CNAE 4647-8/02 · Brazil
Comércio atacadista de livros, jornais e outras publicações
1,427 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
- 1,427
- 674th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 145
- +93.3% · 640th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 10
- 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.- VILA REAL SERVICOS DE ENTREGA RAPIDA LTDABrasília (DF)
- A PAGINA DISTRIBUIDORA DE LIVROS LTDACuritiba (PR)
- DISAL - DISTRIBUIDORES ASSOCIADOS DE LIVROS S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- WISER EDUCACAO S.ACuritiba (PR)
- CG DISTRIBUIDORA DE LIVROS LTDACuritiba (PR)
- MONACO COMERCIO E DISTRIBUIDORA DE LIVROS E REVISTAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- APACHE LOGISTICA LTDANiterói (RJ)
- SUL BOOKS EDITORA E DISTRIBUIDORA DE LIVROS LTDAPasso Fundo (RS)
- DISTRIBUIDORA DE EDICOES PEDAGOGICAS LTDARecife (PE)
- PAISAGEM LIVRARIA, PAPELARIA E ARTIGOS DE DECORACAO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- FORMANDO CIDADAOS EDITORA LTDARecife (PE)
- PEARSON EDUCATION DO BRASIL LTDALouveira (SP)
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.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 575
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 139
- 3 Minas Gerais 113
- 4 Paraná 97
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 85
- 6 Santa Catarina 57
- 7 Pernambuco 56
- 8 Ceará 55
- 9 Bahia 38
- 10 Mato Grosso 38
See the 25 federative units
- 11 Piauí 22
- 12 Goiás 21
- 13 Paraíba 18
- 14 Pará 16
- 15 Distrito Federal 13
- 16 Maranhão 13
- 17 Espírito Santo 11
- 18 Sergipe 11
- 19 Amazonas 9
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 9
- 21 Mato Grosso do Sul 7
- 22 Alagoas 6
- 23 Rondônia 6
- 24 Tocantins 6
- 25 Amapá 2
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 355
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 104
- 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 69
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 57
- 5 Fortaleza (CE) 45
- 6 Recife (PE) 35
- 7 São José dos Quatro Marcos (MT) 33
- 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 32
- 9 Salvador (BA) 24
- 10 Barueri (SP) 22
See the 30 cities
- 11 Teresina (PI) 19
- 12 Goiânia (GO) 17
- 13 Araraquara (SP) 16
- 14 Campinas (SP) 13
- 15 Brasília (DF) 13
- 16 Niterói (RJ) 12
- 17 João Pessoa (PB) 11
- 18 São Luís (MA) 10
- 19 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 10
- 20 Aracaju (SE) 9
- 21 Alterosa (MG) 9
- 22 Maringá (PR) 9
- 23 Manaus (AM) 8
- 24 Natal (RN) 8
- 25 Cotia (SP) 8
- 26 Leme (SP) 8
- 27 Belém (PA) 7
- 28 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 7
- 29 Blumenau (SC) 7
- 30 Erechim (RS) 7
What activity 4647-8/02 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio por atacado, exceto veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Group — Comércio atacadista de produtos de consumo não-alimentar
- Class — Comércio atacadista de artigos de escritório e de papelaria; livros, jornais e outras publicações
What it covers
- O comércio atacadista de livros, jornais, revistas e outras publicações
What it does not cover
- Representantes comerciais e agentes do comércio de jornais, revistas e outras publicações (4618-4/03)Classified under: 4618-4/03 Representantes comerciais e agentes do comércio de jornais, revistas e outras publicações
- O comércio atacadista de suprimentos para informática (4651-6/02)Classified under: 4651-6/02 Comércio atacadista de suprimentos para informática
Typical activities
- Comércio atacadista de apostilas
- Comércio atacadista de jornais
- Comércio atacadista de livros
- Comércio atacadista de livros, jornais e outras publicações
- Comércio atacadista de periódicos
- Comércio atacadista de revistas
The activities of class 4647-8
comércio atacadista de artigos de escritório e de papelaria; livros, jornais e outras publicações, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4647-8/01 Comércio atacadista de artigos de escritório e de papelaria | 3,473 | 331 | −8.1% |
| 4647-8/02 Comércio atacadista de livros, jornais e outras publicações · this one | 1,427 | 145 | +93.3% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4647-8/02
How many CNAE 4647-8/02 companies are there in Brazil?
1,427 active companies have CNAE 4647-8/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 674th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4647-8?
Class 4647-8 has 2 subclasses: 4647-8/01; 4647-8/02. 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 575. 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.