Tech companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 36,206 tech companies (software, IT services, telecoms and media) in Rio de Janeiro, of which 36,206 are active. With 8.6% of Brazil's section J records, Rio de Janeiro is the 2nd 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: 4.4% of Rio de Janeiro's records against 3.9% nationally (location quotient 1.14).

The city of Rio de Janeiro concentrates 69.7% of the active companies, followed by Niteroi (2,432) and Petropolis (653); the three together hold 78.2%. The median active company is 6.0 years old; 11% were registered in the last year and 28% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 3,920 new tech businesses were registered in Rio de Janeiro, +26.3% on the previous 12 months (national section J: +40.9%). By ISIC division, 62 (computer programming, consultancy and related activities) is 47.1% of the records and 59 (motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities) 20.9%. Size is known for 84% of the active companies; 83% of those are micro.

Division 62 is the 'tech and software' core: software houses, IT consultancies and integrators, the first accounts and the reseller channel for any SaaS or devtool entering the region. 63 adds hosting, SaaS operators and portals; 61 the ISPs and carriers; 58-60 media and publishing. Our LATAM Tech & Software package is this section's divisions 62 and 63 across all seven countries.