Business services companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 97,228 business services companies (staffing, security, facilities, travel and BPO) in Rio de Janeiro, of which 97,228 are active. With 8.3% of Brazil's section N records, Rio de Janeiro is the 3rd 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: 11.9% of Rio de Janeiro's records against 10.7% nationally (location quotient 1.11).

The city of Rio de Janeiro concentrates 64.2% of the active companies, followed by Niteroi (6,429) and Cabo Frio (2,020); the three together hold 72.9%. The median active company is 13.7 years old; 7% were registered in the last year and 19% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 6,241 new business services businesses were registered in Rio de Janeiro, +5.1% on the previous 12 months (national section N: +16.6%). By ISIC division, 81 (services to buildings and landscape activities) is 46.3% of the records and 82 (office administrative, office support and other business support activities) 37.2%. Size is known for 50% of the active companies; 78% of those are micro.

Staffing agencies, security firms, cleaning and facilities companies, travel agencies, call centres and the catch-all 'other business support' class. It is a labour-heavy section: HR tech, EOR and payroll, workforce management and fleet vendors use it. Division 82 (business support n.e.c.) is where many outsourcing and BPO companies register.