CNAE 8592-9/02 · Brazil
Ensino de artes cênicas, exceto dança
6,233 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
- 6,233
- 398th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 1,238
- −3.4% · 323rd by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.0
- 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.- D'MOHR STUDIOS ESCOLA DE ATORES LTDASanta Cruz do Sul (RS)
- INSTITUTO AFAGO NUCLEO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO LTDAInhumas (GO)
- CT PRODUCOES AUDIOVISUAIS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ESCOLA NACIONAL DE TEATRO ENT LTDA.Santo André (SP)
- O ALTO MAR PRODUCOES TEATRAIS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- VIDEO INTERAMERICANA LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- NETWORK DISTRIBUIDORA DE FILMES LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- CAXITO ACADEMIA LTDAPraia Grande (SP)
- GLAC PARTICIPACAO LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- LAT'S FILME PRODUCOES E DISTRIBUICOES LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- IN CENA CASA DE ARTES E PRODUCOES ARTISTICAS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- MAIZA TEMPESTA REPRESENTACOES ARTISTICAS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
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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
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Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 2,366
- 2 Rio de Janeiro 959
- 3 Minas Gerais 529
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 385
- 5 Paraná 336
- 6 Santa Catarina 290
- 7 Bahia 229
- 8 Pernambuco 176
- 9 Distrito Federal 126
- 10 Goiás 124
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Espírito Santo 94
- 12 Ceará 83
- 13 Mato Grosso 75
- 14 Paraíba 71
- 15 Rio Grande do Norte 67
- 16 Pará 58
- 17 Mato Grosso do Sul 49
- 18 Amazonas 43
- 19 Sergipe 34
- 20 Piauí 30
- 21 Maranhão 29
- 22 Alagoas 25
- 23 Tocantins 16
- 24 Rondônia 14
- 25 Roraima 10
- 26 Acre 9
- 27 Amapá 6
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 1,089
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 593
- 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 159
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 141
- 5 Brasília (DF) 126
- 6 Salvador (BA) 122
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 112
- 8 Campinas (SP) 99
- 9 Florianópolis (SC) 86
- 10 Recife (PE) 66
See the 30 cities
- 11 Goiânia (GO) 55
- 12 Santo André (SP) 53
- 13 Fortaleza (CE) 50
- 14 Niterói (RJ) 50
- 15 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 46
- 16 Sorocaba (SP) 36
- 17 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 35
- 18 Uberlândia (MG) 34
- 19 Manaus (AM) 33
- 20 João Pessoa (PB) 33
- 21 Guarulhos (SP) 33
- 22 Belém (PA) 32
- 23 Santos (SP) 32
- 24 São José dos Campos (SP) 32
- 25 Jundiaí (SP) 31
- 26 Osasco (SP) 31
- 27 Natal (RN) 30
- 28 Maringá (PR) 30
- 29 Campo Grande (MS) 29
- 30 São Gonçalo (RJ) 27
What activity 8592-9/02 is
- Section P — Educação
- Division — Educação
- Group — Outras atividades de ensino
- Class — Ensino de arte e cultura
What it covers
- As instituições que oferecem cursos independentes com atividades de ensino e aprimoramento dos recursos expressivos como a voz, o corpo, o movimento e o gesto
- Os cursos de ensino de técnicas usadas na criação, direção, montagem e interpretação de espetáculos teatrais
- Os instrutores independentes de artes cênicas
What it does not cover
- O ensino de artes cênicas de nível superior (grupo 85.3)
- O ensino de dança (8592-9/01)Classified under: 8592-9/01 Ensino de dança
- As atividades de apresentação ao vivo de grupos e companhias de teatro em casas de espetáculos e em teatros (9001-9/01)Classified under: 9001-9/01 Produção teatral
Typical activities
- Curso de impostação de voz para práticas de artes cênicas
- Ensino de teatro (exceto de nível superior e técnico)
- Ensino de técnicas de direção e montagem de espetáculos teatrais
- Instrutores independentes de artes cênicas
The activities of class 8592-9
ensino de arte e cultura, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8592-9/01 Ensino de dança | 2,640 | 291 | +9.0% |
| 8592-9/02 Ensino de artes cênicas, exceto dança · this one | 6,233 | 1,238 | −3.4% |
| 8592-9/03 Ensino de música | 21,640 | 3,884 | +8.5% |
| 8592-9/99 Ensino de arte e cultura não especificado anteriormente | 71,421 | 16,165 | +5.9% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 8592-9/02
How many CNAE 8592-9/02 companies are there in Brazil?
6,233 active companies have CNAE 8592-9/02 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 398th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 8592-9?
Class 8592-9 has 4 subclasses: 8592-9/01; 8592-9/02; 8592-9/03; 8592-9/99. 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 2,366. 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.