CNAE 4722-9/01 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de carnes - açougues
77,591 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
- 77,591
- 82nd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 19,445
- +33.1% · 56th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.3
- 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.- CASA DE CARNES BDL LTDAPraia Grande (SP)
- IMPERATRIZ CARNES OLIVEIRA LTDAItapevi (SP)
- SADISA S A INDUSTRIA E COMERCIOSalvador (BA)
- COSTA WENSE ALIMENTOS LTDASalvador (BA)
- FRISA COMERCIAL S/AColatina (ES)
- STK COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS S.A.Campinas (SP)
- WEST BOI - CARNES & DERIVADOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- ARUEIRA COMERCIO DE CARNES LTDARecife (PE)
- WEST CARNES PRODUTOS ALIMENTICIOS LTDABrasília (DF)
- FRIGOBAHIA - INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO DE CARNES LTDASalvador (BA)
- SR SR COMERCIO DE CARNES LTDAPraia Grande (SP)
- JE CIRILO COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDASalvador (BA)
How to assess a company's data
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.1 – 0.2
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
- 0.4 – 0.6
- 0.6 – 0.7
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 19,541
- 2 Minas Gerais 11,902
- 3 Bahia 6,314
- 4 Rio de Janeiro 5,347
- 5 Goiás 3,895
- 6 Ceará 3,113
- 7 Paraná 3,083
- 8 Pará 2,885
- 9 Rio Grande do Sul 2,670
- 10 Pernambuco 2,507
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Maranhão 2,306
- 12 Paraíba 1,526
- 13 Espírito Santo 1,414
- 14 Piauí 1,396
- 15 Mato Grosso 1,319
- 16 Santa Catarina 1,105
- 17 Tocantins 1,016
- 18 Amazonas 993
- 19 Alagoas 971
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 941
- 21 Mato Grosso do Sul 778
- 22 Sergipe 699
- 23 Distrito Federal 643
- 24 Rondônia 396
- 25 Acre 376
- 26 Amapá 292
- 27 Roraima 163
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 4,782
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 2,083
- 3 São Vicente (SP) 1,535
- 4 Fortaleza (CE) 1,101
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 943
- 6 Salvador (BA) 705
- 7 Cubatão (SP) 697
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 655
- 9 Brasília (DF) 643
- 10 Praia Grande (SP) 634
See the 30 cities
- 11 Manaus (AM) 590
- 12 Santos (SP) 564
- 13 Guarulhos (SP) 501
- 14 São Luís (MA) 473
- 15 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 444
- 16 Curitiba (PR) 443
- 17 Teresina (PI) 431
- 18 Belém (PA) 395
- 19 Cuiabá (MT) 379
- 20 Campinas (SP) 351
- 21 Guarujá (SP) 340
- 22 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 340
- 23 Contagem (MG) 337
- 24 Recife (PE) 335
- 25 Maceió (AL) 322
- 26 Uberlândia (MG) 315
- 27 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 292
- 28 Vitória da Conquista (BA) 287
- 29 Feira de Santana (BA) 284
- 30 Porto Alegre (RS) 276
What activity 4722-9/01 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio varejista
- Group — Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios, bebidas e fumo
- Class — Comércio varejista de carnes e pescados - açougues e peixarias
What it covers
- O comércio varejista de: #- carnes de bovino, suíno, caprino, ovino e eqüídeo, frescas, frigorificadas e congeladas #- aves abatidas frescas, congeladas ou frigorificadas #- pequenos animais abatidos - coelhos, patos, perus, galinhas e similares
- O abate de animais associado ao comércio
What it does not cover
- O comércio varejista de aves vivas, coelhos e outros pequenos animais vivos para alimentação (4724-5/00)Classified under: 4724-5/00 Comércio varejista de hortifrutigranjeiros
- O comércio varejista de frios e carnes conservadas (4721-1/03)Classified under: 4721-1/03 Comércio varejista de laticínios e frios
Typical activities
- Comércio varejista abate de animais associado ao comércio
- Comércio varejista abatedouro de animais associado ao comércio
- Comércio varejista açougue
- Comércio varejista aves abatidas frescas, congeladas, frigorificadas
- Comércio varejista carne bovina
- Comércio varejista carne de caprino, ovino, eqüídeo
- Comércio varejista carne suína
- Comércio varejista carnes frescas, frigorificadas, congeladas
- Comércio varejista casa de carnes
- Comércio varejista frango abatido
- Comércio varejista miúdos, vísceras
- Comércio varejista pequenos animais abatidos (coelhos (lebres), patos, perus, galinhas, etc.)
The activities of class 4722-9
comércio varejista de carnes e pescados - açougues e peixarias, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4722-9/01 Comércio varejista de carnes - açougues · this one | 77,591 | 19,445 | +33.1% |
| 4722-9/02 Peixaria | 16,209 | 2,887 | +9.5% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4722-9/01
How many CNAE 4722-9/01 companies are there in Brazil?
77,591 active companies have CNAE 4722-9/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 82nd among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4722-9?
Class 4722-9 has 2 subclasses: 4722-9/01; 4722-9/02. 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 19,541. There, 0.2 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.3 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.