CNAE 9493-6/00 · Brazil
Atividades de organizações associativas ligadas à cultura e à arte
20,298 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
- 20,298
- 219th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 1,671
- −5.6% · 290th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 8
- 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.- ESCRITORIO CENTRAL DE ARRECADACAO E DISTRIBUICAO ECADRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SOCIEDADE UCRANIANA DO BRASILCuritiba (PR)
- CATAVENTO CULTURAL E EDUCACIONALSão Paulo (SP)
- INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO E GESTAO - IDGRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- AEDUC - ASSOCIACAO DE REITORES(AS), DIRETORES(AS) E PROFESSORES(AS) DE INSTITUICOES EDUCACIONAISRio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ASSOCIACAO EDUCACIONAL E CULTURAL FILHAS DE NOSSA SENHORA DO MONTE CALVARIOBelo Horizonte (MG)
- SOC BRAS DE AUTORES COMPOSITORES E ESCRITORES DE MUSICARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- SOCIEDADE DE CONCERTOS DE SAO PAULOSão Paulo (SP)
- INSTITUTO DE DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIAL PELA MUSICA - IDSMSalvador (BA)
- INSTITUTO ASASGuarujá (SP)
- FUNDACAO REDE AMAZONICAManaus (AM)
- ASSOCIACAO TERRA FERTILCipó (BA)
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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 – 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 3,435
- 2 Minas Gerais 2,369
- 3 Rio Grande do Sul 2,240
- 4 Rio de Janeiro 1,743
- 5 Santa Catarina 1,316
- 6 Bahia 1,175
- 7 Paraná 1,021
- 8 Ceará 776
- 9 Distrito Federal 721
- 10 Pernambuco 716
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Maranhão 594
- 12 Goiás 565
- 13 Pará 451
- 14 Mato Grosso 421
- 15 Espírito Santo 392
- 16 Paraíba 318
- 17 Rio Grande do Norte 284
- 18 Piauí 276
- 19 Amazonas 271
- 20 Mato Grosso do Sul 252
- 21 Sergipe 203
- 22 Alagoas 201
- 23 Tocantins 176
- 24 Rondônia 147
- 25 Amapá 94
- 26 Acre 63
- 27 Roraima 61
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 1,246
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 913
- 3 Brasília (DF) 721
- 4 Belo Horizonte (MG) 332
- 5 Salvador (BA) 295
- 6 Porto Alegre (RS) 254
- 7 Fortaleza (CE) 202
- 8 Curitiba (PR) 198
- 9 Recife (PE) 165
- 10 São Luís (MA) 160
See the 30 cities
- 11 Goiânia (GO) 155
- 12 Florianópolis (SC) 134
- 13 Manaus (AM) 124
- 14 Niterói (RJ) 120
- 15 Cuiabá (MT) 101
- 16 Campinas (SP) 100
- 17 Teresina (PI) 97
- 18 Campo Grande (MS) 90
- 19 João Pessoa (PB) 86
- 20 Belém (PA) 85
- 21 Maceió (AL) 84
- 22 Santos (SP) 81
- 23 Porto Velho (RO) 72
- 24 Caxias do Sul (RS) 71
- 25 Aracaju (SE) 67
- 26 Vitória (ES) 62
- 27 Feira de Santana (BA) 61
- 28 Joinville (SC) 61
- 29 Macapá (AP) 60
- 30 Piracicaba (SP) 59
What activity 9493-6/00 is
- Section S — Outras atividades de serviços
- Division — Atividades de organizações associativas
- Group — Atividades de organizações associativas não especificadas anteriormente
- Class — Atividades de organizações associativas ligadas à cultura e à arte
What it covers
- As atividades de associações com objetivos dominantes nas áreas culturais e artísticas, como: #- os clubes literários, de cinema e de fotografia #- as associações de música, de arte #- as demais organizações associativas ligadas à cultura e à arte, como as de artesanato, de colecionadores, carnavalescas, etc.
What it does not cover
- As atividades de ensino de arte e cultura (85.92-9/01, 85.92-9/02, 85.92-9/03, 85.92-9/99)
- As atividades artísticas, criativas e de espetáculos (grupo 90.0)
- As atividades das organizações associativas artísticas com interesse profissional (9412-0/00)Classified under: 9412-0/01 Atividades de fiscalização profissional 9412-0/99 Outras atividades associativas profissionais
- As atividades das organizações sindicais (9420-1/00)Classified under: 9420-1/00 Atividades de organizações sindicais
Typical activities
- Associação carnavalesca
- Associação cultural
- Associação de blocos carnavalescos
- Associações de arte
- Associações de música
- Atividade de blocos carnavalescos
- Clube carnavalesco
- Clube de artesanato
- Clube de cinema
- Clube de colecionadores
- Clube de fotografia
- Clube de música e arte
See the other 4 typical activities
- Clube literário
- Escola de samba (agremiações)
- Organização associativa de artesanato
- Organização associativa de colecionadores
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 9493-6/00
How many CNAE 9493-6/00 companies are there in Brazil?
20,298 active companies have CNAE 9493-6/00 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 219th among the country's activities by companies.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 3,435. There, 0.0 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.