There are 28,850,580 companies and businesses in Brazil in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 62,564 of them are corporations.
List of all companies in Brazil
Brazil has 28,850,580 registered companies and businesses in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. 62,564 of them are corporations. We build the records from Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ) and other official sources, and add the sole traders, branch locations and public bodies a register leaves out. Most of them are small: 78% have fewer than five employees. Below you find the largest, the smallest, the newest and the oldest companies in Brazil, where they are based and what they do. Want to buy the list of all 28,850,580 Brazilian companies as an API integration or Excel file? Get it from our Brazilian company database.
28,850,580 companies indexed · Data counted on 2 November 2026
Companies28,850,580
Corporations62,564
States27
Largest stateSão Paulo 31%
Employees1-4
Revenue$1-100K
Email5%
Phone27%
Website9%
Brazilian company list: all 28,850,580 companies
The list of all companies and businesses in Brazil, live and sorted by revenue. Narrow it by region, city, industry, size, revenue, legal form or founding year. The full search is on our Brazilian company directory.
Hospital Santa Lucia S/AHospital Santa Lucia S/A
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospital Santa Lucia S/A | Brazil | Brasília | Quadra Shls Quadra 716 Conjunto C S/n | Distrito Federal | 70390-700 | *****.br | 1966 | $169,002,131,221 | 2,058 | Corporation | 11 | 00025841000153 |
| 2 | Petroleo Brasileiro S A Petrobras | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Av. Republica Do Chile 65 | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | *****.br | 1966 | $90,437,646,629 | 50,687 | Corporation | 623 | 33000167000101 |
| 3 | Dm Administracao E Participacoes SA | Brazil | Cerquilho | Rua Do Velho Ramal 490 | São Paulo | 18528-608 | *****.br | 1987 | $46,432,543,381 | 185 | Corporation | 7 | 57049512000160 |
| 4 | Nutriplant Industria E Comercio S/A | Brazil | Barueri | Rua Arnaldo 388 | São Paulo | 06415-110 | *****.br | 2005 | $40,032,551,218 | 250 | Partnership of unknown type | 7 | 51128999000190 |
| 5 | Elite Comercio De Sucatas | Brazil | San Cayetano del sur | Rua Manoel Coelho 676 | São Paulo | 09510-101 | N/A | 2021 | $34,258,893,335 | 4 | Partnership of unknown type | N/A | 44529443000140 |
| 6 | Vibra Energia S.A | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rua Correia Vasques 250 | Rio de Janeiro | 20211-140 | *****.br | 1972 | $33,096,960,226 | 3,521 | Corporation | 248 | 34274233000102 |
| 7 | Rodac Barra Mansa | Brazil | Barra Mansa | Rua Domingos Mariano 1078 | Rio de Janeiro | 27345-310 | *****.br | 1969 | $26,259,285,000 | 95 | Partnership of unknown type | N/A | 28670917000112 |
| 8 | Presidencia Da Republica | Brazil | Brasília | Dos Tres Poderes Sn | Distrito Federal | 70100-000 | N/A | 1974 | $25,090,470,000 | 510,000 | Government body | 13830 | 00394411000109 |
| 9 | Dhl Global Forwarding (brazil) Logistics | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Rua Luis Correia de Melo 92 | São Paulo | 04726-220 | *****.com | 2008 | $24,761,916,666 | 595,267 | Partnership of unknown type | 6331 | 10228777000161 |
| 10 | Raizen S.A. | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Av. Afonso Arinos de Melo Franco 222 | Rio de Janeiro | 22631-455 | N/A | 1983 | $24,687,064,915 | 43,685 | Corporation | 183 | 33453598000123 |
| 11 | Vale S.A. | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Praia Botafogo 186 | Rio de Janeiro | 22250-145 | *****.com | 1969 | $24,001,287,046 | 64,610 | Corporation | 272 | 33592510000154 |
