CNAE 4712-1/00 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de mercadorias em geral, com predominância de produtos alimentícios - minimercados, mercearias e armazéns
432,457 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
- 432,457
- 9th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 55,363
- +3.1% · 26th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 1.6
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 13
- 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.- CVLB BRASIL S.A. - EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SHOPPER COMERCIO ALIMENTICIO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- SUPER BOX MINIMERCADO LTDAAparecida de Goiânia (GO)
- AKI TEM UTILIDADES MINIMERCADO LTDASumaré (SP)
- MERCEARIA NACIONAIS S ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- LOJAS ESTRELA DO LAR LTDATaubaté (SP)
- MB COMERCIO VAREJISTA DE GAS LTDAGuaraí (TO)
- R2 TUDO DE CONVENIENCIA LTDABelém (PA)
- VERSATIL COMERCIO E ARTIGOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- REUNIDOS COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDASão Gonçalo (RJ)
- M & A COMERCIO DE PRODUTOS NATURAIS LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- PAX SUPERMERCADOS LTDA.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
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
- 0.8 – 1.3
- 1.4 – 1.7
- 1.7 – 2.8
- 3.4 – 4.0
- 4.3 – 5.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 77,186
- 2 Bahia 43,825
- 3 Minas Gerais 40,123
- 4 Ceará 28,917
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 26,195
- 6 Rio de Janeiro 25,614
- 7 Paraná 22,216
- 8 Pará 17,040
- 9 Goiás 16,980
- 10 Maranhão 15,274
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 14,576
- 12 Santa Catarina 12,684
- 13 Amazonas 11,663
- 14 Piauí 11,296
- 15 Paraíba 11,116
- 16 Mato Grosso 8,166
- 17 Espírito Santo 7,940
- 18 Alagoas 7,573
- 19 Rio Grande do Norte 7,465
- 20 Mato Grosso do Sul 5,204
- 21 Tocantins 4,557
- 22 Sergipe 4,545
- 23 Distrito Federal 3,856
- 24 Rondônia 2,710
- 25 Acre 2,247
- 26 Amapá 2,179
- 27 Roraima 1,305
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 19,259
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 8,755
- 3 Fortaleza (CE) 6,168
- 4 Salvador (BA) 5,311
- 5 Manaus (AM) 4,892
- 6 Brasília (DF) 3,856
- 7 Curitiba (PR) 2,705
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 2,505
- 9 Porto Alegre (RS) 2,384
- 10 Belo Horizonte (MG) 2,353
See the 30 cities
- 11 Teresina (PI) 2,322
- 12 Recife (PE) 2,116
- 13 Maceió (AL) 2,062
- 14 São Luís (MA) 1,972
- 15 Campinas (SP) 1,885
- 16 Feira de Santana (BA) 1,765
- 17 Belém (PA) 1,756
- 18 Guarulhos (SP) 1,670
- 19 João Pessoa (PB) 1,590
- 20 Cuiabá (MT) 1,557
- 21 Natal (RN) 1,435
- 22 Aracaju (SE) 1,343
- 23 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 1,291
- 24 Campo Grande (MS) 1,284
- 25 Uberlândia (MG) 1,268
- 26 Macapá (AP) 1,219
- 27 Anápolis (GO) 1,213
- 28 Osasco (SP) 1,147
- 29 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 1,089
- 30 Vitória da Conquista (BA) 1,084
What activity 4712-1/00 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 - minimercados, mercearias e armazéns
What it covers
- As atividades dos estabelecimentos comerciais com e sem auto-atendimento e com venda predominante de produtos alimentícios variados em minimercados, mercearias, armazéns, empórios, secos e molhados, com área de venda inferior a 300 metros quadrados
What it does not cover
- Os estabelecimentos comerciais com venda predominante de produtos alimentícios industrializados (lojas de conveniência) além de outros produtos não alimentícios (4729-6/99)Classified under: 4729-6/99 Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios em geral ou especializado em produtos alimentícios não especificados anteriormente
- Os estabelecimentos comerciais com venda de produtos alimentícios variados (lojas de delicatessen) (4729-6/99)Classified under: 4729-6/99 Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios em geral ou especializado em produtos alimentícios não especificados anteriormente
Typical activities
- Armazém varejista
- Armazéns varejistas
- Comércio varejista armazém
- Comércio varejista empório
- Comércio varejista mercearia
- Comércio varejista mini-market
- Comércio varejista mini-mercado
- Comércio varejista minimercado
- Comércio varejista secos e molhados
- Minimercados
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4712-1/00
How many CNAE 4712-1/00 companies are there in Brazil?
432,457 active companies have CNAE 4712-1/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 9th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 77,186. There, 0.9 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 1.6 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.