CNAE 7220-7/00 · Brazil

Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências sociais e humanas

2,050 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: 2,050; 601st of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months: 286; +9.2% · 535th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country: 0.0; do this activity
Openings per 100 active: 14; 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.

SUPREMO CONSELHO DO REAA PARA O ESTADO DE MATO GROSSOCuiabá (MT)
SYNERGIA - CONSULTORIA URBANA E SOCIAL LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
INSTITUTO DE EDUCACAO, PESQUISA E GESTAO EM SAUDERio de Janeiro (RJ)
CEPECEM-CENTRO DE PESQUISA, CONSULTORIA E ESTUDOS DE MEIO AMBIENTE LTDAAracaju (SE)
NOBEL NUTRITION SUPLEMENTOS ALIMENTARES LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
ASSOCIACAO INTERNACIONAL DE LINGUISTICA - SIL BRASILAnápolis (GO)
FUNDACAO DE APOIO AO ENSINO, A PESQUISA E A EXTENSAO - FURNECampina Grande (PB)
IPO - INSTITUTO PESQUISAS DE OPINIAO LTDAPelotas (RS)
ITA-ROCA ATLANTIS MINERACAO LTDAJaboatão dos Guararapes (PE)
HABITUS- ASSESSORIA E CONSULTORIA LTDASão Luís (MA)
SCIENTIA CONSULTORIA CIENTIFICA LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
INSTITUTO DE ESTUDOS, PESQUISAS E PROMOCAO SOCIAL LTDARio Branco (AC)

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Where the companies are

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

Federative units with the most companies

1 São Paulo 633
2 Rio de Janeiro 345
3 Minas Gerais 158
4 Paraná 122
5 Rio Grande do Sul 114
6 Amazonas 81
7 Santa Catarina 73
8 Bahia 60
9 Ceará 59
10 Distrito Federal 51

See the 26 federative units

11 Pernambuco 50
12 Espírito Santo 44
13 Goiás 44
14 Maranhão 28
15 Pará 28
16 Sergipe 21
17 Mato Grosso 20
18 Piauí 19
19 Alagoas 17
20 Paraíba 17
21 Rio Grande do Norte 14
22 Acre 10
23 Mato Grosso do Sul 10
24 Rondônia 7
25 Tocantins 6
26 Amapá 5

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

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What activity 7220-7/00 is

Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
Division — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento científico
Group — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências sociais e humanas
Class — Pesquisa e desenvolvimento experimental em ciências sociais e humanas

What it covers

As atividades de pesquisa e desenvolvimento realizadas no âmbito das ciências sociais e ciências humanas e em áreas interdisciplinares dessas ciências: sociologia, economia, psicologia, direito, lingüística, artes, arqueologia, etc.

What it does not cover

As pesquisas de mercado e de opinião pública (7320-3/00)Classified under: 7320-3/00 Pesquisas de mercado e de opinião pública

Typical activities

Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em arqueologia
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em artes
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em ciências sociais e humanas
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em direito
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em economia
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em lingüística
Pesquisa e desenvolvimento em sociologia
Pesquisa econômica, comercial e não comercial
Pesquisa educacional

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 7220-7/00

How many CNAE 7220-7/00 companies are there in Brazil?

2,050 active companies have CNAE 7220-7/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 601st among the country's activities by companies.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 633. 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.