Logistics and transport companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

There are 22,034 companies in transportation and storage (ISIC H) registered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 22,034 active and 21,640 in the clean B2B universe. Rio de Janeiro ranks 6th of 27 states for the section and holds 5.6% of its national total (data as of 2026-10-10). The sector is under-represented here: 2.7% of Rio de Janeiro's records against 3.6% nationally (location quotient 0.74).

The city of Rio de Janeiro concentrates 47.1% of the active companies, followed by Duque de Caxias (1,707) and Niteroi (756); the three together hold 58.2%. The median active company is 9.0 years old; 8% were registered in the last year and 22% in the last three. In the 12 months to September 2026, 1,375 new logistics and transport businesses were registered in Rio de Janeiro, +10.2% on the previous 12 months (national section H: +18.0%). By ISIC division, 49 (land transport and transport via pipelines) is 59.0% of the records and 52 (warehousing and support activities for transportation) 29.3%. Size is known for 71% of the active companies; 76% of those are micro.

Road freight carriers dominate division 49 and are the long tail; freight forwarders, customs brokers, port and airport operators register under 52. Fleet telematics, fuel cards, insurance, freight marketplaces and cross-border logistics vendors use this section. Owner-driver carriers appear as companies only when incorporated, which varies by country.