How walkable is Anápolis?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Anápolis has a walkability score of 53 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 64th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,000 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Anápolis. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Rio Vermelho, 7 min
- Carrefour, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Marolo Restaurante e Rooftop, 5 min
- Kopenhagen Anápolis, 6 min
Shopping
- Art Renda, 2 min
- Chilli Beans Brasil Park Shop, 2 min
Coffee
- Euro Café, 9 min
- Café da 7, 9 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 5 min
- Banco Safra, 7 min
Parks
- Praça Dom Emanuel, 6 min
- Praça Santana, 7 min
Schools
- SESI Jundiaí, 5 min
- CMEI Maria Capuzzo Cremonez, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Cultural, 15 min
- Municipal Library Zeca Batista, 15 min
Culture & entertainment
- Ecoar BambuÁ, 10 min
- Quality Aquários, 10 min
Measured from the centre at -16.3306, -48.9504, the point near Anápolis's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 135 street intersections per km², and blocks average 90 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Anápolis's score of 53 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of the centre, 62 from 1 to 3 km out and 41 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 24% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Anápolis. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 62 | 29% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 41 | 9% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Goiânia, Brazil | 51 km | 83 |
| Brasília, Brazil | 125 km | 66 |
| Uberlândia, Brazil | 297 km | 71 |
| Uberaba, Brazil | 396 km | 59 |
| Franca, Brazil | 497 km | 63 |
Questions about walking in Anápolis
Is Anápolis a walkable city?
Partly. Anápolis has a walkability score of 53 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it somewhat walkable: some errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 94. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 64th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 553rd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Brazil?
São Paulo is the most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 95. Anápolis ranks joint 64th with 53.
How does Anápolis compare with nearby cities?
Anápolis is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 53, against Goiânia (83, 51 km away), Brasília (66, 125 km away) and Uberlândia (71, 297 km away).
Which part of Anápolis is most walkable?
Anápolis's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 69) and falls most to the west (18).
How is Anápolis's walkability score calculated?
For Anápolis it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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