Hospitality and food companies in Santa Catarina, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 28,503 hospitality and food companies (hotels, restaurants, bars and catering) in Santa Catarina, of which 28,503 are active. With 6.6% of Brazil's section I records, Santa Catarina is the 5th 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: 4.1% of Santa Catarina's records against 4.0% nationally (location quotient 1.03).

Florianopolis concentrates 15.9% of the active companies, followed by Joinville (2,024) and Blumenau (1,610); the three together hold 28.7%. The median active company is 5.2 years old; 13% were registered in the last year and 34% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 3,208 new hospitality and food businesses were registered in Santa Catarina, +15.7% on the previous 12 months (national section I: +13.8%). By ISIC division, 56 (food and beverage service activities) is 87.3% of the records and 55 (accommodation) 12.7%. Size is known for 94% of the active companies; 84% 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.