CNAE 8211-3/00 · Brazil
Serviços combinados de escritório e apoio administrativo
331,391 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
- 331,391
- 17th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 66,731
- +16.3% · 19th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 1.2
- 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.- J&T EXPRESS BRAZIL LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- SEARA ALIMENTOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- POLIMIX CONCRETO LTDASantana de Parnaíba (SP)
- FARMA CONDE S/ASão José dos Campos (SP)
- COAMO AGROINDUSTRIAL COOPERATIVACampo Mourão (PR)
- MEGA VEST CASA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- VIA BRASIL FASHION COMERCIO DE ROUPAS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- GP PNEUS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- NOVO ATACADO COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS SARecife (PE)
- ADISER COMERCIO DE ALIMENTOS LTDABarueri (SP)
- ATLANTICA AGROINDUSTRIAL LTDAFortaleza (CE)
- INTERCEMENT BRASIL S/A - EM RECUPERACAO JUDICIALSão Paulo (SP)
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.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- 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
- 0.4 – 0.5
- 0.5 – 0.7
- 0.8 – 0.9
- 0.9 – 1.3
- 1.4 – 1.8
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 148,487
- 2 Paraná 29,771
- 3 Minas Gerais 29,101
- 4 Santa Catarina 21,458
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 17,148
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 15,662
- 7 Goiás 12,693
- 8 Ceará 9,963
- 9 Distrito Federal 6,889
- 10 Pernambuco 6,229
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Bahia 4,757
- 12 Mato Grosso 4,655
- 13 Espírito Santo 4,508
- 14 Mato Grosso do Sul 2,836
- 15 Pará 2,766
- 16 Amazonas 2,351
- 17 Maranhão 2,036
- 18 Rio Grande do Norte 1,988
- 19 Paraíba 1,704
- 20 Tocantins 1,492
- 21 Rondônia 1,061
- 22 Alagoas 1,009
- 23 Piauí 943
- 24 Sergipe 912
- 25 Acre 424
- 26 Roraima 229
- 27 Amapá 220
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 75,502
- 2 Curitiba (PR) 13,824
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 11,223
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 10,588
- 5 Fortaleza (CE) 6,964
- 6 Brasília (DF) 6,889
- 7 Goiânia (GO) 6,611
- 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 4,848
- 9 Campinas (SP) 4,730
- 10 Recife (PE) 3,558
See the 30 cities
- 11 Santo André (SP) 3,051
- 12 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 2,984
- 13 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 2,916
- 14 Florianópolis (SC) 2,699
- 15 Guarulhos (SP) 2,680
- 16 Barueri (SP) 2,649
- 17 Joinville (SC) 2,578
- 18 Jundiaí (SP) 2,566
- 19 Sorocaba (SP) 2,505
- 20 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 2,284
- 21 Osasco (SP) 2,272
- 22 Uberlândia (MG) 2,203
- 23 Londrina (PR) 2,165
- 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 2,155
- 25 Manaus (AM) 2,141
- 26 Maringá (PR) 2,041
- 27 Cuiabá (MT) 2,016
- 28 Blumenau (SC) 1,870
- 29 Santos (SP) 1,704
- 30 Itajaí (SC) 1,602
What activity 8211-3/00 is
- Section N — Atividades administrativas e serviços complementares
- Division — Serviços de escritório, de apoio administrativo e outros serviços prestados principalmente às empresas
- Group — Serviços de escritório e apoio administrativo
- Class — Serviços combinados de escritório e apoio administrativo
What it covers
- O fornecimento de uma combinação ou de um pacote de serviços administrativos de rotina a empresas clientes, sob contrato, tais como: serviços de recepção, planejamento financeiro, contabilidade, arquivamento, preparação de material para envio por correio, etc.,
- Os centros de prestação de serviços às empresas ou escritórios virtuais
What it does not cover
- As unidades que fornecem uma equipe operacional para desenvolver todas as operações de uma empresa, que devem ser classificadas de acordo com a atividade que desenvolvem
- As unidades que desenvolvem apenas uma atividade específica contida no conjunto destas atividades devem ser classificadas de acordo com a atividade específica
Typical activities
- Centros de negócios, apoio operacional a empresas ou a profissionais liberais
- Centros de serviços de apoio às empresas
- Coworking; escritorios compartilhados; serviços de
- Fornecimento de combinação de serviços de recepção, planejamento financeiro, contabilidade, arquivamento, preparação de material para envio por correio, etc.
- Serviços administrativos combinados para terceiros
- Serviços de arquivamento de documentos
- Serviços de escritório virtual
- Serviços de organização de arquivo de documentos no local do contratante
- Serviços de organização de arquivos
- Serviços de preparo de folha de pagamento
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8211-3/00
How many CNAE 8211-3/00 companies are there in Brazil?
331,391 active companies have CNAE 8211-3/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 17th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 148,487. There, 1.8 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 1.2 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.