diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ff1d2672..e2afed4d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ pip install brutils
 ```
 # numbers only, formatted as strings
 
->>> from brutils import cnpj
 >>> from brutils.cpf import is_valid_cpf
 >>> is_valid_cpf('00011122233')
 False
->>> cnpj.validate('00111222000133')
+>>> from brutils.cnpj import is_valid_cnpj
+>>> is_valid_cnpj('00111222000133')
 False
 ```
 
diff --git a/README_PT_BR.md b/README_PT_BR.md
index 8a7d3945..dd772090 100644
--- a/README_PT_BR.md
+++ b/README_PT_BR.md
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ pip install brutils
 ```
 # somente numeros, em formato string
 
->>> from brutils import cnpj
 >>> from brutils.cpf import is_valid_cpf
 >>> is_valid_cpf('00011122233')
 False
->>> cnpj.validate('00111222000133')
+>>> from brutils.cnpj import is_valid_cnpj
+>>> is_valid_cnpj('00111222000133')
 False
 ```
 
diff --git a/brutils/cnpj.py b/brutils/cnpj.py
index b106bff7..69f80df8 100644
--- a/brutils/cnpj.py
+++ b/brutils/cnpj.py
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ def validate(cnpj):  # type: (str) -> bool
     )
 
 
+def is_valid_cnpj(cnpj):  # type: (str) -> bool
+    """
+    Returns whether or not the verifying checksum digits of the
+    given `cnpj` match it's base number. Input should be a digit
+    string of proper length.
+    Using this method name to match with the js library  api.
+    Using the same method to ensure backwards compatibility.
+    """
+    return validate(cnpj)
+
+
 def generate(branch=1):  # type: (int) -> str
     """
     Generates a random valid CNPJ digit string. An optional branch
diff --git a/tests/test_cnpj.py b/tests/test_cnpj.py
index 1f2ad920..d6874fce 100644
--- a/tests/test_cnpj.py
+++ b/tests/test_cnpj.py
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
 path.insert(
     1, abspath(join(dirname(abspath(getsourcefile(lambda: 0))), pardir))
 )
-from brutils.cnpj import sieve, display, hashdigit, checksum, validate, generate
+from brutils.cnpj import (
+    sieve,
+    display,
+    hashdigit,
+    checksum,
+    validate,
+    generate,
+    is_valid_cnpj,
+)
 from unittest import TestCase, main
 
 
@@ -42,6 +50,11 @@ def test_validate(self):
         assert not validate("52599927000100")
         assert not validate("00000000000")
 
+    def test_is_valid_cnpj(self):
+        assert is_valid_cnpj("34665388000161")
+        assert not is_valid_cnpj("52599927000100")
+        assert not is_valid_cnpj("00000000000")
+
     def test_generate(self):
         for i in range(1000):
             assert validate(generate())