CNAE 9601-7/01 · Brazil
Lavanderias
26,222 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
- 26,222
- 185th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 4,903
- +11.3% · 170th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.1
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 19
- 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.- REDE SUL LAVANDERIAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- ROUPA LIMPA LAVANDERIA AUTO SERVICO LTDACabo Frio (RJ)
- SAINTS GROUP LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- PACK CONDO LAVANDERIAS LTDAPorto Alegre (RS)
- LAVA SMART LAVANDERIA LTDASanto André (SP)
- IRMAOS ALMEIDA GOMES & CIA LTDACariacica (ES)
- LAV60 LAVANDERIAS LTDACabedelo (PB)
- ECO LAUNDRY MAQUINAS DE LAVANDERIA LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- COUTO E CORONEL LTDASerra (ES)
- M5F SERVICOS DE LAVANDERIA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- CERTA LAVANDERIA E LIMPEZA LTDAGaspar (SC)
- SPEED-LAV LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
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
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1
- 0.1 – 0.2
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 7,647
- 2 Minas Gerais 2,756
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 1,853
- 4 Paraná 1,642
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 1,614
- 6 Santa Catarina 1,580
- 7 Bahia 1,139
- 8 Goiás 956
- 9 Pará 844
- 10 Pernambuco 824
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Ceará 810
- 12 Mato Grosso 558
- 13 Distrito Federal 517
- 14 Espírito Santo 498
- 15 Rio Grande do Norte 483
- 16 Mato Grosso do Sul 425
- 17 Maranhão 388
- 18 Paraíba 295
- 19 Amazonas 277
- 20 Alagoas 264
- 21 Piauí 240
- 22 Rondônia 148
- 23 Tocantins 140
- 24 Sergipe 117
- 25 Amapá 98
- 26 Acre 57
- 27 Roraima 48
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 2,411
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 835
- 3 Brasília (DF) 517
- 4 Curitiba (PR) 477
- 5 Belo Horizonte (MG) 466
- 6 Fortaleza (CE) 455
- 7 Porto Alegre (RS) 349
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 340
- 9 Belém (PA) 319
- 10 Salvador (BA) 282
See the 30 cities
- 11 Florianópolis (SC) 270
- 12 Manaus (AM) 233
- 13 Recife (PE) 229
- 14 Campinas (SP) 228
- 15 Natal (RN) 192
- 16 Guarulhos (SP) 173
- 17 Maceió (AL) 164
- 18 São Luís (MA) 161
- 19 Cuiabá (MT) 161
- 20 Campo Grande (MS) 157
- 21 Santo André (SP) 152
- 22 Uberlândia (MG) 150
- 23 Teresina (PI) 148
- 24 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 146
- 25 João Pessoa (PB) 143
- 26 São José dos Campos (SP) 138
- 27 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 134
- 28 São José do Rio Preto (SP) 117
- 29 Sorocaba (SP) 113
- 30 Feira de Santana (BA) 108
What activity 9601-7/01 is
- Section S — Outras atividades de serviços
- Division — Outras atividades de serviços pessoais
- Group — Outras atividades de serviços pessoais
- Class — Lavanderias, tinturarias e toalheiros
What it covers
- As atividades de lavar, passar e limpar todo tipo de artigos têxteis e do vestuário, inclusive couro e peles
- As atividades de lavanderias de auto-serviço
- A lavagem de tapetes, carpetes e cortinas, inclusive na residência do cliente
- Os serviços de coleta e entrega de roupas para lavanderias e os postos de recebimento de lavanderias
What it does not cover
- O aluguel de objetos do vestuário combinados com serviço de lavanderia (7723-3/00)Classified under: 7723-3/00 Aluguel de objetos do vestuário, jóias e acessórios
- A reparação e consertos de artigos e acessórios do vestuário, quando realizados como atividade independente (9529-1/99)Classified under: 9529-1/99 Reparação e manutenção de outros objetos e equipamentos pessoais e domésticos não especificados anteriormente
Typical activities
- Lavagem automática de roupas
- Lavagem de roupas de couro e pele
- Lavanderia automática
- Lavanderia de auto-serviço
- Posto de coleta de lavanderia
- Serviços de desinfecção têxtil
- Serviços de higienização de aventais, luvas
- Serviços de higienização de roupas
- Serviços de lavagem a seco
- Serviços de lavagem de carpetes
- Serviços de lavagem de cortina
- Serviços de lavagem de roupas
See the other 6 typical activities
- Serviços de lavagem de tapete
- Serviços de lavanderia
- Serviços de lavar e passar roupas
- Serviços de limpeza de roupas
- Serviços de passadoria de roupas
- Serviços de posto de coleta, posto de entrega de roupas para lavagem
The activities of class 9601-7
lavanderias, tinturarias e toalheiros, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9601-7/01 Lavanderias · this one | 26,222 | 4,903 | +11.3% |
| 9601-7/02 Tinturarias | 343 | 86 | +19.4% |
| 9601-7/03 Toalheiros | 2,158 | 521 | +13.3% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 9601-7/01
How many CNAE 9601-7/01 companies are there in Brazil?
26,222 active companies have CNAE 9601-7/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 185th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 9601-7?
Class 9601-7 has 3 subclasses: 9601-7/01; 9601-7/02; 9601-7/03. 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 7,647. There, 0.1 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.