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CNAE 5231-1/02 · Brazil

Atividades do operador portuário

671 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
671
825th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
56
+7.7% · 796th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.0
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
8
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: 0 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 6 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 15 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 40 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 14 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 21 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 4 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 32 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 2 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 30 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 1 company, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 7 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 3 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 89 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 5 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 65 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 32 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 2 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 72 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 6 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 18 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 16 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 1 company, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 66 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 105 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 2 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 0 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
  2. 0.0
  3. 0.0
  4. 0.0
  5. 0.0

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 105
  2. 2 Pará 89
  3. 3 Rio de Janeiro 72
  4. 4 Santa Catarina 66
  5. 5 Paraná 65
  6. 6 Amazonas 40
  7. 7 Espírito Santo 32
  8. 8 Pernambuco 32
  9. 9 Maranhão 30
  10. 10 Ceará 21
See the 25 federative units
  1. 11 Rio Grande do Sul 18
  2. 12 Rondônia 16
  3. 13 Amapá 15
  4. 14 Bahia 14
  5. 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 7
  6. 16 Alagoas 6
  7. 17 Rio Grande do Norte 6
  8. 18 Paraíba 5
  9. 19 Distrito Federal 4
  10. 20 Minas Gerais 3
  11. 21 Goiás 2
  12. 22 Piauí 2
  13. 23 Sergipe 2
  14. 24 Mato Grosso 1
  15. 25 Roraima 1

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 Paranaguá (PR) 53
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 41
  3. 3 São Paulo (SP) 35
  4. 4 Santos (SP) 34
  5. 5 São Luís (MA) 29
  6. 6 Barcarena (PA) 26
  7. 7 Itajaí (SC) 24
  8. 8 Recife (PE) 20
  9. 9 Santarém (PA) 19
  10. 10 Itacoatiara (AM) 18
See the 29 cities
  1. 11 São Francisco do Sul (SC) 18
  2. 12 Manaus (AM) 17
  3. 13 Belém (PA) 17
  4. 14 Porto Velho (RO) 16
  5. 15 Rio Grande (RS) 15
  6. 16 Vila Velha (ES) 14
  7. 17 Fortaleza (CE) 10
  8. 18 Vitória (ES) 10
  9. 19 Santana (AP) 9
  10. 20 Ipojuca (PE) 9
  11. 21 Guarujá (SP) 9
  12. 22 Salvador (BA) 8
  13. 23 São João da Barra (RJ) 8
  14. 24 São Sebastião (SP) 8
  15. 25 Imbituba (SC) 8
  16. 26 Maceió (AL) 6
  17. 27 Ananindeua (PA) 5
  18. 28 Itaituba (PA) 5
  19. 29 Macapá (AP) 5

What activity 5231-1/02 is

  1. Section H — Transporte, armazenagem e correio
  2. Division — Armazenamento e atividades auxiliares dos transportes
  3. Group — Atividades auxiliares dos transportes aquaviários
  4. Class — Gestão de portos e terminais

What it covers

  • As atividades de operações de terminais marítimos e fluviais, de uso público ou privado, envolvendo: #- o armazenamento no parque portuário de mercadorias proveniente ou destinadas às embarcações #- operação e gestão de equipamentos destinados a carga e descarga #- a carga e descarga de embarcações

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Exploração de portos, terminais marítimos, atracadouros
  • Serviços de carga e descarga de embarcações
  • Serviços de gestão de terminais de passageiros
  • Serviços de gestão e operação de terminais aquaviários de pesca
  • Serviços de gestão e operação de terminais aquaviários de turismo
  • Serviços de operação portuária
  • Serviços de operações de terminais
  • Serviços de operadora portuária
  • Serviços de operadores portuários

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 5231-1

gestão de portos e terminais, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
5231-1/01 Administração da infraestrutura portuária12736—
5231-1/02 Atividades do operador portuário · this one67156+7.7%
5231-1/03 Gestão de terminais aquaviários453—

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 5231-1/02

How many CNAE 5231-1/02 companies are there in Brazil?

671 active companies have CNAE 5231-1/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 825th 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?

São Paulo, with 105. 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.

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