| 12 | Raizen Mime Combustiveis SA | Brazil | Jaraguá Do Sul | Rua Manoel Francisco Da Costa 2000 | Santa Catarina | 89257-000 | *****.br | 1997 | $22,361,689,935 | 30 | Corporation | 183 | 01799935000142 |
| 13 | Estado De Minas Gerais | Brazil | Belo Horizonte | Rod. Papa Joao Paulo Ii 4001 | Minas Gerais | 31630-369 | *****.br | 1974 | $21,105,513,000 | 429,000 | Government body | 508 | 18715615000160 |
| 14 | Ipiranga Produtos De Petroleo S.A. | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Av. Republica Do Chile 330 | Rio de Janeiro | 20031-170 | *****.ipiranga | 1970 | $19,708,121,918 | 1,038 | Corporation | 843 | 33337122014691 |
| 15 | Estado De Sao Paulo | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Av. Morumbi 4500 | São Paulo | 05650-000 | *****.br | 1974 | $17,982,585,834 | 365,522 | Government body | 2123 | 46379400000150 |
| 16 | Scalina | Brazil | Araraquara | Rod. Rodovia Washington Luiz Km 276,5 S/n | São Paulo | 14803-900 | N/A | 1966 | $16,961,399,874 | 2,500 | Partnership of unknown type | 6 | 61149886000124 |
| 17 | Sao Paulo Secretaria Da Educacao | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Da Republica S/n | São Paulo | 01045-001 | N/A | 1974 | $16,291,860,000 | 260,000 | Government body | 2123 | 46384111000140 |
| 18 | Banco Do Brasil SA | Brazil | Brasília | Quadra Saun Quadra 5 Bloco B Torre I, Ii, Iii Sn | Distrito Federal | 70040-912 | *****.br | 1966 | $15,652,637,460 | 86,220 | Corporation | 5405 | 00000000000191 |
| 19 | Banco Bradesco SA | Brazil | Osasco | Cidade de Deus S/n | São Paulo | 06029-900 | *****.br | 1943 | $15,538,628,456 | 85,592 | Corporation | 4317 | 60746948000112 |
| 20 | Jbs S/A | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Av. Marginal Direita Do Tiete 500 | São Paulo | 05118-100 | *****.br | 1998 | $14,792,617,417 | 280,579 | Corporation | 1205 | 02916265000160 |
| 21 | Cargill Agricola S A | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Av. Doutor Chucri Zaidan 1240 | São Paulo | 04711-130 | *****.br | 1965 | $13,929,758,130 | 8,491 | Corporation | 1749 | 60498706000157 |
| 22 | Simm Montagens Eolicas | Brazil | Natal | Av. Prudente de Morais 4140 | Rio Grande Do Norte | 59054-700 | *****.br | 2022 | $13,724,333,681 | 1,501 | Partnership of unknown type | 11 | 45824819000101 |
| 23 | Tecnologia Aplicada AO Risco E A Gestao Do Transporte Do Brasil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rua Correia Vasques 250 | Rio de Janeiro | 20211-140 | N/A | 2008 | $13,306,858,752 | 20 | Partnership of unknown type | 2 | 09565932000156 |
| 24 | Stellantis Automoveis Brasil | Brazil | Betim | Av. Contorno 3455 | Minas Gerais | 32669-900 | N/A | 1973 | $12,797,085,247 | 19,250 | Partnership of unknown type | 1333 | 16701716000156 |
| 25 | Sendas Distribuidora S/A | Brazil | Sao Paulo | Av. Aricanduva 5555 | São Paulo | 03527-904 | *****.br | 2004 | $12,561,483,954 | 73,898 | Corporation | 400 | 06057223000171 |
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Companies and businesses in Brazil
28,850,580
2 November 2026
There are 28,850,580 companies and businesses in Brazil in our data, counted on 2 November 2026. That is every kind of business, not only the registered companies: 62,564 corporations (Ltda and S.A.), 18,064,819 sole traders (MEI and empresários individuais) and 8,102,672 partnerships. On top of those come 1,194,316 non-profit organisations and 47,385 public bodies.
Structure
- Single-site businesses
- 26,982,231 94%
- Head offices
- 543,357
- Branch locations
- 1,324,992
Legal form
- Corporations
- 62,564 0.2%
- Sole traders
- 18,064,819
- Partnerships
- 8,102,672
Per working day this year
≈ 13,514
new companies registered · 2,945,994 so far in 2026
How to search the Brazilian company register, or pull these counts yourself with the CNPJ API.
