CNAE 6912-5/00 · Brazil
Cartórios
16,502 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
- 16,502
- 245th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 635
- −21.8% · 421st by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 4
- 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.- CARTORIO DO 14 OFICIO DE NOTAS DA COMARCA DA CAPITALRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- RIO DE JANEIRO CART 14 CIRC REG C PES NAT E TABELIONATORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- RIO DE JANEIRO CARTORIO 24 OFICIO DE NOTASRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- CARTORIO DO 4 TABELIONATO DE NOTAS DE BELEMBelém (PA)
- 1.OFICIO DE REGISTRO DE IMOVEL E TABELIONATO DE PROTESTO DE RIO BRILHANTERio Brilhante (MS)
- RIO DE JANEIRO CARTORIO 18 OFICIO DE NOTASRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- RIO DE JANEIRO CARTORIO 16 OFICIO DE NOTASRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- 15 OFICIO DE NOTAS DA COMARCA DA CAPITAL DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SERRA CARTORIO DO REGISTRO CIVIL E TABELIONATOSerra (ES)
- VILA VELHA CARTORIO DO 2 OFICIOVila Velha (ES)
- VILA VELHA CARTORIO DE REGISTRO CIVIL E TABELIONATOVila Velha (ES)
- VIANA CARTORIO DE TABELIONATO E REGISTRO CIVILViana (ES)
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 – 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.2
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 Minas Gerais 2,923
- 2 São Paulo 1,741
- 3 Bahia 1,651
- 4 Paraná 1,576
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 1,064
- 6 Pernambuco 760
- 7 Santa Catarina 681
- 8 Ceará 656
- 9 Goiás 607
- 10 Paraíba 544
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Maranhão 457
- 12 Espírito Santo 432
- 13 Rio de Janeiro 432
- 14 Pará 422
- 15 Alagoas 393
- 16 Mato Grosso 375
- 17 Piauí 341
- 18 Tocantins 305
- 19 Mato Grosso do Sul 281
- 20 Sergipe 189
- 21 Rio Grande do Norte 171
- 22 Amazonas 164
- 23 Rondônia 150
- 24 Acre 80
- 25 Distrito Federal 50
- 26 Amapá 39
- 27 Roraima 17
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 164
- 2 Curitiba (PR) 103
- 3 Porto Alegre (RS) 88
- 4 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 79
- 5 Recife (PE) 57
- 6 Salvador (BA) 50
- 7 Brasília (DF) 50
- 8 Belém (PA) 47
- 9 Londrina (PR) 43
- 10 Manaus (AM) 40
See the 30 cities
- 11 Belo Horizonte (MG) 39
- 12 Teresina (PI) 38
- 13 Goiânia (GO) 32
- 14 Fortaleza (CE) 31
- 15 São Luís (MA) 29
- 16 Maceió (AL) 29
- 17 Campos dos Goytacazes (RJ) 29
- 18 Campinas (SP) 29
- 19 Feira de Santana (BA) 28
- 20 Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (ES) 28
- 21 Campo Grande (MS) 28
- 22 Niterói (RJ) 27
- 23 Maringá (PR) 27
- 24 Florianópolis (SC) 27
- 25 Ponta Grossa (PR) 23
- 26 Pelotas (RS) 23
- 27 Porto Velho (RO) 22
- 28 Campina Grande (PB) 22
- 29 João Pessoa (PB) 21
- 30 Governador Valadares (MG) 21
What activity 6912-5/00 is
- Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
- Division — Atividades jurídicas, de contabilidade e de auditoria
- Group — Atividades jurídicas
- Class — Cartórios
What it covers
- As atividades dos cartórios, tais como: registros públicos e notariais de escrituras de imóveis, certidões de nascimento e óbito, etc.
What it does not cover
- Os serviços advocatícios (6911-7/01)Classified under: 6911-7/01 Serviços advocatícios
- As atividades auxiliares da justiça (6911-7/02)Classified under: 6911-7/02 Atividades auxiliares da justiça
Typical activities
- Atividades cartoriais
- Cartórios certidão de óbito, de nascimento
- Cartórios registro de imóveis, de documentos
- Serviços de cartório
- Serviços de tabelionato
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6912-5/00
How many CNAE 6912-5/00 companies are there in Brazil?
16,502 active companies have CNAE 6912-5/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 245th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
Minas Gerais, with 2,923. There, 0.1 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.1 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.