CNAE 4711-3/01 · Brazil

Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios hipermercados

3,573 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: 3,573; 494th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months: 126; −20.3% · 669th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country: 0.0; do this activity
Openings per 100 active: 4; 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.

CARREFOUR COMERCIO E INDUSTRIA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
WMS SUPERMERCADOS DO BRASIL LTDA.Porto Alegre (RS)
ATACADAO S.A.São Paulo (SP)
HAVAN S.ABrusque (SC)
WMB SUPERMERCADOS DO BRASIL LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
MART MINAS DISTRIBUICAO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
COMERCIAL ZAFFARI LTDAPasso Fundo (RS)
COMPANHIA ZAFFARI COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAPorto Alegre (RS)
MULTICOM ATACADO E VAREJO S/AContagem (MG)
MASTER ATS SUPERMERCADOS LTDAErechim (RS)
CENCOSUD BRASIL ATACADO LTDA.Salvador (BA)
FORMOSA SUPERMERCADOS E MAGAZINE LTDABelém (PA)

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Where the companies are

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

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Federative units with the most companies

1 São Paulo 714
2 Paraná 401
3 Rio Grande do Sul 305
4 Minas Gerais 247
5 Goiás 243
6 Rio de Janeiro 227
7 Bahia 179
8 Ceará 168
9 Piauí 139
10 Maranhão 116

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11 Amazonas 99
12 Santa Catarina 87
13 Pernambuco 80
14 Espírito Santo 72
15 Mato Grosso 70
16 Pará 69
17 Rio Grande do Norte 67
18 Paraíba 44
19 Mato Grosso do Sul 39
20 Distrito Federal 38
21 Alagoas 37
22 Tocantins 34
23 Sergipe 27
24 Rondônia 26
25 Acre 20
26 Roraima 9
27 Amapá 8

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

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What activity 4711-3/01 is

Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
Division — Comércio varejista
Group — Comércio varejista não-especializado
Class — Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - hipermercados e supermercados

What it covers

As atividades dos estabelecimentos comerciais com venda predominante de produtos alimentícios variados e que também oferecem um gama variada de outras mercadorias, tais como: utensílios domésticos, produtos de limpeza e higiene pessoal, roupas, ferragens, etc. com área de venda superior a 5000 metros quadrados

Typical activities

Comércio varejista hipermercado - área de venda superior a 5000 metros quadrados
Comércio varejista mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios, com área de venda superior a 5000 metros quadrados
Hipermercado

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 4711-3

comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - hipermercados e supermercados, by subclass

Subclass	Active	Openings	Change
4711-3/01 Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios hipermercados · this one	3,573	126	−20.3%
4711-3/02 Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - supermercados	34,769	2,272	−10.7%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4711-3/01

How many CNAE 4711-3/01 companies are there in Brazil?

3,573 active companies have CNAE 4711-3/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 494th among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 4711-3?

Class 4711-3 has 2 subclasses: 4711-3/01; 4711-3/02. 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 714. 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.