Largest companies in Brazil
Which are the largest companies in Brazil? That depends on what you measure. By number of employees the biggest employer is JBS S/A, with 280,579 staff, ahead of Atacadao S.A. and Itau Unibanco Holding. By yearly revenue the largest company is Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), ahead of Vibra Energia S.A and Raizen S.A.. Below are the top companies of Brazil ranked three ways: by number of employees, by yearly revenue and the largest public-sector employers. 84 Brazilian companies employ more than 10,000 people and 384 report more than $1 billion a year.
JBS S/A has the largest headcount of any company in Brazil in our data. 84 Brazilian companies list more than 10,000 people, 9,155 more than 500.
- 1280,579 staff
- 2150,353 staff
- 399,598 staff
- 499,439 staff
- 595,000 staff
- 686,220 staff
- 785,592 staff
- 873,898 staff
- 964,610 staff
- 1050,687 staff
Headcount as it is recorded on the company; for a group's parent or holding company it is usually the whole group's, worldwide.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) is the largest company in Brazil by revenue; 384 Brazilian companies report more than $1 billion a year. Corporations only.
- 1$90.4B
- 2$33.1B
- 3$24.7B
- 4$24.0B
- 5$15.7B
- 6$15.5B
- 7$14.8B
- 8$13.9B
- 9$12.6B
- 10$11.1B
Secretaria de Estado de Planejamento e Gestao is the largest public body in our data for Brazil, with 230,000 staff.
- 1230,000 staff
- 2132,000 staff
- 392,000 staff
- 447,000 staff
- 533,951 staff
- 624,479 staff
By employee size · 27,756,729 companies with a known headcount
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 21,546,027 | 78% | |
| 5-9 | 3,659,193 | 13% | |
| 10-19 | 1,828,191 | 7% | |
| 20-49 | 597,757 | 2% | |
| 50-99 | 66,752 | 0.2% | |
| 100-199 | 31,284 | 0.1% | |
| 200-499 | 18,370 | <0.1% | |
| 500+ | 9,155 | <0.1% |
78% have 1 to 4 employees; 9,155 have 500 or more.
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 17,272,798 | 63% | |
| $100K-$500K | 8,004,694 | 29% | |
| $500K-$1M | 1,566,115 | 6% | |
| $1M-$5M | 600,783 | 2% | |
| $5M-$10M | 38,360 | 0.1% | |
| $10M-$100M | 30,888 | 0.1% | |
| $100M-$1B | 3,523 | <0.1% | |
| $1B+ | 384 | <0.1% |
3,907 companies report more than $100 million; 384 more than $1 billion.
Small businesses in Brazil
Most companies in Brazil are small businesses. Of the 27,756,729 with a known headcount, 25,205,220 (91%) are micro businesses with fewer than ten employees, 2,425,948 are small (10 to 49) and 116,406 medium-sized (50 to 499). Only 9,155 employ 500 people or more, so 99.97% of Brazilian companies are SMEs. This is where our data is strongest: sole traders, micro companies and single shops, each with an address and an industry code.
| Size class | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro · fewer than 10 | 25,205,220 | 91% | |
| Small · 10 to 49 | 2,425,948 | 9% | |
| Medium · 50 to 499 | 116,406 | 0.4% | |
| Large · 500 or more | 9,155 | <0.1% |
21,546,027
companies have 1 to 4 employees (78%). 17,272,798 turn over less than $100,000 a year.
18,064,819
sole traders are in the data, each with an address and an industry code.
78%
of the 2,945,994 companies started in 2026 have 1 to 4 employees (2,305,248). Only 3 started with 200 staff or more.
Where are companies in Brazil based?
São Paulo has more companies than any other state in Brazil: 8,971,338, or 31% of the total, ahead of Minas Gerais (2,975,349) and Rio de Janeiro (2,418,404). Below you find the twelve largest of its 27 states and the ten busiest cities, with a link to the local list where we have one.
