According to IBGE data, in 2011, the Municipality had 1,891 companies, and in 2021 the number of companies was 2,872 local units. Companies focused on General Trade stand out, with 1,050 units, followed by Manufacturing Industries, with 331 establishments.
Table – Number of Companies per Section (CNAE 2.0)
|
Sections |
Fazenda Rio Grande | Paraná | Brasil | |||
| …2011 | …2021 | …2011 | …2021 | …2011 |
…2021 |
|
| A- Agriculture, livestock, forest production, fishing and aquaculture | 3 | – | 3,432 | 5,308 | 100,414 | 106,168 |
| B- Extractive industries | 2 | 1 | 525 | 594 | 10,279 | 11,512 |
| C- Manufacturing industries | 265 | 331 | 40,536 | 41,917 | 435,547 | 414,705 |
| D- Electricity and gas | – | 14 | 169 | 587 | 2,079 | 7,310 |
| E- Water, sewage, waste management and decontamination activities | 13 | 29 | 988 | 1,291 | 9,731 | 14,539 |
| F- Construction | 167 | 342 | 16,764 | 29,195 | 198,942 | 313,499 |
| G- Trade in general | 852 | 1,050 | 177,447 | 162,776 | 2,194,266 | 1,891,577 |
| H- Transport, storage and courier | 102 | 194 | 21,093 | 27,658 | 210,200 | 235,216 |
| I- Accommodation and food | 118 | 123 | 23,747 | 22,405 | 318,303 | 287,928 |
| J- Information and communication | 23 | 34 | 8,863 | 13,525 | 145,045 | 192,306 |
| K- Financial, insurance and related service activities | 4 | 39 | 4,726 | 13,124 | 71,218 | 159,125 |
| L- Real estate activities | 26 | 69 | 3,917 | 14,726 | 51,028 | 164,446 |
| M- Professional, scientific and technical activities | 42 | 127 | 17,024 | 39,307 | 242,617 | 472,413 |
| N- Administrative activities and complementary services | 90 | 221 | 26,676 | 42,092 | 411,245 | 562,574 |
| O- Public administration, defense and social security | 4 | 4 | 1,254 | 1,254 | 17,630 | 18,905 |
| P- Education | 32 | 77 | 6,271 | 15,117 | 118,787 | 205,013 |
| Q- Human health and social services | 23 | 79 | 10,773 | 29,128 | 139,518 | 353,371 |
| R- Arts, culture, sport and recreation | 17 | 47 | 4,271 | 6,283 | 64,924 | 76,659 |
| S- Other service activities | 108 | 91 | 28,535 | 19,964 | 387,190 | 261,074 |
| T domestic services | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| U- International bodies and other extraterritorial institutions | – | – | 9 | 9 | 242 | 259 |
| Total Companies | 1,891 | 2,872 | 397,020 | 486,260 | 5,129,205 | 5,748,599 |
Source: Ministry of Economy/Secretary of Labor
The growth in the number of companies from 2011 to 2021 was 51.9% in the Municipality. In this same period, the development of companies in the State of Paraná was 22.5% and in Brasil 12.1%.
In this period, the segments that grew the most in several companies stand out: Financial activities, insurance, and related services, 875.0%, and Human health and social services, 243.5%.
