CNAE 8533-3/00 · Brazil
Educação superior - pós graduação e extensão
1,357 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
- 1,357
- 682nd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 116
- −19.4% · 681st by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 9
- 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.- ASSOCIACAO EDUCACIONAL NOVE DE JULHOSão Paulo (SP)
- FUNDACAO UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO ITAJAIItajaí (SC)
- YNOVA EDUCACIONAL LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ASSOCIACAO EDUCACIONAL LINGUAGEM DO SABERSão Paulo (SP)
- INSPETORIA SALESIANA MISSIONARIA DA AMAZONIAManaus (AM)
- UNICURSO EDUCACIONAL LTDAManaus (AM)
- DIAS & SOARES LTDAAracati (CE)
- CONTEMPORARE COMPLEXO EDUCACIONAL LTDABelo Horizonte (MG)
- PUGA & NUNES EDUCACIONAL LTDARibeirão Preto (SP)
- EDITORA SANAR S.A.Salvador (BA)
- SOCIEDADE DE ENSINO SUPERIOR ESTACIO RIBEIRAO PRETO LTDARibeirão Preto (SP)
- CNM - CENTRO NORTE MINEIRO DE EDUCACAO SUPERIOR LTDAMontes Claros (MG)
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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
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 302
- 2 Minas Gerais 193
- 3 Paraná 94
- 4 Goiás 86
- 5 Rio de Janeiro 70
- 6 Rio Grande do Sul 63
- 7 Pernambuco 61
- 8 Santa Catarina 59
- 9 Bahia 48
- 10 Distrito Federal 48
See the 26 federative units
- 11 Maranhão 45
- 12 Ceará 39
- 13 Piauí 33
- 14 Mato Grosso 28
- 15 Espírito Santo 26
- 16 Pará 23
- 17 Alagoas 19
- 18 Mato Grosso do Sul 18
- 19 Amazonas 17
- 20 Tocantins 17
- 21 Rondônia 16
- 22 Rio Grande do Norte 15
- 23 Paraíba 14
- 24 Amapá 6
- 25 Acre 5
- 26 Sergipe 5
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 141
- 2 Goiânia (GO) 49
- 3 Brasília (DF) 48
- 4 Coronel Fabriciano (MG) 44
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 42
- 6 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 41
- 7 Recife (PE) 35
- 8 Belo Horizonte (MG) 33
- 9 Porto Alegre (RS) 31
- 10 São Luís (MA) 22
See the 30 cities
- 11 Florianópolis (SC) 20
- 12 Teresina (PI) 17
- 13 Uberlândia (MG) 17
- 14 Cuiabá (MT) 17
- 15 Manaus (AM) 16
- 16 Salvador (BA) 16
- 17 Fortaleza (CE) 15
- 18 Campinas (SP) 14
- 19 Juiz de Fora (MG) 13
- 20 Natal (RN) 11
- 21 Petrolina (PE) 11
- 22 João Pessoa (PB) 10
- 23 Maceió (AL) 10
- 24 Ipatinga (MG) 10
- 25 Vitória (ES) 10
- 26 Bauru (SP) 10
- 27 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 10
- 28 Maringá (PR) 9
- 29 Porto Velho (RO) 8
- 30 Santo André (SP) 8
What activity 8533-3/00 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Educação superior
- Class — Educação superior - pós-graduação e extensão
What it covers
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem exclusivamente cursos de pós-graduação e/ou cursos de extensão abertos a candidatos que atendam aos requisitos estabelecidos em cada caso pelas instituições de ensino
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem cursos seqüenciais, cursos por campo de saber (áreas de conhecimento) de diferentes níveis de abrangência, abertos a candidatos que atendam aos requisitos estabelecidos pelas instituições de ensino
What it does not cover
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem exclusivamente cursos de graduação (8531-7/00)Classified under: 8531-7/00 Educação superior - graduação
- As instituições de educação superior que oferecem cursos de graduação e pós-graduação (8532-5/00)Classified under: 8532-5/00 Educação superior - graduação e pós graduação
Typical activities
- Curso de pós graduação
- Curso mba
- Educação superior - extensão
- Educação superior - pós graduação e extensão
- Ensino de pós graduação
- Ensino de pós graduação e extensão - ead
- Ensino militar de pós graduação e extensão
- Serviços de ensino de residência médica
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8533-3/00
How many CNAE 8533-3/00 companies are there in Brazil?
1,357 active companies have CNAE 8533-3/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 682nd among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 302. 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.