How walkable is Barueri?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Barueri has a walkability score of 63 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 42nd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,289 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Barueri. The nearest grocery is about 10 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Steak Store, 11 min
- Pão de Açúcar, 15 min
Restaurants & bars
- Arena Gastropub, 2 min
- Casa do Norte Moreira, 2 min
Shopping
- BR Mania Conveniência, 3 min
- Raspadora Novo Mundo, 4 min
Coffee
- Grão Espresso, 13 min
- Caffè Mio, 16 min
Banks
- Caixa, 8 min
- Santander Bank, 14 min
Parks
- Praça Darci Fortunatu Novais, 5 min
- Praça da Fonte, 7 min
Schools
- EMEF Ivani Maria Paes Prof., 12 min
- Escola Estadual Professora Ivani Maria Paes, 12 min
Books & libraries
- Gibiteca Professor Max Zen Dron, 15 min
- Lugar Secreto Livraria Arte e Cafe, 23 min
Culture & entertainment
- Praça das Artes de Barueri, 15 min
- FD Displays, 16 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -23.4989, -46.8639, the point near Barueri'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 107 street intersections per km², and blocks average 96 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Barueri's score of 63 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of the centre, 70 from 1 to 3 km out and 55 from 3 to 5 km out. 16 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. 45% 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 Barueri. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 83 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 85 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70 | 58% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 55 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Osasco, Brazil | 9 km | 79 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 25 km | 95 |
| Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil | 32 km | 70 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 35 km | 76 |
| Jundiaí, Brazil | 36 km | 59 |
Questions about walking in Barueri
Is Barueri a walkable city?
Partly. Barueri has a walkability score of 63 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 83. 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 42nd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 408th 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. Barueri ranks joint 42nd with 63.
How does Barueri compare with nearby cities?
Barueri is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 63, against Osasco (79, 9 km away), São Paulo (95, 25 km away) and Diadema, São Paulo (70, 32 km away).
Which part of Barueri is most walkable?
The streets just around Barueri's centre are its most walkable, averaging 85 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 83. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 79) and falls most to the north-east (29).
How is Barueri's walkability score calculated?
For Barueri it is the average of 75 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 34 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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