|
Sections |
Fazenda Rio Grande | Paraná |
Brasil |
| A- Agriculture, livestock, forest production, fishing and aquaculture | 0.0% | 54.7% | 5.7% |
| B- Extractive industries | -50.0% | 13.1% | 12.0% |
| C- Manufacturing industries | 24.9% | 3.4% | -4.8% |
| D- Electricity and gas | 0.0% | 247.3% | 251.6% |
| E- Water, sewage, waste management and decontamination activities | 123.1% | 30.7% | 49.4% |
| F- Construction | 104.8% | 74.2% | 57.6% |
| G- Trade in general | 23.2% | -8.3% | -13.8% |
| H- Transport, storage and courier | 90.2% | 31.1% | 11.9% |
| I- Accommodation and food | 4.2% | -5.7% | -9.5% |
| J- Information and communication | 47.8% | 52.6% | 32.6% |
| K- Financial, insurance and related service activities | 875.0% | 177.7% | 123.4% |
| L- Real estate activities | 165.4% | 276.0% | 222.3% |
| M- Professional, scientific and technical activities | 202.4% | 130.9% | 94.7% |
| N- Administrative activities and complementary services | 145.6% | 57.8% | 36.8% |
| O- Public administration, defense and social security | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% |
| P- Education | 140.6% | 141.1% | 72.6% |
| Q- Human health and social services | 243.5% | 170.4% | 153.3% |
| R- Arts, culture, sport and recreation | 176.5% | 47.1% | 18.1% |
| S- Other service activities | -15.7% | -30.0% | -32.6% |
| T- domestic services | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| U- International bodies and other extraterritorial institutions | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% |
| Average | 51.9% | 22.5% | 12.1% |
Source: Ministry of Economy/Secretary of Labor
Graph – Evolution of the number of companies in % – 2011 – 2021

Source: Ministry of Economy/Secretary of Labor
For this analysis, we considered the number of people employed in the local unit and the year in question. In 2021, the Municipality had a total of 3 companies with more than 500 employees, and 89.7% of the companies did not have more than ten employees in their workforce.
Table – Companies by range of employed persons – 2021
|
Busy Personnel Tracks |
Number of Companies | % share | ||||
| Fazenda Rio Grande | Paraná | Brasil | Fazenda Rio Grande | Paraná |
Brasil |
|
| 0 to 4 | 2.197 | 375.703 | 4.340.572 | 76.5% | 77.3% | 75.5% |
| 5 to 9 | 378 | 62.287 | 771.158 | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.4% |
| 10 to 19 | 171 | 29.687 | 377.433 | 6.0% | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 20 to 29 | 44 | 7.329 | 98.042 | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
| 30 to 49 | 37 | 4.971 | 68.903 | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
| 50 to 99 | 25 | 3.165 | 46.110 | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.8% |
| 100 to 249 | 13 | 1.757 | 25.354 | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 250 to 499 | 4 | 736 | 10.266 | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 500 or more | 3 | 625 | 10.761 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Total | 2.872 | 486.260 | 5.748.599 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Source: Ministry of Economy/Secretary of Labor
Graph – Percentage of companies by range of employed persons – 2021

Source: Ministry of Economy/Secretary of Labor
The acronym MEI stands for Individual Micro Entrepreneur. It is a business model regulated by Complementary Law No. 128, of December 19, 2008, whose objective is to facilitate the formalization of the activities of those who work autonomously.
In the municipality today there are 13,319 MEI, divided into CNAE – National Classification of Economic Activities highlighting the activities of Mason Service, Beauty Salon and Clothing Store. There are 460 different activities that can be included in this type of business. In the municipality of Fazenda Rio Grande, only the 10 main activities add up to 5,587 Individual Micro Entrepreneurs and correspond to 41.9% of the total existing MEI in the municipality. Another interesting fact is that of the total number of people, who became MEI, a total of 57.6% are men and 42.4% are women in the municipality.
Table – MEI
|
Description |
Code MEI | Amount | Percentage |
| Mason Services | 4399103 | 1,160 |
8.7% |
|
Beauty Salon |
9602501 | 770 | 5.8% |
| Clothing Store | 4781400 | 712 |
5.3% |
|
Transport Services |
5229099 | 552 | 4.1% |
| Sales Promoters | 7319002 | 549 |
4.1% |
|
Domestic Services |
9700500 | 468 | 3.5% |
| Road Transporter | 4930201 | 450 |
3.4% |
|
Delivery Services |
5320202 | 322 | 2.4% |
| Supply of Prepared Food | 5620104 | 311 |
2.3% |
|
Beverage Sales |
4723700 | 293 | 2.2% |
| Total of the 10 largest CNAE | 5,587 |
41.9 |
|
|
Other MEI |
7,732 | 58.1% | |
| Total MEI in Sete Lagoas | 13,319 |
100.0% |
|
|
Sex |
Amount | Percentage | |
| Male | 7,675 |
57.6% |
|
|
Female |
5,644 |
42.4% |
|
Source: Ministry of Economy/Federal Revenue – April 2023.




