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CNAE 4729-6/02 · Brazil

Comércio varejista de mercadorias em lojas de conveniência

12,952 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
12,952
279th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
2,016
−5.1% · 266th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.0
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
16
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.

Look up companies in this activity (up to 300)

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.

Where the companies are

Acre: 56 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 197 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 34 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 260 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 441 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 285 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 370 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 231 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 352 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 384 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 528 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 768 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 753 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 451 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 285 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 1,437 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 409 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 160 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 470 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 353 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 506 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 207 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 125 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 675 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 3,046 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 39 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 130 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there

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

  1. 0.0
  2. 0.0 – 0.1
  3. 0.1
  4. 0.1
  5. 0.1 – 0.3

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 3,046
  2. 2 Paraná 1,437
  3. 3 Mato Grosso do Sul 768
  4. 4 Minas Gerais 753
  5. 5 Santa Catarina 675
  6. 6 Mato Grosso 528
  7. 7 Rio Grande do Sul 506
  8. 8 Rio de Janeiro 470
  9. 9 Pará 451
  10. 10 Bahia 441
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Pernambuco 409
  2. 12 Maranhão 384
  3. 13 Distrito Federal 370
  4. 14 Rio Grande do Norte 353
  5. 15 Goiás 352
  6. 16 Ceará 285
  7. 17 Paraíba 285
  8. 18 Amazonas 260
  9. 19 Espírito Santo 231
  10. 20 Rondônia 207
  11. 21 Alagoas 197
  12. 22 Piauí 160
  13. 23 Tocantins 130
  14. 24 Roraima 125
  15. 25 Acre 56
  16. 26 Sergipe 39
  17. 27 Amapá 34

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 628
  2. 2 Brasília (DF) 370
  3. 3 Campo Grande (MS) 327
  4. 4 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 192
  5. 5 Manaus (AM) 173
  6. 6 Londrina (PR) 169
  7. 7 Natal (RN) 122
  8. 8 Curitiba (PR) 117
  9. 9 Porto Alegre (RS) 117
  10. 10 Boa Vista (RR) 107
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 São Luís (MA) 97
  2. 12 Goiânia (GO) 90
  3. 13 Campina Grande (PB) 88
  4. 14 Cuiabá (MT) 77
  5. 15 Rondonópolis (MT) 76
  6. 16 Maringá (PR) 74
  7. 17 Belém (PA) 72
  8. 18 Recife (PE) 70
  9. 19 Fortaleza (CE) 67
  10. 20 Maceió (AL) 65
  11. 21 Uberlândia (MG) 63
  12. 22 João Pessoa (PB) 62
  13. 23 Porto Seguro (BA) 62
  14. 24 Porto Velho (RO) 61
  15. 25 Campinas (SP) 61
  16. 26 Florianópolis (SC) 60
  17. 27 Serra (ES) 59
  18. 28 Sorocaba (SP) 59
  19. 29 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 58
  20. 30 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 57

What activity 4729-6/02 is

  1. Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
  2. Division — Comércio varejista
  3. Group — Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios, bebidas e fumo
  4. Class — Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios em geral ou especializado em produtos alimentícios não especificados anteriormente; produtos do fumo

What it covers

  • As atividades dos estabelecimentos comerciais com venda predominante de produtos alimentícios industrializados além de outros não alimentícios, usualmente associado a outra atividade, com horário de funcionamento de 24 horas por dia.

What it does not cover

  • As atividades dos estabelecimentos comerciais 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

Typical activities

  • Lojas de conveniência, comercio varejista

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 4729-6

comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios em geral ou especializado em produtos alimentícios não especificados anteriormente; produtos do fumo, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
4729-6/01 Tabacaria16,8773,641+4.6%
4729-6/02 Comércio varejista de mercadorias em lojas de conveniência · this one12,9522,016−5.1%
4729-6/99 Comércio varejista de produtos alimentícios em geral ou especializado em produtos alimentícios não especificados anteriormente190,68738,981+4.0%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4729-6/02

How many CNAE 4729-6/02 companies are there in Brazil?

12,952 active companies have CNAE 4729-6/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 279th among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 4729-6?

Class 4729-6 has 3 subclasses: 4729-6/01; 4729-6/02; 4729-6/99. 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 3,046. 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.