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title: "Is Barueri walkable? Walkability score 63/100 · How Walkable"
description: "Barueri scores 63/100 for walkability (Somewhat Walkable) across its central 5 km. How far walkability reaches, what's near the centre, and its rank in Brazil."
url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/barueri
updated: 2026-10-22
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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3.  Barueri

# How walkable is Barueri?

By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 

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.

63 out of 100: Somewhat Walkable

Some errands can be accomplished on foot.

*   #42 of 78 tied, in Brazil
*   #408 of 690 tied, worldwide
*   83 at the centre

[Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-23.49889&lon=-46.86386&q=Barueri%2C%20Brazil) 

## 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

2.1 of 3 points

*   Mercado Doce Lar, 10 min
*   Steak Store, 11 min
*   Pão de Açúcar, 15 min

### Restaurants & bars

3.0 of 3 points

*   Da Prata, 2 min
*   Arena Gastropub, 2 min
*   Casa do Norte Moreira, 2 min

### Shopping

2.0 of 2 points

*   Drogaria FARMA A+, 3 min
*   BR Mania Conveniência, 3 min
*   Raspadora Novo Mundo, 4 min

### Coffee

1.3 of 2 points

*   Frans Café (hosp Albert Einstein), 10 min
*   Grão Espresso, 13 min
*   Caffè Mio, 16 min

### Banks

0.8 of 1 point

*   Sicoob UniCentro Br, 8 min
*   Caixa, 8 min
*   Santander Bank, 14 min

### Parks

1.0 of 1 point

*   Pista de Cooper e Lazer Margens do Tietê, 2 min
*   Praça Darci Fortunatu Novais, 5 min
*   Praça da Fonte, 7 min

### Schools

1.0 of 1 point

*   Colégio Cristão Asas, 4 min
*   EMEF Ivani Maria Paes Prof., 12 min
*   Escola Estadual Professora Ivani Maria Paes, 12 min

### Books & libraries

0.7 of 1 point

*   CNA, 11 min
*   Gibiteca Professor Max Zen Dron, 15 min
*   Lugar Secreto Livraria Arte e Cafe, 23 min

### Culture & entertainment

0.6 of 1 point

*   Museu da Bíblia, 12 min
*   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.

![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Barueri, one hexagon per square kilometre. 45% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 5, is 3 km to the south.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/brazil/barueri.svg?v=ea02f9909752)

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+ | Points sampled |
| ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- |
| Centre        | 83    | 100%        | 1              |
| Within 1 km   | 85    | 100%        | 7              |
| 1 to 3 km out | 70    | 58%         | 26             |
| 3 to 5 km out | 55    | 29%         | 42             |

## Nearby cities

| City                                                 | Distance | Score |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- |
| [Osasco](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/osasco), Brazil              | 9 km     | 79    |
| [São Paulo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/sao-paulo), Brazil        | 25 km    | 95    |
| [Diadema, São Paulo](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/diadema), Brazil | 32 km    | 70    |
| [Guarulhos](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/guarulhos), Brazil        | 35 km    | 76    |
| [Jundiaí](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/jundiai), 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](https://howwalkable.com/methodology). Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.

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