Brazil— BR

Company data in Brazil, by industry

Browse Brazil company directories across 56 industries — 29,125,735 businesses in the InfobelPRO database, registry-sourced from Receita Federal and enriched with firmographics, location, financials and group structure.

29,125,735

Registered companies

PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRAS

Largest company

Restaurants and mobile food service activities

Largest sector

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Rankings

Largest companies in Brazil

By revenue, one row per corporate group — reported (actual) revenue, updated August 2026.

#	Company (group)	Industry	HQ	Revenue (USD)
1	PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRAS	Manufacture of refined petroleum products	Rio de Janeiro	$90.4B
2	VIBRA ENERGIA S.A	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Rio de Janeiro	$33.1B
3	RAIZEN S.A.	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Rio de Janeiro	$24.7B
4	VALE S.A.	Mining of iron ores	Rio de Janeiro	$24B
5	ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES S/A	Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products	Rio de Janeiro	$19.7B
6	SCALINA	Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery	Araraquara	$17B
7	JBS PARTICIPACOES SOCIETARIAS S.A.	Production of meat and poultry meat products	Sao Paulo	$14.8B
8	CARGILL ALIMENTOS LTDA	Manufacture of oils and fats	Sao Paulo	$13.9B
9	GES - GESTAO EM ENERGIA E SERVICOS LTDA	Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.	Natal	$13.7B
10	FCA FIAT CHRYSLER PARTICIPACOES BRASIL LTDA	Manufacture of motor vehicles	Betim	$12.8B
11	SENDAS DISTRIBUIDORA S/A	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Miguel Pereira	$12.6B
12	TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A.	Wired telecommunications activities	Sao Paulo	$10.6B
13	MARFRIG GLOBAL FOODS S.A.	Processing and preserving of poultry meat	Itajaí	$10.4B
14	CARREFOUR HOLDING BRASIL SA	Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	Guarulhos	$10.1B
15	BRASKEM S.A	Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals	Camacari	$9.5B

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PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRAS leads by reported revenue at $90.4B, the largest of 25 ranked corporate groups.

Coverage

Companies by industry

The B2B industries we cover, ranked by number of companies. Each links to the full directory.

Retail companies

5,288,174

Construction companies

1,952,424

Manufacturing companies

1,901,936

Healthcare providers

1,367,066

Automotive companies

1,148,202

+ 51 more industries below ↓

Retail companies is the most populated sector we cover, with 5,288,174 companies — 18% of Brazil's 29,125,735 registered.

Distribution

Company size & revenue

By number of employees

1–4

22,035,165

5–9

3,786,492

10–19

1,907,295

20–49

655,925

50–99

82,854

100–199

42,716

200–499

27,503

500–999

9,436

1000+

7,670

The 1–4 band is shown with a broken bar — it is ~6× the next band; the smaller bands are scaled against each other so they stay readable. 765,311 companies have no disclosed headcount (excluded).

Around 77% of companies with disclosed headcount employ fewer than five people, so the market skews heavily toward micro-enterprises.

By revenue (local currency)

1–100K

2,019,795

100K-499K

15,289,244

500K-999K

4,102,347

1M-4.99M

5,823,401

5M-9.99M

521,041

10M-49.99M

173,048

50M-99.99M

16,790

100M-499.99M

14,240

500M-999.99M

1,830

1B+

1,903

1,356,728 companies have no disclosed revenue (excluded from the chart).

The most common disclosed-revenue band is 100K-499K, covering 55% of companies with reported revenue.

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Geography

Where Brazilian companies are based

Distribution by region.

São Paulo

8,947,725

Minas Gerais

3,045,625

Rio de Janeiro

2,453,948

Paraná

2,087,333

Rio Grande do Sul

1,828,875

São Paulo holds the largest regional share, with 35% of companies that have a disclosed region.

Group linkage

Corporate structure in Brazil

How much of the market is part of a corporate group vs independent.

27%

Part of a corporate group

73%

Independent

27% of companies belong to a corporate group; the remaining 73% operate independently.

Corporate groups

Largest corporate groups in Brazil

Brazilian-headquartered groups ranked by total group entities worldwide — a measure of corporate reach.

#	Group	Group entities (worldwide)
1	União Federal	7,476
2	BANCO DO BRASIL SA	5,385
3	CAIXA ECONOMICA FEDERAL	5,054
4	BANCO BRADESCO S.A.	4,338
5	RAIA DROGASIL S/A	3,891
6	ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING SA	3,132
7	MAGAZINE LUIZA S/A	2,562
8	BANCO SANTANDER BRASIL SA	2,376
9	TELEFONICA BRASIL S.A.	2,140
10	ESTADO DE SAO PAULO	2,121

Group entities = total members of the corporate family worldwide, for groups whose ultimate parent is in Brazil.

União Federal is the largest corporate group headquartered in Brazil, with 7,476 entities worldwide.

Foreign ownership

Foreign-owned vs domestic

Among Brazil's larger companies, the share ultimately controlled from abroad — and the leading countries of ownership.

16%

Foreign-owned

84%

Brazilian-owned

Leading countries of ownership

United States of America

21.5%

France

7.2%

Germany

6.7%

England

6.7%

China

6.3%

Shares calculated on the largest companies by revenue with ownership data available, not an absolute national figure.

United States of America is the leading country of foreign ownership, at 21.5%.

FAQ

Brazil company data — frequently asked questions

There are 29,125,735 registered companies in Brazil across all sectors, from sole traders to large enterprises.

By reported revenue, PETROLEO BRASILEIRO S A PETROBRAS is the largest company in Brazil, followed by VIBRA ENERGIA S.A and RAIZEN S.A..

Restaurants and mobile food service activities, Other business support service activities n.e.c., Hairdressing and other beauty treatment have the most registered companies.

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Sourced from the Infobel DaaS database. The largest-companies ranking is consolidated at corporate-group level (one row per group) and shows reported (actual) revenue in USD; modeled figures are excluded. Distributions cover all registered companies. Industry directories use a NACE-based B2B taxonomy. Last updated August 2026.

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