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CNAE 6911-7/01 · Brazil

Serviços advocatícios

204,922 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
204,922
31st of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
34,675
+18.5% · 34th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.8
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
17
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: 500 companies, 1.0 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 2,016 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 508 companies, 1.1 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 2,634 companies, 1.0 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 8,530 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 4,938 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 8,323 companies, 1.8 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 4,086 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 7,443 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 2,790 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 4,463 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 3,385 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 18,595 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 3,106 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 2,696 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 18,786 companies, 1.0 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 5,188 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 2,079 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 15,958 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 2,418 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 14,261 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 1,775 companies, 1.1 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 407 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 10,924 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 56,000 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 1,421 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 1,669 companies, 1.0 of every 100 active companies there

Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity

  1. 0.6 – 0.7
  2. 0.7 – 0.8
  3. 0.8 – 0.9
  4. 0.9 – 1.0
  5. 1.0 – 1.8

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 56,000
  2. 2 Paraná 18,786
  3. 3 Minas Gerais 18,595
  4. 4 Rio de Janeiro 15,958
  5. 5 Rio Grande do Sul 14,261
  6. 6 Santa Catarina 10,924
  7. 7 Bahia 8,530
  8. 8 Distrito Federal 8,323
  9. 9 Goiás 7,443
  10. 10 Pernambuco 5,188
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Ceará 4,938
  2. 12 Mato Grosso 4,463
  3. 13 Espírito Santo 4,086
  4. 14 Mato Grosso do Sul 3,385
  5. 15 Pará 3,106
  6. 16 Maranhão 2,790
  7. 17 Paraíba 2,696
  8. 18 Amazonas 2,634
  9. 19 Rio Grande do Norte 2,418
  10. 20 Piauí 2,079
  11. 21 Alagoas 2,016
  12. 22 Rondônia 1,775
  13. 23 Tocantins 1,669
  14. 24 Sergipe 1,421
  15. 25 Amapá 508
  16. 26 Acre 500
  17. 27 Roraima 407

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 24,676
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 10,949
  3. 3 Brasília (DF) 8,323
  4. 4 Curitiba (PR) 8,130
  5. 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 6,452
  6. 6 Porto Alegre (RS) 5,367
  7. 7 Goiânia (GO) 4,142
  8. 8 Salvador (BA) 3,860
  9. 9 Recife (PE) 3,340
  10. 10 Fortaleza (CE) 3,160
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Manaus (AM) 2,448
  2. 12 Campinas (SP) 2,242
  3. 13 Campo Grande (MS) 2,216
  4. 14 Cuiabá (MT) 2,160
  5. 15 Florianópolis (SC) 2,055
  6. 16 Londrina (PR) 1,787
  7. 17 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 1,593
  8. 18 Vitória (ES) 1,572
  9. 19 João Pessoa (PB) 1,532
  10. 20 São Luís (MA) 1,522
  11. 21 Natal (RN) 1,515
  12. 22 Belém (PA) 1,491
  13. 23 Maceió (AL) 1,474
  14. 24 Teresina (PI) 1,316
  15. 25 Maringá (PR) 1,262
  16. 26 Niterói (RJ) 1,214
  17. 27 Uberlândia (MG) 1,185
  18. 28 Santo André (SP) 1,125
  19. 29 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 1,102
  20. 30 Santos (SP) 1,078

What activity 6911-7/01 is

  1. Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
  2. Division — Atividades jurídicas, de contabilidade e de auditoria
  3. Group — Atividades jurídicas
  4. Class — Atividades jurídicas, exceto cartórios

What it covers

  • A representação legal dos interesses de uma parte contra outra, diante de tribunais ou de outros órgãos judiciais, realizada por advogado ou sob sua supervisão, tais como: #- aconselhamento e representação em ações civis #- aconselhamento e representação em ações criminais #- aconselhamento e representação em ações administrativas #- aconselhamento e representação em ações trabalhistas e comerciais
  • A assessoria geral e aconselhamento e a preparação de documentos jurídicos, tais como: #- estatutos sociais, escrituras de constituição, contratos de sociedade coletiva ou documentos similares relacionados à formação de sociedades #- contratos, inventários, etc.

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Aconselhamento e representação em ações administrativas
  • Aconselhamento e representação em ações civis
  • Aconselhamento e representação em ações criminais
  • Aconselhamento e representação em ações trabalhistas e comerciais
  • Assessoria e assistência jurídica
  • Assistência jurídica em direitos autorais
  • Assistência jurídica em registro de patentes
  • Atividades de consultoria jurídica
  • Consultoria em direito
  • Escritório de advocacia
  • Escritório de advogados
  • Preparo de documentos jurídicos contratos, escrituras, inventários
See the other 9 typical activities
  • Preparo de documentos jurídicos estatutos sociais, escrituras de constituição de sociedades
  • Representação jurídica em ações civis, criminais, administrativas, trabalhistas e comerciais
  • Serviços advocatícios
  • Serviços de aconselhamento e representação em
  • Serviços de advogado
  • Serviços de assistência jurídica para regularização de documentação imobiliária
  • Serviços de escritório jurídico
  • Serviços de preparo de documentação jurídica
  • Serviços jurídicos para fins de regularização urbanística, edilícia e fundiária em áreas de habitação de interesse social

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 6911-7

atividades jurídicas, exceto cartórios, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
6911-7/01 Serviços advocatícios · this one204,92234,675+18.5%
6911-7/02 Atividades auxiliares da justiça1,649242−14.5%
6911-7/03 Agente de propriedade industrial1,254194+3.7%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6911-7/01

How many CNAE 6911-7/01 companies are there in Brazil?

204,922 active companies have CNAE 6911-7/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 31st among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 6911-7?

Class 6911-7 has 3 subclasses: 6911-7/01; 6911-7/02; 6911-7/03. 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 56,000. There, 0.7 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.8 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.