CNAE 5231-1/01 · Brazil
Administração da infraestrutura portuária
127 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
- 127
- 1,104th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 36
- 887th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 28
- 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.- COMPANHIA DOCAS DO RIO DE JANEIRORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- COMPANHIA DOCAS DO PARA (CDP)Belém (PA)
- VPORTS AUTORIDADE PORTUARIA S.A.Vitória (ES)
- COMPANHIA DAS DOCAS DO ESTADO DA BAHIA - CODEBASalvador (BA)
- PORTOS RS - AUTORIDADE PORTUARIA DOS PORTOS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL S.A.Rio Grande (RS)
- CONSTANTINOS & SANTOS LTDASantana (AP)
- SUPERINTENDENCIA DO PORTO DO RIO GRANDERio Grande (RS)
- AUTORIDADE PORTUARIA DE SANTOS S.A.Santos (SP)
- PORTO CENTRAL COMPLEXO INDUSTRIAL PORTUARIO SAPresidente Kennedy (ES)
- MAC LAREN OIL LOGISTICA PORTUARIA E ESTALEIROS LTDANiterói (RJ)
- COMPANHIA DOCAS DE IMBITUBAImbituba (SC)
- CEDRO PORTO DO MEIO LTDANova Lima (MG)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
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Federative units with the most companies
- 1 Santa Catarina 19
- 2 Amazonas 13
- 3 Bahia 11
- 4 Pará 11
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 11
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 11
- 7 Amapá 8
- 8 São Paulo 8
- 9 Espírito Santo 5
- 10 Ceará 3
See the 23 federative units
- 11 Distrito Federal 3
- 12 Mato Grosso do Sul 3
- 13 Pernambuco 3
- 14 Paraná 3
- 15 Alagoas 2
- 16 Maranhão 2
- 17 Minas Gerais 2
- 18 Mato Grosso 2
- 19 Paraíba 2
- 20 Piauí 1
- 21 Rondônia 1
- 22 Sergipe 1
- 23 Tocantins 1
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 Salvador (BA) 8
- 2 Santarém (PA) 5
- 3 Macapá (AP) 5
- 4 São Francisco do Sul (SC) 5
- 5 Itacoatiara (AM) 4
- 6 Manacapuru (AM) 4
- 7 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 4
- 8 Itajaí (SC) 4
- 9 Rio Grande (RS) 4
- 10 Manaus (AM) 3
See the 30 cities
- 11 Santana (AP) 3
- 12 Niterói (RJ) 3
- 13 Santos (SP) 3
- 14 São Paulo (SP) 3
- 15 Brasília (DF) 3
- 16 Barcarena (PA) 2
- 17 Belém (PA) 2
- 18 São Luís (MA) 2
- 19 Eusébio (CE) 2
- 20 Recife (PE) 2
- 21 Maceió (AL) 2
- 22 Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) 2
- 23 Blumenau (SC) 2
- 24 Imbituba (SC) 2
- 25 Jaguaruna (SC) 2
- 26 Arroio do Sal (RS) 2
- 27 Ladário (MS) 2
- 28 Porto Velho (RO) 1
- 29 Manicoré (AM) 1
- 30 Parintins (AM) 1
What activity 5231-1/01 is
- Section H — Transporte, armazenagem e correio
- Division — Armazenamento e atividades auxiliares dos transportes
- Group — Atividades auxiliares dos transportes aquaviários
- Class — Gestão de portos e terminais
What it covers
- As atividades da administração e controle da infra-estrutura portuária, através dos seguintes agentes: Autoridade Portuária, Conselho de Autoridade Portuária e Autoridade Aduaneira
- A administração de terminais públicos diretamente pela Autoridade Portuária
What it does not cover
- As operação e gestão de terminais (5231-1/02)Classified under: 5231-1/02 Atividades do operador portuário
- As atividades de agenciamento marítimo (5232-0/00)Classified under: 5232-0/00 Atividades de agenciamento marítimo
Typical activities
- Administração de infra-estrutura portuária
The activities of class 5231-1
gestão de portos e terminais, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5231-1/01 Administração da infraestrutura portuária · this one | 127 | 36 | — |
| 5231-1/02 Atividades do operador portuário | 671 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 5231-1/03 Gestão de terminais aquaviários | 45 | 3 | — |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 5231-1/01
How many CNAE 5231-1/01 companies are there in Brazil?
127 active companies have CNAE 5231-1/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 1,104th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 5231-1?
Class 5231-1 has 3 subclasses: 5231-1/01; 5231-1/02; 5231-1/03. 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?
Santa Catarina, with 19. 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.