CNAE 4761-0/03 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de artigos de papelaria
55,298 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
- 55,298
- 108th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 8,149
- +14.5% · 122nd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.2
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 15
- 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.- KALUNGA SASão Paulo (SP)
- PARCO COMERCIO E SERVICOS LTDAResende (RJ)
- BELLER COMERCIO DE PAPEIS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- AEROMIX CONVENIENCIAS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- GOLFO IMPORTACAO, EXPORTACAO E COMERCIO DE VARIEDADES LTDABrasília (DF)
- ARMANDO NACIONAIS E IMPORTADOS LTDABelo Horizonte (MG)
- NACIONAL MERCANTIL COMPUTADORES E SUPRIMENTOS DE INFORMATICA LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- BRS SUPRIMENTOS CORPORATIVOS S/ASão Leopoldo (RS)
- RADU INDUSTRIA, IMPORTACAO E EXPORTACAO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- TEIXEIRA E CHAVES LTDATeófilo Otoni (MG)
- CASA SAO JORGE LIVRARIA E PAPELARIA LTDASão João de Meriti (RJ)
- LOJAS TEM VARIEDADES LTDAMontes Claros (MG)
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
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 15,512
- 2 Minas Gerais 6,278
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 4,854
- 4 Paraná 3,727
- 5 Bahia 2,668
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 2,434
- 7 Ceará 2,276
- 8 Santa Catarina 2,060
- 9 Goiás 1,989
- 10 Espírito Santo 1,539
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 1,480
- 12 Distrito Federal 1,356
- 13 Maranhão 1,294
- 14 Pará 1,249
- 15 Amazonas 1,040
- 16 Mato Grosso 756
- 17 Piauí 751
- 18 Paraíba 663
- 19 Alagoas 633
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 551
- 21 Mato Grosso do Sul 540
- 22 Sergipe 403
- 23 Tocantins 387
- 24 Rondônia 349
- 25 Amapá 179
- 26 Acre 167
- 27 Roraima 157
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 4,730
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 1,708
- 3 Brasília (DF) 1,356
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 991
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 839
- 6 Manaus (AM) 789
- 7 Fortaleza (CE) 711
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 502
- 9 Guarulhos (SP) 489
- 10 Salvador (BA) 470
See the 30 cities
- 11 Campinas (SP) 447
- 12 São Luís (MA) 411
- 13 Recife (PE) 325
- 14 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 322
- 15 Porto Alegre (RS) 320
- 16 Teresina (PI) 273
- 17 Sorocaba (SP) 271
- 18 Maceió (AL) 265
- 19 São José dos Campos (SP) 259
- 20 Uberlândia (MG) 252
- 21 Belém (PA) 251
- 22 Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) 222
- 23 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 222
- 24 Osasco (SP) 215
- 25 Londrina (PR) 214
- 26 Serra (ES) 207
- 27 Contagem (MG) 206
- 28 Santo André (SP) 203
- 29 Campo Grande (MS) 203
- 30 João Pessoa (PB) 201
What activity 4761-0/03 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio varejista
- Group — Comércio varejista de artigos culturais, recreativos e esportivos
- Class — Comércio varejista de livros, jornais, revistas e papelaria
What it covers
- O comércio varejista de artigos de papelaria e de escritório
- O comércio varejista de embalagens de papel e papelão
- O comércio varejista de grampeadores, perfuradores, rotuladores, e outros similares
What it does not cover
- O comércio varejista de jornais e revistas (4761-0/02)Classified under: 4761-0/02 Comércio varejista de jornais e revistas
- O comércio varejista especializado de equipamentos e suprimentos de informática (4751-2/01)Classified under: 4751-2/01 Comércio varejista especializado de equipamentos e suprimentos de informática
Typical activities
- Comércio varejista artigos de escritório
- Comércio varejista artigos de papelaria
- Comércio varejista cadernos
- Comércio varejista canetas, lápis, borrachas
- Comércio varejista embalagens de papel e papelão
- Comércio varejista etiquetas de papel, plástico
- Comércio varejista grampeadores, rotuladores, perfuradores
- Comércio varejista material de expediente
- Comércio varejista material escolar
- Comércio varejista material para desenho
- Comércio varejista papelaria
The activities of class 4761-0
comércio varejista de livros, jornais, revistas e papelaria, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4761-0/01 Comércio varejista de livros | 20,162 | 3,666 | +19.1% |
| 4761-0/02 Comércio varejista de jornais e revistas | 6,358 | 869 | +30.9% |
| 4761-0/03 Comércio varejista de artigos de papelaria · this one | 55,298 | 8,149 | +14.5% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4761-0/03
How many CNAE 4761-0/03 companies are there in Brazil?
55,298 active companies have CNAE 4761-0/03 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 108th 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 15,512. There, 0.2 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.2 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.