Business services companies in Santa Catarina, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 77,624 business services companies (staffing, security, facilities, travel and BPO) in Santa Catarina, of which 77,624 are active. With 6.7% of Brazil's section N records, Santa Catarina is the 6th 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: 11.2% of Santa Catarina's records against 10.7% nationally (location quotient 1.04).

Florianopolis concentrates 13.2% of the active companies, followed by Joinville (7,686) and Blumenau (5,123); the three together hold 29.7%. The median active company is 6.4 years old; 11% were registered in the last year and 30% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 8,329 new business services businesses were registered in Santa Catarina, +13.7% on the previous 12 months (national section N: +16.6%). By ISIC division, 82 (office administrative, office support and other business support activities) is 49.4% of the records and 81 (services to buildings and landscape activities) 38.5%. Size is known for 60% of the active companies; 88% 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.