The twelve largest of 27 states
| State | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 8,971,338 | 31% | |
| Minas Gerais | 2,975,349 | 10% | |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,418,404 | 8% | |
| Paraná | 2,049,774 | 7% | |
| Rio Grande Do Sul | 1,810,827 | 6% | |
| Santa Catarina | 1,577,197 | 5% | |
| Bahia | 1,283,064 | 4% | |
| Goiás | 1,062,331 | 4% | |
| Pernambuco | 785,629 | 3% | |
| Ceará | 759,729 | 3% | |
| Espírito Santo | 609,545 | 2% | |
| Mato Grosso | 568,447 | 2% |
Ten busiest cities
- Sao Paulo2,701,431
- Rio de Janeiro1,100,615
- Belo Horizonte545,393
- Brasília481,017
- Curitiba479,900
- Fortaleza344,520
- Salvador341,853
- Goiania332,135
- Porto Alegre299,987
- Campinas234,283
Main industries in Brazil
Business services and IT is the biggest industry in Brazil by number of companies: 2,612,397, or 9% of all firms with an industry code. Next come restaurants and bars (2,105,146) and construction trades (1,687,000). Companies are grouped here by their SIC code, the classification every company in our data carries, in every country. Below you find the main sectors, the largest industries with their biggest companies and our 134 industry lists for Brazil.
- Business services and IT2,612,3979%
- Restaurants and bars2,105,1467%
- Construction trades1,687,0006%
- Other shops1,680,3826%
- Engineering, accounting and management1,537,9645%
- Personal services1,533,3375%
- Haulage and warehousing1,387,9165%
- Food shops1,226,3214%
- Clothing shops1,158,9294%
- Health care1,118,3554%
- Real estate876,9023%
- Car repair774,9133%
- Associations754,8843%
- Education728,4283%
- Passenger transport607,2302%
- Other industries9,050,06631%
The fifteen largest of 80 SIC major groups; records without an industry code are not in this chart.
Largest industries in Brazil
2,612,397
SIC 73: Business Services
- 14,347 staff
- 22,916 staff
- 32,519 staff
2,105,146
Restaurants and bars
SIC 58: Eating And Drinking Places
- 110,559 staff
- 22,887 staff
- 31,491 staff
1,687,000
SIC 17: Construction Special Trade Contractors
- 12,500 staff
- 21,150 staff
- 31,065 staff
1,680,382
SIC 59: Miscellaneous Retail
- 139,304 staff
- 21,100 staff
- 31,100 staff
1,537,964
Engineering, accounting and management
SIC 87: Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
- 17,000 staff
- 23,575 staff
- 33,075 staff
1,533,337
Personal services
SIC 72: Personal Services
- 1530 staff
- 2487 staff
- 3300 staff
1,387,916
Haulage and warehousing
SIC 42: Motor Freight Transportation And Warehousing
- 17,201 staff
- 24,000 staff
- 33,026 staff
1,226,321
Food shops
SIC 54: Food Stores
- 120,000 staff
- 29,500 staff
- 39,159 staff
Discover more: all Brazilian industries, cities and regions
Every Brazilian list we publish. Industries are grouped by economic sector.
B · Mining
C · Manufacturing
- Automotive companies
- Breweries
- Car parts companies
- Chemical companies
- Clothing companies
- Cosmetics companies
- Electronics companies
- Fashion companies
- Food companies
- Furniture companies
- Glass companies
- Leather companies
- Manufacturing companies
- Mattress companies
- Meat companies
- Medical device companies
- Office furniture companies
- Packaging companies
- Paper companies
- Perfume companies
- Pharmaceutical companies
- Printing companies
- Rubber companies
- Shoe companies
- Sportswear companies
- Steel companies
- Tea companies
- Tools companies
- Toy companies
- Tyre companies
- Wine companies
- Workwear companies
D · Energy
E · Water and waste
F · Construction
G · Wholesale and retail
H · Transport and storage
I · Accommodation and food
J · Information and communication
K · Finance and insurance
L · Real estate
M · Professional, scientific and technical
N · Administrative and support
P · Education
Q · Health and social work
R · Arts and recreation
S · Other services
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaçao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macao
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Malta
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkey
- UAE
- Uganda
- UK
- Ukraine
- Uruguay
- USA
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How many new companies are registered in Brazil? (2026)
2,945,994 new companies and startups registered in Brazil so far in 2026, about 13,514 every working day, after a record 4,007,089 new businesses in 2025. Most startups begin small: 78% of this year's newcomers have one to four employees. 1,732 of them are corporations (Ltda and S.A.).
