How walkable is Belém?
Belém has a walkability score of 85 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 12th most walkable of 14 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance
862 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Belém. The nearest grocery is Atacadão SA, about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
- Atacadão SA310 m · 4 min
- Mercado do Porto do Sal770 m · 10 min
- Líder Cidade Velha910 m · 11 min
- Restaurante Manjar das Garças210 m · 3 min
- Restaurante Casa do Saulo - Quinta de Pedras250 m · 3 min
- Mormaço Restaurante260 m · 3 min
- Amazônia Zen220 m · 3 min
- Kelly Materiais de Construção470 m · 6 min
- Rabelostore470 m · 6 min
- Códdivino140 m · 2 min
- Redblack Cafe e Cia890 m · 11 min
- Alquimista Bebidas Especiais970 m · 12 min
- Banco do Brasil1.2 km · 15 min
- Sicoob Coimppa1.2 km · 15 min
- Sicoob Cooesa1.6 km · 20 min
- Pr150 m · 2 min
- Mangal das Garças200 m · 3 min
- Praça Almirante Tamandaré240 m · 3 min
- Laboratório de Ciências da Escola David Mufarrej690 m · 9 min
- EM Honorato Filgueiras820 m · 10 min
- Centro de Estudos Dimensão960 m · 12 min
- Livraria Somensi1.6 km · 20 min
- Livraria Leitura1.8 km · 22 min
- Banca Boas Novas2.0 km · 24 min
- Memorial Amazonico da Navegacao230 m · 3 min
- Centro de Visitação Solar Barão do Guajará490 m · 6 min
- Bairro da Cidade Velha Belém PA590 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at -1.4648, -48.5044. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 70 street intersections per km², and blocks average 84 m long. Sparser streets or longer blocks reduce the score by 1%, since they make walks longer than the straight-line distance suggests.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 5 to 100, and Belém's score of 85 is their median. Walkability changes a lot across the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 95 | Map |
| 1 km north | 50 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 94 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 85 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 15 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 5 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fortaleza, Brazil | 1,136 km | 76 |
| Manaus, Brazil | 1,294 km | 91 |
| Recife, Brazil | 1,680 km | 92 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 1,684 km | 91 |
| Salvador, Brazil | 1,693 km | 84 |
Questions about walking in Belém
Is Belém a walkable city?
Yes. Central Belém has a walkability score of 85 out of 100, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks 12th of 14 cities in Brazil and 172nd of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Brazil?
São Paulo is the most walkable of the 14 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 100. Belém ranks 12th with 85.
How does Belém compare with nearby cities?
Belém sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Belém scores 85, against Fortaleza (76, 1136 km away), Manaus (91, 1294 km away) and Recife (92, 1680 km away).
How is Belém's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Belém it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.