CNAE 4520-0/05 · Brazil
Serviços de lavagem, lubrificação e polimento de veículos automotores
114,378 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
- 114,378
- 51st of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 29,115
- +11.3% · 37th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.4
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 25
- 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.- DRYCAR TECNOLOGIA E SERVICOS LTDABarueri (SP)
- WOW GESTAO DE ATIVOS LTDAPinhais (PR)
- PASSOU LAVOU LTDAConcórdia (SC)
- THE DRIVER SERVICOS E COMERCIO LTDABelém (PA)
- IMPERJET SERVICOS AUTOMOTIVOS E REPRESENTACAO COMERCIAL LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- ABAC COMERCIAL - ESTACIONAMENTO LAVA RAPIDO, FUNILARIA E PINTURA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- LIATEC LUBRIFICACAO, LAVA A JATO E CONVENIENCIA LTDABrasília (DF)
- NOVA PRIME LAVAGEM E CONVENIENCIA LTDANova Iguaçu (RJ)
- LUMO LAVA JATO LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- ONE AUTOAERO WASH E ESTACIONAMENTO LTDAJundiaí (SP)
- M G GERAL SOLUCOES E SERVICOS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- NEW CENTURY ECO WASH SERVICOS LAVAGENS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
- 0.4 – 0.5
- 0.5 – 0.6
- 0.6 – 0.7
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 28,581
- 2 Minas Gerais 14,431
- 3 Paraná 11,086
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 10,276
- 5 Santa Catarina 8,830
- 6 Goiás 5,232
- 7 Rio de Janeiro 4,884
- 8 Bahia 4,369
- 9 Mato Grosso 3,657
- 10 Espírito Santo 2,670
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso do Sul 2,499
- 12 Pará 2,372
- 13 Ceará 2,159
- 14 Pernambuco 2,056
- 15 Distrito Federal 1,715
- 16 Paraíba 1,187
- 17 Maranhão 1,185
- 18 Rondônia 1,104
- 19 Tocantins 1,091
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 1,067
- 21 Piauí 866
- 22 Amazonas 837
- 23 Alagoas 745
- 24 Sergipe 692
- 25 Roraima 322
- 26 Acre 243
- 27 Amapá 221
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 5,987
- 2 Belo Horizonte (MG) 1,756
- 3 Brasília (DF) 1,715
- 4 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 1,623
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 1,619
- 6 Goiânia (GO) 1,130
- 7 Campinas (SP) 883
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 801
- 9 Salvador (BA) 790
- 10 Porto Alegre (RS) 776
See the 30 cities
- 11 Guarulhos (SP) 695
- 12 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 674
- 13 Campo Grande (MS) 674
- 14 Uberlândia (MG) 663
- 15 Manaus (AM) 653
- 16 Caxias do Sul (RS) 624
- 17 Joinville (SC) 615
- 18 Sorocaba (SP) 595
- 19 Cuiabá (MT) 553
- 20 Florianópolis (SC) 517
- 21 Contagem (MG) 479
- 22 Blumenau (SC) 460
- 23 Maringá (PR) 451
- 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 450
- 25 Cascavel (PR) 445
- 26 Recife (PE) 441
- 27 Londrina (PR) 434
- 28 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 415
- 29 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 411
- 30 Osasco (SP) 406
What activity 4520-0/05 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio e reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Group — Manutenção e reparação de veículos automotores
- Class — Manutenção e reparação de veículos automotores
What it covers
- Os serviços de lavagem, lubrificação e polimento de veículos automotores
- Os serviços de lavagem e lubrificação de caminhões, ônibus e outros veículos pesados
Typical activities
- Serviços de estética automotiva e detalhamento automotivo (limpeza, lavagem, polimento, etc.)
- Serviços de lava jato, lava rápido de veiculo automotor
- Serviços de lavagem a seco de veículos automotores
- Serviços de lavagem a seco (ecológica) de veículos automotores
- Serviços de lavagem automotiva a seco
- Serviços de lavagem, lubrificação e polimento de caminhões, ônibus e veículos pesados
- Serviços de lavagem, lubrificação e polimento de veiculo automotor
- Serviços de troca de óleo automotivo
The activities of class 4520-0
manutenção e reparação de veículos automotores, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4520-0/01 Serviços de manutenção e reparação mecânica de veículos automotores | 281,519 | 54,310 | +14.1% |
| 4520-0/02 Serviços de lanternagem ou funilaria e pintura de veículos automotores | 90,272 | 15,514 | +9.6% |
| 4520-0/03 Serviços de manutenção e reparação elétrica de veículos automotores | 40,221 | 7,210 | +12.0% |
| 4520-0/04 Serviços de alinhamento e balanceamento de veículos automotores | 3,908 | 354 | −2.2% |
| 4520-0/05 Serviços de lavagem, lubrificação e polimento de veículos automotores · this one | 114,378 | 29,115 | +11.3% |
| 4520-0/06 Serviços de borracharia para veículos automotores | 46,482 | 8,281 | +13.3% |
| 4520-0/07 Serviços de instalação, manutenção e reparação de acessórios para veículos automotores | 51,161 | 8,285 | +6.6% |
| 4520-0/08 Serviços de capotaria | 4,213 | 727 | +28.0% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4520-0/05
How many CNAE 4520-0/05 companies are there in Brazil?
114,378 active companies have CNAE 4520-0/05 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 51st among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4520-0?
Class 4520-0 has 8 subclasses: 4520-0/01; 4520-0/02; 4520-0/03; 4520-0/04; 4520-0/05; 4520-0/06; 4520-0/07; 4520-0/08. 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 28,581. There, 0.3 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.4 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.