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CNAE 8291-1/00 · Brazil

Atividades de cobranças e informações cadastrais

70,465 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
70,465
93rd of 1,329 activities
Opened in 12 months
13,913
−30.1% · 80th by openings
Of every 100 companies in the country
0.3
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.

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: 119 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Alagoas: 461 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Amapá: 106 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Amazonas: 574 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Bahia: 2,336 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Ceará: 2,158 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Distrito Federal: 1,228 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Espírito Santo: 990 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Goiás: 2,695 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Maranhão: 793 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso: 1,100 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Mato Grosso do Sul: 848 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Minas Gerais: 6,467 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Pará: 877 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Paraíba: 731 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Paraná: 5,572 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Pernambuco: 1,490 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Piauí: 409 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Rio de Janeiro: 5,247 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Norte: 625 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Rio Grande do Sul: 3,823 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Rondônia: 362 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Roraima: 106 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Santa Catarina: 3,650 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there São Paulo: 27,078 companies, 0.3 of every 100 active companies there Sergipe: 323 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there Tocantins: 274 companies, 0.2 of every 100 active companies there

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

  1. 0.2
  2. 0.2
  3. 0.2
  4. 0.2
  5. 0.3

Federative units with the most companies

  1. 1 São Paulo 27,078
  2. 2 Minas Gerais 6,467
  3. 3 Paraná 5,572
  4. 4 Rio de Janeiro 5,247
  5. 5 Rio Grande do Sul 3,823
  6. 6 Santa Catarina 3,650
  7. 7 Goiás 2,695
  8. 8 Bahia 2,336
  9. 9 Ceará 2,158
  10. 10 Pernambuco 1,490
See the 27 federative units
  1. 11 Distrito Federal 1,228
  2. 12 Mato Grosso 1,100
  3. 13 Espírito Santo 990
  4. 14 Pará 877
  5. 15 Mato Grosso do Sul 848
  6. 16 Maranhão 793
  7. 17 Paraíba 731
  8. 18 Rio Grande do Norte 625
  9. 19 Amazonas 574
  10. 20 Alagoas 461
  11. 21 Piauí 409
  12. 22 Rondônia 362
  13. 23 Sergipe 323
  14. 24 Tocantins 274
  15. 25 Acre 119
  16. 26 Amapá 106
  17. 27 Roraima 106

Cities with the most companies

active companies by head office

  1. 1 São Paulo (SP) 11,769
  2. 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 2,902
  3. 3 Curitiba (PR) 1,767
  4. 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 1,587
  5. 5 Goiânia (GO) 1,238
  6. 6 Brasília (DF) 1,228
  7. 7 Fortaleza (CE) 1,119
  8. 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 998
  9. 9 Campinas (SP) 803
  10. 10 Salvador (BA) 750
See the 30 cities
  1. 11 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 727
  2. 12 Guarulhos (SP) 725
  3. 13 Recife (PE) 590
  4. 14 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 586
  5. 15 Londrina (PR) 547
  6. 16 Maringá (PR) 491
  7. 17 Campo Grande (MS) 491
  8. 18 Uberlândia (MG) 484
  9. 19 Cuiabá (MT) 471
  10. 20 Manaus (AM) 464
  11. 21 Sorocaba (SP) 461
  12. 22 Joinville (SC) 456
  13. 23 Santo André (SP) 408
  14. 24 Florianópolis (SC) 406
  15. 25 Barueri (SP) 371
  16. 26 Juiz de Fora (MG) 363
  17. 27 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 358
  18. 28 Bauru (SP) 341
  19. 29 São José dos Campos (SP) 334
  20. 30 João Pessoa (PB) 319

What activity 8291-1/00 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 — Outras atividades de serviços prestados principalmente às empresas
  4. Class — Atividades de cobranças e informações cadastrais

What it covers

  • As atividades de cobrança de faturas e de dívidas para clientes e a transferência aos clientes dos pagamentos recebidos
  • As atividades de compilação de informações, como históricos de crédito, de emprego, para empresas clientes
  • O fornecimento de informações sobre a capacidade de endividamento de pessoas e de empresas a instituições financeiras, ao comércio e a empresas de outras atividades que necessitam avaliar a capacidade de crédito de pessoas e empresas

What it does not cover

Typical activities

  • Atividades de cobrança de faturas e dívidas de clientes
  • Atividades de compilação de informações sobre histórico de crédito de pessoas para empresas clientes
  • Atividades de gestão de cadastro positivo de pessoas físicas e jurídicas para pagamento, crédito e consumo
  • Fornecimento de informações sobre a capacidade de endividamento de pessoas e de empresas
  • Gestão de cadastro para recepção de informações de adimplemento
  • Serviço de informações para avaliação de capacidade de crédito de pessoas e empresas
  • Serviços de análise de cadastro para aprovação de crédito
  • Serviços de análise e aprovação de crédito
  • Serviços de consulta de informações cadastrais
  • Serviços de consulta sobre histórico de crédito de pessoas por telefone
  • Serviços especializados de recuperação e renegociação de crédito

Source: IBGE, CNAE 2.3 and its explanatory notes

Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8291-1/00

How many CNAE 8291-1/00 companies are there in Brazil?

70,465 active companies have CNAE 8291-1/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 93rd among the country's activities by companies.

Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?

São Paulo, with 27,078. There, 0.3 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.3 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.

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