CNAE 8011-1/01 · Brazil
Atividades de vigilância e segurança privada
8,344 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
- 8,344
- 343rd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 300
- −63.8% · 529th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- 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.- SEGURPRO VIGILANCIA PATRIMONIAL S.A.São Paulo (SP)
- G4S VANGUARDA SEGURANCA E VIGILANCIA LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- MASTER VIGILANCIA ESPECIALIZADA LTDACuritiba (PR)
- SECURITY SEGURANCA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- GOCIL SERVICOS DE VIGILANCIA E SEGURANCA LTDA - EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALSão Caetano do Sul (SP)
- SOUZA LIMA SEGURANCA PATRIMONIAL LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- KAIROS SEGURANCA LTDAJoão Pessoa (PB)
- VEPER - SERVICOS DE VIGILANCIA LTDACuritiba (PR)
- RG SEGURANCA E VIGILANCIA LTDAGoiânia (GO)
- ALFORGE SEGURANCA PATRIMONIAL LTDARecife (PE)
- SENTINELA VIGILANCIA S/C LTDACuritiba (PR)
- JUIZ DE FORA-EMPRESA DE VIGILANCIA LTDABrasília (DF)
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Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0
- 0.0 – 0.1
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 2,313
- 2 Rio Grande do Sul 770
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 720
- 4 Minas Gerais 615
- 5 Bahia 600
- 6 Paraná 583
- 7 Santa Catarina 355
- 8 Goiás 334
- 9 Mato Grosso 268
- 10 Pará 260
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 216
- 12 Maranhão 167
- 13 Distrito Federal 160
- 14 Ceará 159
- 15 Amazonas 152
- 16 Mato Grosso do Sul 107
- 17 Espírito Santo 104
- 18 Rio Grande do Norte 75
- 19 Alagoas 70
- 20 Sergipe 66
- 21 Piauí 64
- 22 Paraíba 51
- 23 Rondônia 43
- 24 Amapá 25
- 25 Tocantins 23
- 26 Roraima 18
- 27 Acre 16
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 838
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 364
- 3 Brasília (DF) 160
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 133
- 5 Manaus (AM) 124
- 6 Salvador (BA) 121
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 112
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 94
- 9 Belo Horizonte (MG) 86
- 10 São Luís (MA) 73
See the 30 cities
- 11 Goiânia (GO) 73
- 12 Guarulhos (SP) 71
- 13 Cuiabá (MT) 68
- 14 Recife (PE) 57
- 15 Lauro de Freitas (BA) 56
- 16 Campinas (SP) 54
- 17 Belém (PA) 53
- 18 Sorocaba (SP) 51
- 19 Feira de Santana (BA) 50
- 20 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 41
- 21 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 40
- 22 Campo Grande (MS) 40
- 23 Osasco (SP) 37
- 24 Cotia (SP) 33
- 25 Aracaju (SE) 32
- 26 Londrina (PR) 32
- 27 Aparecida de Goiânia (GO) 32
- 28 Ananindeua (PA) 31
- 29 Uberlândia (MG) 31
- 30 Canoas (RS) 30
What activity 8011-1/01 is
- Section N — Atividades administrativas e serviços complementares
- Division — Atividades de vigilância, segurança e investigação
- Group — Atividades de vigilância, segurança privada e transporte de valores
- Class — Atividades de vigilância e segurança privada
What it covers
- O fornecimento de um ou mais dentre os seguintes serviços: #- os serviços de vigilância a propriedades #- os serviços de escolta de pessoas e de bens #- os serviços de proteção a lugares e serviços públicos #- os serviços de impressão digital #- a assessoria no campo da segurança industrial
What it does not cover
- O serviço de escolta de transporte rodoviário de cargas especiais (5229-0/99)Classified under: 5229-0/99 Outras atividades auxiliares dos transportes terrestres não especificadas anteriormente
- Os serviços de adestramento de cães de guarda (8011-1/02)Classified under: 8011-1/02 Serviços de adestramento de cães de guarda
- As atividades de transporte de valores (8012-9/00)Classified under: 8012-9/00 Atividades de transporte de valores
- As atividades de segurança e ordem pública (8424-8/00)Classified under: 8424-8/00 Segurança e ordem pública
Typical activities
- Empresa de segurança
- Empresa de vigilância
- Serviço de escolta armada de pessoas e bens para segurança privada
- Serviço de guarda de segurança
- Serviço de guarda patrimonial
- Serviço de identificação através da impressão digital (datiloscopia)
- Serviço de proteção de pessoas
- Serviço de proteção de propriedades
- Serviço de segurança industrial
- Serviço de vigilância a propriedades
- Serviços de aluguel de cães para segurança
- Serviços de operação de drones para fins de segurança privada
See the other 4 typical activities
- Serviços de segurança de lugares e instituições públicas
- Serviços de vigilância e segurança
- Serviços de vigilância e segurança privada
- Serviços de vigilante ou vigia, armado ou não
The activities of class 8011-1
atividades de vigilância e segurança privada, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8011-1/01 Atividades de vigilância e segurança privada · this one | 8,344 | 300 | −63.8% |
| 8011-1/02 Serviços de adestramento de cães de guarda | 2,697 | 1,083 | +54.7% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8011-1/01
How many CNAE 8011-1/01 companies are there in Brazil?
8,344 active companies have CNAE 8011-1/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 343rd among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 8011-1?
Class 8011-1 has 2 subclasses: 8011-1/01; 8011-1/02. 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 2,313. 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.