CNAE 4711-3/02 · Brazil

Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - supermercados

34,769 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: 34,769; 156th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months: 2,272; −10.7% · 250th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country: 0.1; do this activity
Openings per 100 active: 7; 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.

AMERICANAS S.A - EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALRio de Janeiro (RJ)
SUPERMERCADOS BH COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS S/ARibeirão das Neves (MG)
SENDAS DISTRIBUIDORA S/ASão Paulo (SP)
MATEUS SUPERMERCADOS S.A.São Luís (MA)
SUPERMERCADO HIROTA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
SDB COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
DMA DISTRIBUIDORA S/ABelo Horizonte (MG)
COOP - COOPERATIVA DE CONSUMOSanto André (SP)
SUPER MERCADO ZONA SUL S ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
COMPANHIA SULAMERICANA DE DISTRIBUICAOMaringá (PR)
SAVEGNAGO-SUPERMERCADOS LTDASertãozinho (SP)
MOUSTACHE BEAMS 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

0.0 – 0.1
0.1
0.1 – 0.2
0.2 – 0.3
0.3 – 0.5

Federative units with the most companies

1 São Paulo 6,469
2 Minas Gerais 3,946
3 Goiás 2,941
4 Bahia 2,676
5 Paraná 2,673
6 Rio Grande do Sul 2,491
7 Santa Catarina 1,608
8 Mato Grosso 1,453
9 Pará 1,360
10 Maranhão 1,236

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11 Tocantins 846
12 Pernambuco 779
13 Distrito Federal 753
14 Espírito Santo 712
15 Mato Grosso do Sul 659
16 Rio de Janeiro 608
17 Ceará 566
18 Piauí 523
19 Rio Grande do Norte 485
20 Paraíba 415
21 Amazonas 386
22 Rondônia 358
23 Alagoas 292
24 Sergipe 207
25 Roraima 160
26 Acre 108
27 Amapá 52

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

1 São Paulo (SP) 1,212
2 Brasília (DF) 753
3 Goiânia (GO) 417
4 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 221
5 Porto Alegre (RS) 163
6 Cuiabá (MT) 140
7 Belo Horizonte (MG) 137
8 Sorocaba (SP) 129
9 São Luís (MA) 121
10 Fortaleza (CE) 121

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What activity 4711-3/02 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 entre 300 a 5000 metros quadrados

Typical activities

Comércio varejista mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios, com área de venda entre 300 e 5000 metros quadrados
Comércio varejista supermercado - área de venda de 300 a 5000 metros quadrados
Supermercado

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

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4711-3/02

How many CNAE 4711-3/02 companies are there in Brazil?

34,769 active companies have CNAE 4711-3/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 156th 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 6,469. There, 0.1 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.1 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.