Hospitality and food companies in Goiás, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 15,935 hospitality and food companies (hotels, restaurants, bars and catering) in Goiás, of which 15,935 are active. With 3.7% of Brazil's section I records, Goiás is the 8th largest of the country's 27 states for this sector (extraction 2026-10-10). Its weight in the local economy is close to the national mix: 3.7% of Goiás's records against 4.0% nationally (location quotient 0.94).

Goiania concentrates 33.0% of the active companies, followed by Aparecida de Goiania (927) and Anapolis (821); the three together hold 44.0%. The median active company is 4.6 years old; 14% were registered in the last year and 36% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 2,009 new hospitality and food businesses were registered in Goiás, +12.3% on the previous 12 months (national section I: +13.8%). By ISIC division, 56 (food and beverage service activities) is 86.5% of the records and 55 (accommodation) 13.5%. Size is known for 94% of the active companies; 88% of those are micro.

Hotels, hostels, restaurants, bars and catering companies. The section is retail-like in volume: thousands of small incorporated restaurants, especially in Brazil and Mexico. Buyers are POS and payments, delivery platforms, food distributors, booking software and hospitality supply. Hotel chains register one company per property in several countries.