CNAE 9430-8/00 · Brazil
Atividades de associações de defesa de direitos sociais
252,619 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
- 252,619
- 24th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 6,394
- −19.8% · 148th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.9
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 3
- 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.- MITRA ARQUIEPISCOPAL DO RIO DE JANEIRORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- INSTITUTO PATER DE EDUCACAO E CULTURAUberlândia (MG)
- OBRA SOCIAL NOSSA SENHORA DA GLORIA - FAZENDA DA ESPERANCAGuaratinguetá (SP)
- REDE NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAGEM, PROMOCAO SOCIAL E INTEGRACAOBrasília (DF)
- CENTRO DE INTEGRACAO EMPRESA-ESCOLA DO PARANACuritiba (PR)
- GERAR - GERACAO DE EMPREGO, RENDA E APOIO AO DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONALCuritiba (PR)
- GRANDE LOJA MACONICA DO AMAZONAS GLOMAMManaus (AM)
- ASSOCIACAO DOS FUNCIONARIOS PUBLICOS ESTADO SAO PAULOSão Paulo (SP)
- CENTRO DE INTEGRACAO EMPRESA ESCOLA DO RSPorto Alegre (RS)
- SERVICO SOCIAL DO COMERCIO - SESC ADMINISTRACAO REGIONAL DO RIO DE JANEIRORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ISBET-INSTITUTO BRASILEIRO PRO- EDUCACAO , TRABALHO E DESENVOLVIMENTORio de Janeiro (RJ)
- REPRESENTACAO CENTRAL DA COMUNIDADE BRASILEIRO POLONESA DO BRASIL - BRASPOLCuritiba (PR)
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.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.5 – 0.9
- 0.9 – 1.1
- 1.1 – 1.8
- 1.9 – 2.0
- 2.1 – 3.3
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 39,735
- 2 Minas Gerais 23,615
- 3 Bahia 23,103
- 4 Rio Grande do Sul 18,804
- 5 Paraná 16,877
- 6 Santa Catarina 14,376
- 7 Ceará 13,446
- 8 Maranhão 11,675
- 9 Rio de Janeiro 10,564
- 10 Pará 10,004
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Pernambuco 9,805
- 12 Piauí 7,195
- 13 Paraíba 6,226
- 14 Goiás 6,114
- 15 Mato Grosso 5,065
- 16 Amazonas 4,797
- 17 Espírito Santo 4,765
- 18 Distrito Federal 4,480
- 19 Alagoas 3,346
- 20 Mato Grosso do Sul 3,303
- 21 Rondônia 3,297
- 22 Sergipe 3,249
- 23 Rio Grande do Norte 3,150
- 24 Tocantins 2,690
- 25 Acre 1,044
- 26 Amapá 1,002
- 27 Roraima 843
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 10,947
- 2 Brasília (DF) 4,480
- 3 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 3,944
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 1,960
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 1,874
- 6 Manaus (AM) 1,866
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 1,859
- 8 Fortaleza (CE) 1,679
- 9 Salvador (BA) 1,497
- 10 Recife (PE) 1,266
See the 30 cities
- 11 São Luís (MA) 1,241
- 12 Goiânia (GO) 1,194
- 13 Florianópolis (SC) 1,131
- 14 Teresina (PI) 1,095
- 15 Belém (PA) 1,086
- 16 Campinas (SP) 875
- 17 Campo Grande (MS) 871
- 18 Cuiabá (MT) 831
- 19 Santarém (PA) 821
- 20 Maceió (AL) 759
- 21 João Pessoa (PB) 736
- 22 Porto Velho (RO) 707
- 23 Guarulhos (SP) 657
- 24 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 648
- 25 Sorocaba (SP) 640
- 26 Niterói (RJ) 638
- 27 Feira de Santana (BA) 602
- 28 Santos (SP) 588
- 29 Aracaju (SE) 581
- 30 Londrina (PR) 568
What activity 9430-8/00 is
- Section S — Outras atividades de serviços
- Division — Atividades de organizações associativas
- Group — Atividades de associações de defesa de direitos sociais
- Class — Atividades de associações de defesa de direitos sociais
What it covers
- As atividades de associações que são criadas para atuar em causas de caráter social, tais como a defesa dos direitos humanos, defesa do meio ambiente, defesa das minorias étnicas, etc.
What it does not cover
- As atividades de assistência social prestadas em residências coletivas e particulares (87.30-1/01/87.30-1/02 e 87.30-1/99)
- Os serviços de assistência social sem alojamento (8800-6/00)Classified under: 8800-6/00 Serviços de assistência social sem alojamento
Typical activities
- Associação de proteção de minorias étnicas
- Associação, ong, de defesa do meio ambiente
- Associação, ong, de defesa dos direitos humanos
- Associação, ong, de grupos minoritários
- Associação, ong, de movimentos ecológicos
- Atividade de operação de centrais de disque denuncia quando realizado por entidades sem fins lucrativos
- Atividades de organizações associativas de defesa de direitos de grupos sociais específicos
- Atividades de organizações associativas de defesa de direitos humanos
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 9430-8/00
How many CNAE 9430-8/00 companies are there in Brazil?
252,619 active companies have CNAE 9430-8/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 24th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 39,735. There, 0.5 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.