CNAE 9602-5/01 · Brazil
Cabeleireiros, manicure e pedicure
941,041 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
- 941,041
- 2nd of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 181,200
- +14.3% · 5th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 3.5
- 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.- SUN DAYS ESTETICA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- BLACK ZONE TRADE LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- DENISE CACHOS CABELEIREIROS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- MILANO CABELEIREIROS, ESTETICA E COMERCIO DE SOUVENIERS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- MARCOS RENAN M. GAZONI & CIA LTDACruz Alta (RS)
- R & A BARBEARIA E CABELEIREIRO LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- SALAO DE BELEZA CABELO.COM LTDABelém (PA)
- HERMANOS BARBEARIA LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- GABYHAIR COMERCIO DE CABELOS E ACESSORIOS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- STUDIO W CABELEIREIROS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- SEU ELIAS BARBA, CABELO E BIGODE LTDA.Belo Horizonte (MG)
- INSTITUTO DE BELEZA ECLETIC 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
- 2.3 – 3.1
- 3.2
- 3.2 – 3.5
- 3.5 – 3.7
- 3.7 – 4.6
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 280,113
- 2 Minas Gerais 110,783
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 101,937
- 4 Paraná 62,449
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 58,163
- 6 Santa Catarina 47,540
- 7 Bahia 39,126
- 8 Goiás 36,479
- 9 Ceará 24,942
- 10 Pernambuco 22,801
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Espírito Santo 22,744
- 12 Mato Grosso 18,006
- 13 Distrito Federal 16,852
- 14 Mato Grosso do Sul 13,056
- 15 Pará 12,952
- 16 Rio Grande do Norte 10,946
- 17 Paraíba 10,237
- 18 Maranhão 8,361
- 19 Alagoas 7,508
- 20 Piauí 6,686
- 21 Amazonas 6,587
- 22 Rondônia 6,469
- 23 Sergipe 6,347
- 24 Tocantins 5,544
- 25 Acre 1,617
- 26 Roraima 1,543
- 27 Amapá 1,251
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 80,377
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 46,086
- 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 18,231
- 4 Brasília (DF) 16,852
- 5 Fortaleza (CE) 14,138
- 6 Salvador (BA) 13,281
- 7 Curitiba (PR) 13,203
- 8 Goiânia (GO) 10,749
- 9 Porto Alegre (RS) 8,635
- 10 Guarulhos (SP) 8,540
See the 30 cities
- 11 Campinas (SP) 8,099
- 12 Recife (PE) 6,557
- 13 Campo Grande (MS) 5,805
- 14 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 5,713
- 15 Manaus (AM) 5,555
- 16 Uberlândia (MG) 5,099
- 17 São Gonçalo (RJ) 4,944
- 18 Duque de Caxias (RJ) 4,786
- 19 Sorocaba (SP) 4,769
- 20 Florianópolis (SC) 4,736
- 21 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 4,724
- 22 Natal (RN) 4,600
- 23 Cuiabá (MT) 4,483
- 24 Nova Iguaçu (RJ) 4,304
- 25 Santo André (SP) 4,289
- 26 Maceió (AL) 4,214
- 27 Osasco (SP) 4,147
- 28 São José dos Campos (SP) 4,125
- 29 João Pessoa (PB) 4,113
- 30 Joinville (SC) 4,112
What activity 9602-5/01 is
- Section S — Outras atividades de serviços
- Division — Outras atividades de serviços pessoais
- Group — Outras atividades de serviços pessoais
- Class — Cabeleireiros e outras atividades de tratamento de beleza
What it covers
- As atividades de lavagem, corte, penteado, tingimento e outros tratamentos do cabelo
- Os serviços de barbearia
- As atividades de manicure e pedicure
What it does not cover
- A fabricação de perucas (3299-0/99)Classified under: 3299-0/99 Fabricação de produtos diversos não especificados anteriormente
- A atividade de podologia (8690-9/04)Classified under: 8690-9/04 Atividades de podologia
- As atividades de limpeza de pele, massagem facial, maquilagem, etc. (9602-5/02)Classified under: 9602-5/02 Atividades de estética e outros serviços de cuidados com a beleza
- A atividade de depilação (9602-5/02)Classified under: 9602-5/02 Atividades de estética e outros serviços de cuidados com a beleza
Typical activities
- Barbearia
- Coiffure
- Salão de barbeiro
- Salão de cabeleireiro
- Salão de cabeleireiro unissex
- Serviço de tintura e pintura de cabelo
- Serviços de alisamento, permanente de cabelo
- Serviços de cabeleireiro
- Serviços de calista
- Serviços de corte de cabelo
- Serviços de embelezamento dos cabelos
- Serviços de hidratação de cabelos
See the other 7 typical activities
- Serviços de lavagem e penteado de cabelo
- Serviços de manicura
- Serviços de pedicure, manicure
- Serviços de pedicuro
- Serviços de relaxamento de cabelos
- Serviços de tingimento de cabelo
- Serviços de tratamento dos cabelos
The activities of class 9602-5
cabeleireiros e outras atividades de tratamento de beleza, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9602-5/01 Cabeleireiros, manicure e pedicure · this one | 941,041 | 181,200 | +14.3% |
| 9602-5/02 Atividades de estética e outros serviços de cuidados com a beleza | 375,272 | 70,004 | +4.9% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 9602-5/01
How many CNAE 9602-5/01 companies are there in Brazil?
941,041 active companies have CNAE 9602-5/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 2nd among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 9602-5?
Class 9602-5 has 2 subclasses: 9602-5/01; 9602-5/02. 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?
São Paulo, with 280,113. There, 3.3 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 3.5 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.