CNAE 7420-0/01 · Brazil
Atividades de produção de fotografias, exceto aérea e submarina
100,480 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
- 100,480
- 60th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 19,106
- +2.7% · 57th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.4
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 19
- 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.- PHOTOVIPP ESTUDIO E MATERIAL FOTOGRAFICO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- CANAAN SERVICOS FOTOGRAFICOS E FRANCHISING LTDA - EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALLavras (MG)
- BUZIM & BIEHL -COMERCIO DE FOTOGRAFIAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- FOTO LICEU CINE LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- DATAPHOTO-COMERCIO DE FOTOGRAFIAS LTDACanoas (RS)
- NOVO MILENIO FOTOS LTDACanela (RS)
- VELOX FILMS LTDAVitória (ES)
- MEMORIAS DO LAGO FOTOGRAFIA & ARTE LTDAGramado (RS)
- AC SERVICOS DE FOTOGRAFIA LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ANGELICA F. F. JORDANI LTDAFazenda Vilanova (RS)
- SEBASTIAO J JUNIOR FOTOGRAFIAS E EVENTOS LTDABelo Horizonte (MG)
- CANAAN PHOTO STUDIO LTDAPouso Alegre (MG)
How to assess a company's data
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- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
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- 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
- 0.2 – 0.3
- 0.3
- 0.3 – 0.4
- 0.4
- 0.4 – 0.5
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 32,873
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 11,121
- 3 Minas Gerais 9,731
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 7,540
- 5 Paraná 6,904
- 6 Santa Catarina 6,086
- 7 Bahia 3,502
- 8 Goiás 2,801
- 9 Pernambuco 2,787
- 10 Distrito Federal 2,353
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Ceará 2,242
- 12 Espírito Santo 2,154
- 13 Paraíba 1,236
- 14 Pará 1,215
- 15 Rio Grande do Norte 1,106
- 16 Mato Grosso 1,084
- 17 Mato Grosso do Sul 939
- 18 Alagoas 880
- 19 Maranhão 819
- 20 Amazonas 725
- 21 Sergipe 660
- 22 Piauí 572
- 23 Rondônia 372
- 24 Tocantins 360
- 25 Acre 149
- 26 Roraima 139
- 27 Amapá 128
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 14,401
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 6,287
- 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 2,663
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 2,417
- 5 Brasília (DF) 2,353
- 6 Porto Alegre (RS) 1,635
- 7 Salvador (BA) 1,501
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 1,312
- 9 Goiânia (GO) 1,247
- 10 Recife (PE) 1,077
See the 30 cities
- 11 Florianópolis (SC) 1,025
- 12 Campinas (SP) 970
- 13 Guarulhos (SP) 749
- 14 Santo André (SP) 698
- 15 Niterói (RJ) 696
- 16 Sorocaba (SP) 616
- 17 João Pessoa (PB) 612
- 18 Manaus (AM) 610
- 19 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 595
- 20 Maceió (AL) 587
- 21 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 579
- 22 Joinville (SC) 542
- 23 Belém (PA) 525
- 24 Natal (RN) 508
- 25 São José dos Campos (SP) 496
- 26 Osasco (SP) 478
- 27 Vila Velha (ES) 473
- 28 Campo Grande (MS) 473
- 29 Maringá (PR) 459
- 30 Londrina (PR) 457
What activity 7420-0/01 is
- Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
- Division — Outras atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
- Group — Atividades fotográficas e similares
- Class — Atividades fotográficas e similares
What it covers
- As atividades de produção fotográfica, para fins comerciais, de publicidade e pessoais, tais como: #- a fotografia para passaportes, escolas, casamentos #- a fotografia para anúncios, editoriais, comerciais, atividades relacionadas com a moda, atividades imobiliárias e para fins turísticos
- As atividades dos fotógrafos independentes
What it does not cover
- O serviço de aerofotogrametria (7119-7/99)Classified under: 7119-7/99 Atividades técnicas relacionadas à engenharia e arquitetura não especificadas anteriormente
Typical activities
- Atelier fotográfico
- Estúdio fotográfico
- Produção fotográfica para festas e outros eventos
- Produção fotográfica para fins pessoais
- Produção fotográfica para publicidade
- Produção por fotógrafos independentes
- Serviços de cobertura fotográfica para jornais, revistas e eventos
- Serviços de fotógrafo de imprensa
The activities of class 7420-0
atividades fotográficas e similares, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7420-0/01 Atividades de produção de fotografias, exceto aérea e submarina · this one | 100,480 | 19,106 | +2.7% |
| 7420-0/02 Atividades de produção de fotografias aéreas e submarinas | 4,227 | 1,029 | +7.2% |
| 7420-0/03 Laboratórios fotográficos | 3,512 | 1,058 | +19.5% |
| 7420-0/04 Filmagem de festas e eventos | 30,437 | 9,669 | +31.6% |
| 7420-0/05 Serviços de microfilmagem | 122 | 51 | — |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 7420-0/01
How many CNAE 7420-0/01 companies are there in Brazil?
100,480 active companies have CNAE 7420-0/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 60th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 7420-0?
Class 7420-0 has 5 subclasses: 7420-0/01; 7420-0/02; 7420-0/03; 7420-0/04; 7420-0/05. 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 32,873. There, 0.4 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.4 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.