CNAE 6462-0/00 · Brazil
Holdings de instituições não financeiras
240,249 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
- 240,249
- 26th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 54,355
- +67.3% · 27th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.9
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 23
- 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.- FORTBRAS AUTOPECAS S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- J. MENDONCA AGROPECUARIA S.AOrlândia (SP)
- HORIZONTE RESTAURANTES S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- MERCATO EXPRESS HOLDING DE PARTICIPACAO LTDABarueri (SP)
- J&F S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- NIBS PARTICIPACOES S.A.Extrema (MG)
- IVI ENERGIA S.ASão Paulo (SP)
- AXIA ENERGIA S.A.Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
- R. R. SILVA ADMINISTRADORA DE IMOVEIS LTDACastro (PR)
- INSPIRA MUDANCA PARTICIPACOES S/ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- A ! BODYTECH PARTICIPACOES S.ARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- JBJ AGROPECUARIA LTDAGoiânia (GO)
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.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0 – 0.4
- 0.4 – 0.5
- 0.5 – 0.7
- 0.8 – 0.9
- 0.9 – 1.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 69,586
- 2 Minas Gerais 26,758
- 3 Paraná 17,702
- 4 Santa Catarina 16,297
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 13,412
- 6 Goiás 9,843
- 7 Rio de Janeiro 8,447
- 8 Espírito Santo 5,101
- 9 Distrito Federal 4,900
- 10 Ceará 4,825
See the 26 federative units
- 11 Mato Grosso 4,802
- 12 Pernambuco 3,773
- 13 Bahia 3,717
- 14 Mato Grosso do Sul 2,287
- 15 Paraíba 1,674
- 16 Amazonas 1,590
- 17 Pará 1,440
- 18 Tocantins 1,372
- 19 Maranhão 1,340
- 20 Rio Grande do Norte 1,148
- 21 Alagoas 1,085
- 22 Rondônia 931
- 23 Sergipe 678
- 24 Piauí 538
- 25 Acre 206
- 26 Amapá 130
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 32,446
- 2 Belo Horizonte (MG) 9,322
- 3 Curitiba (PR) 6,464
- 4 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 5,614
- 5 Goiânia (GO) 5,591
- 6 Brasília (DF) 4,900
- 7 Fortaleza (CE) 3,621
- 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 3,484
- 9 Campinas (SP) 2,483
- 10 Recife (PE) 2,430
See the 29 cities
- 11 Barueri (SP) 2,380
- 12 Florianópolis (SC) 1,928
- 13 Joinville (SC) 1,811
- 14 Maringá (PR) 1,789
- 15 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 1,718
- 16 Cuiabá (MT) 1,618
- 17 Vitória (ES) 1,584
- 18 Uberlândia (MG) 1,560
- 19 Manaus (AM) 1,533
- 20 Sorocaba (SP) 1,279
- 21 Londrina (PR) 1,221
- 22 Nova Lima (MG) 1,182
- 23 João Pessoa (PB) 1,143
- 24 Campo Grande (MS) 1,069
- 25 Balneário Camboriú (SC) 1,026
- 26 Itajaí (SC) 1,018
- 27 Jundiaí (SP) 989
- 28 São José dos Campos (SP) 975
- 29 Cascavel (PR) 947
What activity 6462-0/00 is
- Section K — Atividades financeiras, de seguros e serviços relacionados
- Division — Atividades de serviços financeiros
- Group — Atividades de sociedades de participação
- Class — Holdings de instituições não financeiras
What it covers
- As atividades de entidades econômicas que detêm o controle de capital de um grupo de empresas com atividades preponderantemente não-financeiras. Essas holdings podem exercer ou não funções de gestão e administração dos negócios das empresas do grupo
What it does not cover
- As atividades das holdings de instituições financeiras (6461-1/00)Classified under: 6461-1/00 Holdings de instituições financeiras
- As atividades das outras sociedades de participação, exceto holdings (6463-8/00)Classified under: 6463-8/00 Outras sociedades de participação, exceto holdings
Typical activities
- Administração de empresas não financeiras do mesmo grupo
- Empresa não-financeira controladora
- Gestão de participações societárias - holding não financeira
- Holding de instituições não financeiras
- Holding de participação acionária - não financeira
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6462-0/00
How many CNAE 6462-0/00 companies are there in Brazil?
240,249 active companies have CNAE 6462-0/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 26th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 69,586. There, 0.8 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.9 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.