Brazil Company List by State: São Paulo, Minas and More
Brazil company list by state from the CNPJ register: São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia, from US$99.
Short answer: if you sell in one Brazilian state, you do not need the national register. We sell the 7 states with the most companies separately, from the Receita Federal CNPJ register, active legal entities only and without MEI micro-entrepreneurs: from Bahia (435,308 establishments, US$99) to São Paulo (2,947,981, US$199). In every state more than 84% of rows have an email and more than 96% a +55 phone, but the share of emails shared with the company's accountant varies a lot between states.
This guide compares the 7 files so you can pick the right state and know what to expect from each.
The 7 states side by side
| State | Establishments | Companies | With email | With phone | Opened 2025-2026 | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,947,981 | 2,738,988 | 96.2% | 97.3% | 665,784 | US$199 |
| Minas Gerais | 1,045,784 | 964,296 | 96.4% | 98.7% | 223,101 | US$149 |
| Paraná | 809,443 | 751,138 | 87.7% | 98.3% | 177,426 | US$129 |
| Rio de Janeiro | 725,983 | 674,353 | 84.3% | 96.9% | 135,593 | US$129 |
| Santa Catarina | 644,335 | 600,626 | 88.2% | 98.6% | 134,133 | US$119 |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 636,754 | 577,578 | 84.9% | 98.5% | 122,167 | US$119 |
| Bahia | 435,308 | 399,811 | 97.3% | 98.9% | 87,605 | US$99 |
Each file has the same 37 columns as the national file: CNPJ, legal name, trade name, legal form, company size (porte), share capital, main and secondary CNAE activity codes, Simples Nacional option, address with CEP (postal code), municipality, up to three E.164 phones, email and flags.
Accountant emails: where they weigh most
CNPJ emails are the ones registered with the Receita Federal and, for many companies, they belong to the accountant. The email_compartido_por_empresas column lets you measure this. The table shows, over all rows in each state, how many have an email used by a single company and how many have one shared by 10 or more:
| State | Exclusive email | Email shared by 10 or more | With mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,391,469 (47.2%) | 935,308 (31.7%) | 39.9% |
| Minas Gerais | 452,643 (43.3%) | 382,921 (36.6%) | 51.4% |
| Paraná | 418,278 (51.7%) | 149,628 (18.5%) | 58.4% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 332,120 (45.7%) | 165,885 (22.8%) | 46.5% |
| Santa Catarina | 357,131 (55.4%) | 103,145 (16.0%) | 59.9% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 337,026 (52.9%) | 104,215 (16.4%) | 56.0% |
| Bahia | 219,557 (50.4%) | 119,264 (27.4%) | 63.8% |
The result is counterintuitive: São Paulo and Minas Gerais are among the states with the most rows with an email (over 96%, along with Bahia), but they also have the highest share of emails shared by accounting firms. Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná have fewer emails overall, but more than half of their rows have an exclusive one. We validate email syntax but do not send test emails.
Cities and sectors in each state
- São Paulo: 645 municipalities. The capital has 1,240,737 establishments, followed by Campinas (89,902), Ribeirão Preto (62,456) and Guarulhos (62,062). After trade, administrative services (354,916) and professional activities (341,018) stand out.
- Minas Gerais: 853 municipalities. Belo Horizonte (251,499), Uberlândia (58,565), Contagem (36,778) and Juiz de Fora (30,970).
- Paraná: Curitiba (235,927), Maringá (53,016), Londrina (52,969) and Cascavel (33,687). Construction (54,833) and manufacturing (52,519) round out its top six sectors.
- Rio de Janeiro: only 92 municipalities, with the capital holding 394,878. Health (82,380) and finance and insurance (40,163) stand out, plus 16,783 investment funds by legal form.
- Santa Catarina: the most even spread: Florianópolis (73,764), Joinville (54,707), Blumenau (38,584) and Itajaí (35,924). Manufacturing (53,482) is among its top 4 sectors.
- Rio Grande do Sul: Porto Alegre (135,717), Caxias do Sul (39,322), Novo Hamburgo (19,489) and Canoas (19,211).
- Bahia: Salvador (108,190), Feira de Santana (28,651), Lauro de Freitas (18,070) and Vitória da Conquista (16,613). Health and social services (43,349) is the second sector.
One state or the national file?
| If you need | Best option |
|---|---|
| One of the 7 states | The state file |
| São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Paraná | Almost the same: US$477 together vs US$499 for the national file |
| Three or more states, or all 7 | The national file (the 7 separately add up to US$943) |
| Goiás, Ceará, Pernambuco, the Federal District or another state outside the 7 | The national file, which covers all 27 states |
| Opening the file in Excel | A state file: the national one (9,951,931 rows) is delivered only in CSV or JSON |
The 7 states add up to 7,245,588 establishments; the other 2,706,343 are only in the national file.
How to choose and use the file in 5 steps
- Pick the state from the table above based on where you sell.
- Review the free sample. Each page shows the schema and 100 rows without signing up; a free account lets you download 500 rows.
- Filter by municipality and CNAE.
municipioandcnae_principal_codigoare the core columns. - Separate contacts.
email_compartido_por_empresas = 1for direct email; high values for the accountant channel;tiene_movilfor calls. - Segment by size and age.
porte_empresa,opcion_simplesandfecha_inicio_actividad.
São Paulo, with 2,947,981 rows, and Minas Gerais, with 1,045,784, download in Excel across several sheets of up to 1,000,000 rows; the other states fit in one sheet. All also download in CSV or JSON.
FAQ
Can I buy only São Paulo?
Yes. The São Paulo file has 2,947,981 active establishments of 2,738,988 companies and costs US$199, a one-time payment with PayPal in USD.
Do you sell other states separately?
For now only these 7: São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Bahia. The rest are in the national file.
Do state files include MEI micro-entrepreneurs?
No. Like the national file, they only include active legal entities with a phone or email, without MEI or sole traders.
How recent is the data?
It comes from the Receita Federal CNPJ open data, October 2026 edition, with a cut-off of October 13. Quarterly updates are planned and buyers get new versions at no extra cost.
Is there a free source?
Yes, the Receita Federal CNPJ open data is free. We explain it, and what our version adds, in the Brazil CNPJ database with emails guide.
Start with your state
Open your state's file, review the 100 rows and download 500 free rows with a free account to test your segmentation. More Brazilian sources are on the Brazil B2B leads and Brazil data pages. If you sell in several countries, see Latin America company data by country.