => "Sexta-feira Santa", :regions => [:pt]},
-            {:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year) }, :function_id => "easter(year)", :name => "Páscoa", :regions => [:pt]},
+      0 => [{:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year)-47 }, :function_id => "easter(year)-47", :type => :informal, :name => "Carnaval", :regions => [:pt, :pt_br]},
+            {:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year)-2 }, :function_id => "easter(year)-2", :name => "Sexta-feira Santa", :regions => [:pt, :pt_br]},
+            {:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year) }, :function_id => "easter(year)", :name => "Páscoa", :regions => [:pt, :pt_br]},
             {:function => lambda { |year| Holidays.easter(year)+60 }, :function_id => "easter(year)+60", :name => "Corpo de Deus", :regions => [:pt]}],
-      11 => [{:mday => 1, :name => "Todos os Santos", :regions => [:pt]}],
+      11 => [{:mday => 1, :name => "Todos os Santos", :regions => [:pt]},
+             {:mday => 2, :name => "Finados", :regions => [:pt_br]},
+             {:mday => 15, :name => "Proclamação da República", :regions => [:pt_br]}],
       6 => [{:mday => 10, :name => "Dia de Portugal", :regions => [:pt]}],
       1 => [{:mday => 1, :name => "Ano Novo", :regions => [:pt]}],
       12 => [{:mday => 1, :name => "Restauração da Independência", :regions => [:pt]},
             {:mday => 8, :name => "Imaculada Conceição", :regions => [:pt]},
-            {:mday => 25, :name => "Natal", :regions => [:pt]}],
+            {:mday => 25, :name => "Natal", :regions => [:pt, :pt_br]}],
       8 => [{:mday => 15, :name => "Assunção de Nossa Senhora", :regions => [:pt]}],
-      4 => [{:mday => 25, :name => "Dia da Liberdade", :regions => [:pt]}],
-      10 => [{:mday => 5, :name => "Implantação da República", :regions => [:pt]}]
+      4 => [{:mday => 25, :name => "Dia da Liberdade", :regions => [:pt]},
+            {:mday => 21, :name => "Tiradentes", :regions => [:pt_br]}],
+      10 => [{:mday => 5, :name => "Implantação da República", :regions => [:pt]},
+             {:mday => 12, :name => "Nossa Senhora Aparecida", :regions => [:pt_br]}],
+      9 => [{:mday => 7, :name => "Independência do Brasil", :regions => [:pt_br]}]
     }
   end
 
@@ -35,3 +40,4 @@ module Holidays
 end
 
 Holidays.merge_defs(Holidays::PT::DEFINED_REGIONS, Holidays::PT::HOLIDAYS_BY_MONTH)
+
diff --git a/test/defs/test_defs_pt.rb b/test/defs/test_defs_pt.rb
index 0a3ee20..26c4f86 100644
--- a/test/defs/test_defs_pt.rb
+++ b/test/defs/test_defs_pt.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ require 'holidays/pt'
 class PtDefinitionTests < Test::Unit::TestCase  # :nodoc:
 
   def test_pt
-{Date.civil(2008,1,1) => 'Ano Novo', 
+{Date.civil(2008,1,1) => 'Ano Novo',
  Date.civil(2005,2,8) => 'Carnaval',
  Date.civil(2006,2,28) => 'Carnaval',
  Date.civil(2007,2,20) => 'Carnaval',
  Date.civil(2008,2,5) => 'Carnaval',
- Date.civil(2008,3,21) => 'Sexta-feira Santa', 
+ Date.civil(2008,3,21) => 'Sexta-feira Santa',
  Date.civil(2008,3,23) => 'Páscoa',
  Date.civil(2008,4,25) => 'Dia da Liberdade',
  Date.civil(2008,5,1) => 'Dia do Trabalhador',
@@ -29,4 +29,28 @@ class PtDefinitionTests < Test::Unit::TestCase  # :nodoc:
   assert_equal name, Holidays.on(date, :pt, :informal)[0][:name]
 end
   end
+
+  def test_pt_br
+    {
+      Date.civil(2008,1,1) => 'Ano Novo',
+      Date.civil(2005,2,8) => 'Carnaval',
+      Date.civil(2006,2,28) => 'Carnaval',
+      Date.civil(2007,2,20) => 'Carnaval',
+      Date.civil(2008,3,21) => 'Sexta-feira Santa',
+      Date.civil(2008,3,23) => 'Páscoa',
+      Date.civil(2005,5,26) => 'Corpo de Deus',
+      Date.civil(2007,6,7) => 'Corpo de Deus',
+      Date.civil(2008,5,22) => 'Corpo de Deus',
+      Date.civil(2008,4,21) => 'Tiradentes',
+      Date.civil(2008,5,1) => 'Dia do Trabalhador',
+      Date.civil(2008,9,7) => 'Independência do Brasil',
+      Date.civil(2008,10,12) => 'Nossa Senhora Aparecida',
+      Date.civil(2008,11,2) => 'Finados',
+      Date.civil(2008,11,15) => 'Proclamação da República',
+      Date.civil(2008,12,25) => 'Natal'
+     }.each do |date, name|
+      assert_equal name, Holidays.on(date, :pt_br, :informal)[0][:name]
+    end
+  end
 end
+