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CNAE 8230-0/01 · Brazil

Serviços de organização de feiras, congressos, exposições e festas

252,033 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
252,033
25th of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
59,120
+11.1% · 24th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.9
do this activity
Openings per 100 active
23
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: 338 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 1,814 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 348 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 1,971 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 11,290 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 5,800 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 7,101 companies, 1.5 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 4,637 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 7,388 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 2,237 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 3,061 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 2,092 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 21,759 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 3,669 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 2,900 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 13,150 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 6,524 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 1,599 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 30,709 companies, 1.4 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 2,491 companies, 0.9 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 14,075 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 785 companies, 0.5 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 282 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 10,969 companies, 0.7 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 92,620 companies, 1.1 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 1,399 companies, 0.8 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 991 companies, 0.6 of every 100 active companies there

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

  1. 0.5 – 0.6
  2. 0.7
  3. 0.7 – 0.8
  4. 0.8 – 0.9
  5. 0.9 – 1.5

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 92,620
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro 30,709
  3. 3 Minas Gerais 21,759
  4. 4 Rio Grande do Sul 14,075
  5. 5 Paraná 13,150
  6. 6 Bahia 11,290
  7. 7 Santa Catarina 10,969
  8. 8 Goiás 7,388
  9. 9 Distrito Federal 7,101
  10. 10 Pernambuco 6,524
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Ceará 5,800
  2. 12 Espírito Santo 4,637
  3. 13 Pará 3,669
  4. 14 Mato Grosso 3,061
  5. 15 Paraíba 2,900
  6. 16 Rio Grande do Norte 2,491
  7. 17 Maranhão 2,237
  8. 18 Mato Grosso do Sul 2,092
  9. 19 Amazonas 1,971
  10. 20 Alagoas 1,814
  11. 21 Piauí 1,599
  12. 22 Sergipe 1,399
  13. 23 Tocantins 991
  14. 24 Rondônia 785
  15. 25 Amapá 348
  16. 26 Acre 338
  17. 27 Roraima 282

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 48,599
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 19,289
  3. 3 Brasília (DF) 7,101
  4. 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 6,532
  5. 5 Salvador (BA) 5,803
  6. 6 Curitiba (PR) 4,444
  7. 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 3,800
  8. 8 Fortaleza (CE) 3,550
  9. 9 Goiânia (GO) 2,996
  10. 10 Recife (PE) 2,682
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Campinas (SP) 2,508
  2. 12 Florianópolis (SC) 2,034
  3. 13 Guarulhos (SP) 1,904
  4. 14 Belém (PA) 1,707
  5. 15 Manaus (AM) 1,697
  6. 16 Niterói (RJ) 1,693
  7. 17 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 1,563
  8. 18 Santo André (SP) 1,487
  9. 19 Osasco (SP) 1,467
  10. 20 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 1,423
  11. 21 João Pessoa (PB) 1,338
  12. 22 Natal (RN) 1,218
  13. 23 Maceió (AL) 1,196
  14. 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 1,167
  15. 25 São Luís (MA) 1,165
  16. 26 Uberlândia (MG) 1,160
  17. 27 Sorocaba (SP) 1,139
  18. 28 Campo Grande (MS) 1,133
  19. 29 Cuiabá (MT) 1,126
  20. 30 Santos (SP) 1,067

What activity 8230-0/01 is

  1. Section N — Atividades administrativas e serviços complementares
  2. Division — Serviços de escritório, de apoio administrativo e outros serviços prestados principalmente às empresas
  3. Group — Atividades de organização de eventos, exceto culturais e esportivos
  4. Class — Atividades de organização de eventos, exceto culturais e esportivos

What it covers

  • As atividades de organização e promoção de feiras, leilões, congressos, convenções, conferências e exposições comerciais e profissionais, incluindo ou não o fornecimento de pessoal para operar a infra-estrutura dos lugares onde ocorrem esses eventos
  • A gestão de espaço para exposição para uso de terceiros
  • A organização de festas e eventos, familiares ou não, inclusive festas de formaturas

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Atividades de gestão de espaço para exposição, para uso de terceiros
  • Exposição de animais em feiras
  • Gestão de parque para feiras agropecuárias
  • Gestão de show-room
  • Organização de parque de leilão de gado
  • Serviço de organização de festas
  • Serviço de organização de festas familiares
  • Serviço de organização de festas infantis
  • Serviço de organização de formaturas
  • Serviços de organização, produção e promoção de encontros e congressos
  • Serviços de organização, produção e promoção de eventos, exceto culturais e esportivos
  • Serviços de organização, produção e promoção de feiras e exposições
See the other 1 typical activities
  • Serviços de remates rurais

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

The activities of class 8230-0

atividades de organização de eventos, exceto culturais e esportivos, by subclass
SubclassActiveOpeningsChange
8230-0/01 Serviços de organização de feiras, congressos, exposições e festas · this one252,03359,120+11.1%
8230-0/02 Casas de festas e eventos29,1235,406+7.8%

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8230-0/01

How many CNAE 8230-0/01 companies are there in Brazil?

252,033 active companies have CNAE 8230-0/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 25th among the country's activities by companies.

Which activities make up class 8230-0?

Class 8230-0 has 2 subclasses: 8230-0/01; 8230-0/02. 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 92,620. There, 1.1 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.9 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.