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CNAE 4761-0/01 · Brazil

Comércio varejista de livros

20,162 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
20,162
220th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
3,666
+19.1% · 201st by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.1
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
18
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: 33 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 152 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 26 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 182 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 808 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 813 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 447 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 391 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 549 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 373 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 249 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 186 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 1,928 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 367 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 224 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 1,567 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 539 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 223 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 1,685 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 247 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 1,379 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 84 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 34 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 1,146 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 6,317 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 149 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 60 companies, 0.0 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 – 0.1
  2. 0.1
  3. 0.1
  4. 0.1
  5. 0.1

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 6,317
  2. 2 Minas Gerais 1,928
  3. 3 Rio de Janeiro 1,685
  4. 4 Paraná 1,567
  5. 5 Rio Grande do Sul 1,379
  6. 6 Santa Catarina 1,146
  7. 7 Ceará 813
  8. 8 Bahia 808
  9. 9 Goiás 549
  10. 10 Pernambuco 539
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Distrito Federal 447
  2. 12 Espírito Santo 391
  3. 13 Maranhão 373
  4. 14 Pará 367
  5. 15 Mato Grosso 249
  6. 16 Rio Grande do Norte 247
  7. 17 Paraíba 224
  8. 18 Piauí 223
  9. 19 Mato Grosso do Sul 186
  10. 20 Amazonas 182
  11. 21 Alagoas 152
  12. 22 Sergipe 149
  13. 23 Rondônia 84
  14. 24 Tocantins 60
  15. 25 Roraima 34
  16. 26 Acre 33
  17. 27 Amapá 26

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 2,522
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 889
  3. 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 632
  4. 4 Fortaleza (CE) 527
  5. 5 Curitiba (PR) 522
  6. 6 Brasília (DF) 447
  7. 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 351
  8. 8 Goiânia (GO) 268
  9. 9 Salvador (BA) 263
  10. 10 Florianópolis (SC) 233
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Campinas (SP) 223
  2. 12 Barueri (SP) 184
  3. 13 Recife (PE) 171
  4. 14 Manaus (AM) 158
  5. 15 São Luís (MA) 157
  6. 16 Teresina (PI) 157
  7. 17 Maringá (PR) 154
  8. 18 Belém (PA) 145
  9. 19 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 144
  10. 20 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 133
  11. 21 Guarulhos (SP) 119
  12. 22 Santo André (SP) 115
  13. 23 São José (SC) 108
  14. 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 106
  15. 25 Natal (RN) 105
  16. 26 Londrina (PR) 98
  17. 27 Campo Grande (MS) 97
  18. 28 João Pessoa (PB) 95
  19. 29 Aracaju (SE) 95
  20. 30 Maceió (AL) 91

What activity 4761-0/01 is

  1. Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
  2. Division — Comércio varejista
  3. Group — Comércio varejista de artigos culturais, recreativos e esportivos
  4. Class — Comércio varejista de livros, jornais, revistas e papelaria

What it covers

  • O comércio varejista de livros, inclusive didáticos

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Comércio varejista apostilas
  • Comércio varejista de livros virtuais (e-books) por download
  • Comércio varejista livraria
  • Comércio varejista livros

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 4761-0

comércio varejista de livros, jornais, revistas e papelaria, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
4761-0/01 Comércio varejista de livros · this one20,1623,666+19.1%
4761-0/02 Comércio varejista de jornais e revistas6,358869+30.9%
4761-0/03 Comércio varejista de artigos de papelaria55,2988,149+14.5%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4761-0/01

How many CNAE 4761-0/01 companies are there in Brazil?

20,162 active companies have CNAE 4761-0/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 220th among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 4761-0?

Class 4761-0 has 3 subclasses: 4761-0/01; 4761-0/02; 4761-0/03. 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 6,317. 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.

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