Professional services companies in Paraná, Brazil

The Receita Federal (CNPJ registry) lists 91,137 professional services companies (consultancies, law, accounting, engineering and agencies) in Paraná, of which 91,137 are active. With 8.3% of Brazil's section M records, Paraná 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: 10.3% of Paraná's records against 10.1% nationally (location quotient 1.02).

Curitiba concentrates 39.9% of the active companies, followed by Londrina (6,982) and Maringa (6,800); the three together hold 55.0%. The median active company is 4.1 years old; 18% were registered in the last year and 41% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 13,295 new professional services businesses were registered in Paraná, +44.2% on the previous 12 months (national section M: +30.9%). By ISIC division, 69 (legal and accounting activities) is 31.2% of the records and 73 (advertising and market research) 20.5%. Size is known for 72% of the active companies; 90% of those are micro.

Consultancies, law and accounting firms, engineering offices, agencies and design studios. Division 70 also holds 'activities of head offices', where many group holding companies register, so it overstates consultancies. Division 69 is a channel in itself: accountants file for most small companies in Brazil and Colombia. Professional-services software, payroll, legal-tech and B2B marketing vendors buy this section.