≈ 13,514
new companies register every working day in 2026
78%
of this year's startups begin with one to four employees
4,007,089
new companies in 2025, a record year
Companies founded per year
- 2,011,6882022
- 2,598,4602023
- 3,019,3632024
- 4,007,0892025
- 2,945,9942026 so far
The biggest newcomers of 2026
A new registration is often a restructuring, not a start-up: the largest newcomers are new holding and property companies for existing businesses.
- 115 staff
- 215 staff
- 315 staff
- 415 staff
- 515 staff
Oldest companies in Brazil
Our data holds 3 Brazilian organisations founded before 1700, 3 before 1800, 46 before 1900 and 1,203 before 1950.
Older than you
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506,251
Brazilian companies were founded before 1990
63,219
were founded in 1990
27,021,599 Brazilian companies, 98% of those with a founding year on record, were founded in 1990 or later. 506,251 are older.
Types of companies in Brazil
One in 461 Brazilian businesses in our data is a corporation (Ltda and S.A.), and three in five are sole traders (MEI and empresários individuais). Partnerships make up 28%. The chart shows every legal form in our data.
- Corporations62,5640.2%
- No legal form on record1,363,0565%
- Sole traders18,064,81963%
- Partnerships8,102,67228%
- Non-profit organisations1,194,3164%
- Cooperatives15,768<0.1%
- Public bodies47,3850.2%
Which Brazilian companies are part of a group?
Most Brazilian companies stand alone: 94% are single-site businesses. The other 1,868,349 are part of a multi-site structure, as one of 543,357 head offices or 1,324,992 branches. The largest corporate family on this page is Atacadao S.A., with 7,459 companies in its group.
The largest corporate families on this page
- 17,459 companies
- 25,405 companies
- 35,053 companies
- 44,317 companies
- 53,131 companies
- 61,749 companies
- 71,205 companies
- 8623 companies
Counted from the largest companies on this page, not from all 28,850,580; the API has no group-size filter.
What you can reach: contact data on Brazilian companies
2,552,584 Brazilian companies have a website on record (9%), 7,789,356 a phone number (27%) and 1,320,884 an email address (5%). Corporations are easier to reach online: 23% have a website and 11% an email address.
| Field | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website | 2,552,584 | 9% | |
| Phone | 7,789,356 | 27% | |
| 1,320,884 | 5% |
Questions about companies in Brazil
Every answer is counted from the data on this page (2 November 2026).
28,850,580. That includes 18,064,819 sole traders and 8,102,672 partnerships.
62,564 corporations, 0.2% of all Brazilian businesses in our data (2 November 2026).
Of the 27,756,729 Brazilian companies with a known headcount, 27,747,574 have fewer than 500 employees: 25,205,220 micro, 2,425,948 small and 116,406 medium-sized. 9,155 are large enterprises.
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), with $90.4 billion in yearly revenue, ahead of Vibra Energia S.A ($33.1B) and Raizen S.A. ($24.7B).
JBS S/A, with 280,579 staff on its record (for a group's parent this is usually the whole group's headcount).
8,971,338, 31% of all Brazilian companies (2 November 2026).
2,945,994 so far in 2026, about 13,514 per working day, after a record 4,007,089 in 2025.
From Cadastro Nacional da Pessoa Jurídica (CNPJ) and other official sources, combined with company websites and filings, and refreshed every month.
2,552,584, 9% of all Brazilian companies. 7,789,356 have a phone number and 1,320,884 an email address.
Yes. The full list of 28,850,580 companies is available as Excel, CSV or through the API from our Brazilian company database.
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All 28,850,580 companies in Brazil with address, SIC code, legal form, employees, revenue, founding year, website, phone and email where we hold them. Excel, CSV or API. The product details are in our Brazilian company database.
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