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CNAE 7210-0/00 · Brazil

Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais

5,875 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
5,875
407th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
1,158
+39.7% · 336th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.0
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
20
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: 45 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 15 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 177 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 167 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 115 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 139 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 115 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 149 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 51 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 98 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 72 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 566 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 67 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 50 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 439 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 120 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 46 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 498 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 72 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 440 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 18 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 12 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 287 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 1,941 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 24 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 33 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 – 0.1

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 1,941
  2. 2 Minas Gerais 566
  3. 3 Rio de Janeiro 498
  4. 4 Rio Grande do Sul 440
  5. 5 Paraná 439
  6. 6 Santa Catarina 287
  7. 7 Amazonas 177
  8. 8 Bahia 167
  9. 9 Goiás 149
  10. 10 Distrito Federal 139
See the 26 federative units
  1. 11 Pernambuco 120
  2. 12 Ceará 115
  3. 13 Espírito Santo 115
  4. 14 Mato Grosso 98
  5. 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 72
  6. 16 Rio Grande do Norte 72
  7. 17 Pará 67
  8. 18 Maranhão 51
  9. 19 Paraíba 50
  10. 20 Piauí 46
  11. 21 Alagoas 45
  12. 22 Tocantins 33
  13. 23 Sergipe 24
  14. 24 Rondônia 18
  15. 25 Amapá 15
  16. 26 Roraima 12

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 744
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 356
  3. 3 Porto Alegre (RS) 196
  4. 4 Campinas (SP) 191
  5. 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 187
  6. 6 Curitiba (PR) 183
  7. 7 Manaus (AM) 150
  8. 8 Brasília (DF) 139
  9. 9 Florianópolis (SC) 100
  10. 10 São José dos Campos (SP) 87
See the 29 cities
  1. 11 Fortaleza (CE) 79
  2. 12 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 77
  3. 13 Salvador (BA) 74
  4. 14 São Carlos (SP) 70
  5. 15 Recife (PE) 68
  6. 16 Goiânia (GO) 64
  7. 17 Piracicaba (SP) 56
  8. 18 Campo Grande (MS) 45
  9. 19 Belém (PA) 41
  10. 20 Niterói (RJ) 40
  11. 21 Natal (RN) 39
  12. 22 Uberlândia (MG) 38
  13. 23 Botucatu (SP) 38
  14. 24 Londrina (PR) 38
  15. 25 Maceió (AL) 35
  16. 26 Vitória (ES) 35
  17. 27 São Luís (MA) 32
  18. 28 Araraquara (SP) 31
  19. 29 Joinville (SC) 31

What activity 7210-0/00 is

  1. Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
  2. Division — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento científico
  3. Group — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais
  4. Class — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais

What it covers

  • As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento realizadas no âmbito das ciências da vida, tais como: medicina, biologia, bioquímica, farmácia, agronomia e conexas
  • As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento realizadas no âmbito das ciências físicas e de engenharia, tais como: matemática, física, astronomia, química, geociências e conexas

Typical activities

  • Atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento com acesso a patrimônio genético existente no território nacional
  • Atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento de alimentos
  • Atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências físicas e naturais
  • Desenvolvimento de pesquisa matemática, física, astronomia
  • Laboratório de pesquisa física, comercial e não comercial
  • Laboratório de pesquisa química, comercial e não comercial
  • Pesquisa biogenética
  • Pesquisa biológica
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento das ciências físicas e naturais
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em agronomia
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em bioquímica
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em farmácia
See the other 12 typical activities
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em medicina
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em química
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em biologia molecular aplicada à saúde humana
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em biomarcadores aplicados à saúde humana
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em biomedicina e ciências biomédicas
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em biotecnologia aplicada à saúde humana
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em imunologia
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em microbiologia médica
  • Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em parasitologia
  • Pesquisa fazenda experimental
  • Pesquisa laboratório industrial
  • Pesquisa médica não comercial

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 7210-0/00

How many CNAE 7210-0/00 companies are there in Brazil?

5,875 active companies have CNAE 7210-0/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 407th among the country's activities by companies.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 1,941. 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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