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CNAE 8121-4/00 · Brazil

Limpeza em prédios e em domicílios

15,276 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
15,276
256th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
1,819
+9.1% · 280th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.1
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
12
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: 60 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 97 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 69 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 278 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 455 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 199 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 466 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 233 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 584 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 215 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 252 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 200 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 1,324 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 200 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 174 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 1,091 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 280 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 89 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 1,662 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 132 companies, 0.0 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 1,235 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 85 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 32 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 1,114 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 4,585 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 98 companies, 0.1 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 58 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. 0.1
  4. 0.1
  5. 0.1

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 4,585
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro 1,662
  3. 3 Minas Gerais 1,324
  4. 4 Rio Grande do Sul 1,235
  5. 5 Santa Catarina 1,114
  6. 6 Paraná 1,091
  7. 7 Goiás 584
  8. 8 Distrito Federal 466
  9. 9 Bahia 455
  10. 10 Pernambuco 280
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Amazonas 278
  2. 12 Mato Grosso 252
  3. 13 Espírito Santo 233
  4. 14 Maranhão 215
  5. 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 200
  6. 16 Pará 200
  7. 17 Ceará 199
  8. 18 Paraíba 174
  9. 19 Rio Grande do Norte 132
  10. 20 Sergipe 98
  11. 21 Alagoas 97
  12. 22 Piauí 89
  13. 23 Rondônia 85
  14. 24 Amapá 69
  15. 25 Acre 60
  16. 26 Tocantins 58
  17. 27 Roraima 32

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 2,054
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 1,047
  3. 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 493
  4. 4 Brasília (DF) 466
  5. 5 Curitiba (PR) 377
  6. 6 Porto Alegre (RS) 293
  7. 7 Goiânia (GO) 254
  8. 8 Manaus (AM) 251
  9. 9 Salvador (BA) 181
  10. 10 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 154
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Campinas (SP) 147
  2. 12 São Luís (MA) 137
  3. 13 Fortaleza (CE) 132
  4. 14 Uberlândia (MG) 125
  5. 15 Recife (PE) 122
  6. 16 Cuiabá (MT) 115
  7. 17 Caxias do Sul (RS) 112
  8. 18 João Pessoa (PB) 110
  9. 19 Campo Grande (MS) 106
  10. 20 Guarulhos (SP) 105
  11. 21 Florianópolis (SC) 105
  12. 22 Niterói (RJ) 104
  13. 23 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 102
  14. 24 Joinville (SC) 100
  15. 25 Juiz de Fora (MG) 98
  16. 26 Londrina (PR) 98
  17. 27 Belém (PA) 95
  18. 28 Santo André (SP) 85
  19. 29 Natal (RN) 83
  20. 30 Maceió (AL) 82

What activity 8121-4/00 is

  1. Section N — Atividades administrativas e serviços complementares
  2. Division — Serviços para edifícios e atividades paisagísticas
  3. Group — Atividades de limpeza
  4. Class — Limpeza em prédios e em domicílios

What it covers

  • Os serviços de limpeza geral (não especializada) de prédios de qualquer tipo: residências, escritórios, fábricas, armazéns, hospitais, prédios públicos e outros prédios que desenvolvem atividades comerciais e de serviços
  • As atividades de limpeza de janelas e de corredores externos

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Conservação e asseio em prédios e domicílios
  • Empresa conservadora de prédios e domicílios
  • Empresa que executa apenas serviços de limpeza (conservação) de prédios e domicílios
  • Limpeza em imóveis conservadoras
  • Serviço de limpeza de janelas e de corredores externos
  • Serviços de arrumação de quartos (camararia, camareiro)
  • Serviços de asseio de prédios
  • Serviços de asseio e conservação de prédios
  • Serviços de asseio em imóveis
  • Serviços de faxina em prédio e domicílios
  • Serviços de higienização de prédios e domicílios
  • Serviços de higienização e conservação de prédios
See the other 5 typical activities
  • Serviços de higienização em imóveis
  • Serviços de limpeza de vidros em prédios e domicílios (portas, janelas, fachadas)
  • Serviços de limpeza e conservação de edifícios após o termino da fase de construção
  • Serviços de limpeza e higienização de banheiros públicos
  • Serviços específicos de limpeza (conservação) de imóveis

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8121-4/00

How many CNAE 8121-4/00 companies are there in Brazil?

15,276 active companies have CNAE 8121-4/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 256th among the country's activities by companies.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 4,585. 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.