How walkable is Betim?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Betim has a walkability score of 41 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 86, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 76th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
693 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Betim. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mineirão Atacarejo, 14 min
- Apoio Mineiro, 14 min
Restaurants & bars
- Chiquinho Sorvetes Monte Carmo Shopping, 3 min
- Milanetto, 4 min
Shopping
- Hinode Center Betim, 4 min
- Gerlu Joias, 4 min
Coffee
- Pede Café, 9 min
- Cacaueiro - Por Bruno Salvador, 16 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 15 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 15 min
Parks
- Horto Municipal Ginásio Poliesportivo, 13 min
- Praça do Encontro Joaquim Ribeiro de Rezende, 19 min
Schools
- Centro de Educação Espaço Brincar e Aprender, 11 min
- Escola Estadual Tito Livio de Souza, 12 min
Books & libraries
Culture & entertainment
- BH Center Park, 8 min
- Grupatum, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -19.9561, -44.1912, the point near Betim'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 105 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Betim's score of 41 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 79 within 1 km of the centre, 55 from 1 to 3 km out and 20 from 3 to 5 km out. 25 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. 18% 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 Betim. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 86 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 79 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 55 | 19% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 20 | 3% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Contagem, Brazil | 16 km | 62 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 28 km | 83 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 219 km | 51 |
| Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | 320 km | 69 |
| Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 327 km | 63 |
Questions about walking in Betim
Is Betim a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Betim has a walkability score of 41 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 86. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 76th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 654th 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. Betim ranks joint 76th with 41.
How does Betim compare with nearby cities?
Betim is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 41, against Contagem (62, 16 km away), Belo Horizonte (83, 28 km away) and Juiz de Fora (51, 219 km away).
Which part of Betim is most walkable?
Betim's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 86. Walkability averages 79 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 50) and falls most to the north-west (11).
How is Betim's walkability score calculated?
For Betim it is the average of 66 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 12 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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