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CNAE 0159-8/02 · Brazil

Criação de animais de estimação

5,558 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.

Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication

What this list shows

We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.

Active companies
5,558
417th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
1,185
+9.8% · 332nd by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.0
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
21
in the country: 21

Active companies in this activity

More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.

Look up companies in this activity (up to 300)

How to assess a company's data

When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.

Where the companies are

Acre: 13 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 50 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 5 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 33 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 222 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 151 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 86 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 150 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 172 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 65 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 57 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 47 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 679 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 65 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 74 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 334 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 169 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 51 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 699 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 57 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 354 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 17 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 8 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 302 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 1,631 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 32 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 35 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there

Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity

  1. 0.0
  2. 0.0
  3. 0.0
  4. 0.0
  5. 0.0

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 1,631
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro 699
  3. 3 Minas Gerais 679
  4. 4 Rio Grande do Sul 354
  5. 5 Paraná 334
  6. 6 Santa Catarina 302
  7. 7 Bahia 222
  8. 8 Goiás 172
  9. 9 Pernambuco 169
  10. 10 Ceará 151
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Espírito Santo 150
  2. 12 Distrito Federal 86
  3. 13 Paraíba 74
  4. 14 Maranhão 65
  5. 15 Pará 65
  6. 16 Mato Grosso 57
  7. 17 Rio Grande do Norte 57
  8. 18 Piauí 51
  9. 19 Alagoas 50
  10. 20 Mato Grosso do Sul 47
  11. 21 Tocantins 35
  12. 22 Amazonas 33
  13. 23 Sergipe 32
  14. 24 Rondônia 17
  15. 25 Acre 13
  16. 26 Roraima 8
  17. 27 Amapá 5

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 242
  2. 2 São Paulo (SP) 207
  3. 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 93
  4. 4 Brasília (DF) 86
  5. 5 Salvador (BA) 51
  6. 6 Fortaleza (CE) 41
  7. 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 38
  8. 8 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 37
  9. 9 Maricá (RJ) 36
  10. 10 Campinas (SP) 36
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Guarulhos (SP) 35
  2. 12 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 35
  3. 13 Cotia (SP) 34
  4. 14 Goiânia (GO) 34
  5. 15 Vila Velha (ES) 33
  6. 16 Recife (PE) 29
  7. 17 Serra (ES) 29
  8. 18 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 29
  9. 19 Florianópolis (SC) 28
  10. 20 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 27
  11. 21 Manaus (AM) 26
  12. 22 Niterói (RJ) 26
  13. 23 Juiz de Fora (MG) 25
  14. 24 Uberlândia (MG) 24
  15. 25 São José dos Campos (SP) 22
  16. 26 Suzano (SP) 22
  17. 27 Natal (RN) 20
  18. 28 Jundiaí (SP) 20
  19. 29 Mogi das Cruzes (SP) 20
  20. 30 Sorocaba (SP) 20

What activity 0159-8/02 is

  1. Section A — Agricultura, pecuária, produção florestal, pesca e aqüicultura
  2. Division — Agricultura, pecuária e serviços relacionados
  3. Group — Pecuária
  4. Class — Criação de animais não especificados anteriormente

What it covers

  • A criação de animais de estimação: cães, gatos, hamsters, pássaros e outros animais de estimação

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Criação de animais domésticos
  • Criação de cães canil
  • Criação de gatos
  • Criação de hamsters
  • Criação de pássaros
  • Criação de porquinhos da índia

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 0159-8

criação de animais não especificados anteriormente, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
0159-8/01 Apicultura7,0031,540+17.7%
0159-8/02 Criação de animais de estimação · this one5,5581,185+9.8%
0159-8/03 Criação de escargô30—
0159-8/04 Criação de bicho da seda28510—
0159-8/99 Criação de outros animais não especificados anteriormente60049+48.5%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 0159-8/02

How many CNAE 0159-8/02 companies are there in Brazil?

5,558 active companies have CNAE 0159-8/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 417th among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 0159-8?

Class 0159-8 has 5 subclasses: 0159-8/01; 0159-8/02; 0159-8/03; 0159-8/04; 0159-8/99. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 1,631. There, 0.0 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.0 in the national registry.

Does this total include branches and secondary activities?

No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.

Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?

No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.

How we count

Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.

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