CNAE 4771-7/01 · Brazil
Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos, sem manipulação de fórmulas
81,944 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
- 81,944
- 76th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 5,367
- −14.6% · 162nd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.3
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 7
- 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.- RAIA DROGASIL S/ASão Paulo (SP)
- EMPREENDIMENTOS PAGUE MENOS S/AFortaleza (CE)
- DROGARIA SAO PAULO S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- DIMED S/A - DISTRIBUIDORA DE MEDICAMENTOSEldorado do Sul (RS)
- CIA LATINO AMERICANA DE MEDICAMENTOSJoinville (SC)
- DROGARIAS PACHECO S/ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- FARMACIA E DROGARIA NISSEI S.ACuritiba (PR)
- IMIFARMA PRODUTOS FARMACEUTICOS E COSMETICOS SABelém (PA)
- DROGARIA ARAUJO S ABelo Horizonte (MG)
- IRMAOS MATTAR & CIA S.A.Teófilo Otoni (MG)
- VENANCIO PRODUTOS FARMACEUTICOS LTDA.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- EMPREENDIMENTOS FARMACEUTICOS GLOBO LTDATeresina (PI)
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 – 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
- 0.5
- 0.6
- 0.6 – 1.0
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 12,224
- 2 Minas Gerais 8,688
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 6,803
- 4 Bahia 6,589
- 5 Goiás 4,647
- 6 Paraná 4,359
- 7 Pernambuco 4,259
- 8 Maranhão 3,627
- 9 Rio Grande do Sul 3,314
- 10 Pará 3,255
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Ceará 3,254
- 12 Santa Catarina 3,055
- 13 Piauí 2,101
- 14 Espírito Santo 2,048
- 15 Paraíba 1,833
- 16 Rio Grande do Norte 1,689
- 17 Alagoas 1,584
- 18 Mato Grosso 1,568
- 19 Amazonas 1,440
- 20 Distrito Federal 1,292
- 21 Mato Grosso do Sul 1,003
- 22 Sergipe 977
- 23 Tocantins 865
- 24 Rondônia 644
- 25 Acre 318
- 26 Roraima 265
- 27 Amapá 231
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 2,632
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 2,412
- 3 Brasília (DF) 1,292
- 4 Goiânia (GO) 766
- 5 Manaus (AM) 728
- 6 Salvador (BA) 700
- 7 Belo Horizonte (MG) 673
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 552
- 9 São Luís (MA) 543
- 10 Recife (PE) 539
See the 30 cities
- 11 Maceió (AL) 518
- 12 Curitiba (PR) 490
- 13 Teresina (PI) 392
- 14 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 378
- 15 Belém (PA) 360
- 16 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 354
- 17 São Gonçalo (RJ) 342
- 18 Guarulhos (SP) 332
- 19 Natal (RN) 306
- 20 Porto Alegre (RS) 305
- 21 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 300
- 22 Anápolis (GO) 294
- 23 Campinas (SP) 290
- 24 Feira de Santana (BA) 262
- 25 Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) 254
- 26 Cuiabá (MT) 254
- 27 Aracaju (SE) 242
- 28 Caruaru (PE) 240
- 29 Jaboatão dos Guararapes (PE) 240
- 30 Petrolina (PE) 238
What activity 4771-7/01 is
- Section G — Comércio; reparação de veículos automotores e motocicletas
- Division — Comércio varejista
- Group — Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos, perfumaria e cosméticos e artigos médicos, ópticos e ortopédicos
- Class — Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos para uso humano e veterinário
What it covers
- O comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos para uso humano sem manipulação de fórmulas
- As drogarias
What it does not cover
- Os medicamentos produzidos em unidades centrais de manipulação (21.21-1)
- O comércio varejista de medicamentos veterinários (4771-7/04)Classified under: 4771-7/04 Comércio varejista de medicamentos veterinários
- O comércio varejista de medicamentos homeopáticos (4771-7/03)Classified under: 4771-7/03 Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos homeopáticos
- O comércio atacadista de produtos odontológicos: cera, compostos para restauração dentária e similares (4645-1/03)Classified under: 4645-1/03 Comércio atacadista de produtos odontológicos
Typical activities
- Comércio varejista farmácias, drogarias alopáticas
- Comércio varejista medicamentos alopáticos
- Comércio varejista produtos farmacêuticos alopáticos
- Comércio varejista remédios alopáticos
The activities of class 4771-7
comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos para uso humano e veterinário, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4771-7/01 Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos, sem manipulação de fórmulas · this one | 81,944 | 5,367 | −14.6% |
| 4771-7/02 Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos, com manipulação de fórmulas | 6,485 | 262 | −7.1% |
| 4771-7/03 Comércio varejista de produtos farmacêuticos homeopáticos | 678 | 40 | −13.0% |
| 4771-7/04 Comércio varejista de medicamentos veterinários | 13,039 | 610 | −25.1% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 4771-7/01
How many CNAE 4771-7/01 companies are there in Brazil?
81,944 active companies have CNAE 4771-7/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 76th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 4771-7?
Class 4771-7 has 4 subclasses: 4771-7/01; 4771-7/02; 4771-7/03; 4771-7/04. 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 12,224. There, 0.1 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.