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Brazil Reaches Record: 35% of Entrepreneurs Hold CNPJ

35% of Brazilian Entrepreneurs Now Formally Registered with CNPJ

Daniele Morais
September 23, 2026 · 3 min read
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Brazil Reaches Record: 35% of Entrepreneurs Hold CNPJ
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Out of every 100 entrepreneurs in Brazil last year, 35 were registered with the National Registry of Legal Entities (CNPJ), amounting to 10.7 million individuals in this category.

This percentage represents the highest proportion ever recorded by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) concerning the number of formalized entrepreneurs.

With information from Agência Brasil.

Source: Agência Brasil

#entrepreneurship#CNPJ#business registration#economy#Brazil
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