CNAE 8550-3/01 · Brazil
Administração de caixas escolares
22,627 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
- 22,627
- 205th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 834
- +39.0% · 383rd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 4
- 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.- INSTITUTO MAKRO UNIAO POS-GRADUACAO E EXTENSAO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SILVA CONSULTORIA, ACESSORIA, LOCACAO E SERVICOS LTDAItapecuru Mirim (MA)
- ARAUJO COELHO TRANSPORTES LTDACandeias (BA)
- COMERCIAL SAO JOSE DE MATERIAIS ESCOLARES E INFORMATICA LTDACuiabá (MT)
- GOLPAG INSTITUICAO DE PAGAMENTO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- 61.035.540 LTDABrasília (DF)
- 61.068.773 LTDABrasília (DF)
- 61.092.240 LTDABrasília (DF)
- 61.094.069 LTDABrasília (DF)
- AGV ADMINISTRACAO ESCOLAR LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- GRP ADMINISTRATIVO BV ONL LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- G. MARCONI FIGUEIRO DA ROCHA LTDABrasília (DF)
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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 – 0.1
- 0.2
- 0.3 – 1.2
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 Minas Gerais 7,876
- 2 Bahia 2,657
- 3 Ceará 1,351
- 4 Maranhão 1,309
- 5 Rio Grande do Norte 1,272
- 6 Goiás 1,031
- 7 Alagoas 990
- 8 Pará 934
- 9 Pernambuco 906
- 10 Rio de Janeiro 673
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Acre 622
- 12 Paraíba 573
- 13 Rio Grande do Sul 554
- 14 São Paulo 474
- 15 Piauí 421
- 16 Espírito Santo 285
- 17 Mato Grosso 248
- 18 Sergipe 205
- 19 Amapá 63
- 20 Rondônia 54
- 21 Amazonas 52
- 22 Distrito Federal 27
- 23 Roraima 18
- 24 Paraná 10
- 25 Santa Catarina 10
- 26 Mato Grosso do Sul 6
- 27 Tocantins 6
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 Belo Horizonte (MG) 552
- 2 Salvador (BA) 512
- 3 Fortaleza (CE) 492
- 4 Goiânia (GO) 334
- 5 Petrolina (PE) 241
- 6 Rio Branco (AC) 197
- 7 Juiz de Fora (MG) 171
- 8 Uberlândia (MG) 170
- 9 Natal (RN) 169
- 10 Caucaia (CE) 165
See the 30 cities
- 11 Maceió (AL) 162
- 12 Vitória da Conquista (BA) 156
- 13 Campinas (SP) 154
- 14 Teresina (PI) 150
- 15 Contagem (MG) 142
- 16 Montes Claros (MG) 121
- 17 Uberaba (MG) 118
- 18 Ribeirão das Neves (MG) 113
- 19 João Pessoa (PB) 112
- 20 Porto Alegre (RS) 109
- 21 Vitória (ES) 107
- 22 Marabá (PA) 104
- 23 Magé (RJ) 103
- 24 Macaé (RJ) 102
- 25 Parauapebas (PA) 97
- 26 Tomé-Açu (PA) 93
- 27 Betim (MG) 92
- 28 Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (ES) 91
- 29 Aracaju (SE) 82
- 30 Rio Verde (GO) 80
What activity 8550-3/01 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Atividades de apoio à educação
- Class — Atividades de apoio à educação
What it covers
- A administração de recursos financeiros transferidos dos governos federal, estaduais e municipais para as caixas escolares de escolas públicas estaduais e municipais, respectivamente, para a aquisição de merenda escolar, contratação de pequenos serviços nas escolas, tais como manutenção, conservação, entre outros
Typical activities
- Administração dos recursos da caixa escolar das escolas públicas, para aquisição de merenda escolar e contratação de pequenos serviços (manutenção, conservação e outros)
- Administração dos recursos financeiros transferidos dos governos estaduais e municipais para a caixa escolar de escolas públicas estaduais e municipais
- Atividades de conselhos escolares para administração de recursos financeiros destinados às escolas
- Caixa escolar
The activities of class 8550-3
atividades de apoio à educação, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8550-3/01 Administração de caixas escolares · this one | 22,627 | 834 | +39.0% |
| 8550-3/02 Atividades de apoio à educação, exceto caixas escolares | 14,944 | 2,162 | −4.1% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8550-3/01
How many CNAE 8550-3/01 companies are there in Brazil?
22,627 active companies have CNAE 8550-3/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 205th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 8550-3?
Class 8550-3 has 2 subclasses: 8550-3/01; 8550-3/02. 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?
Minas Gerais, with 7,876. There, 0.3 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.