How walkable is Blumenau?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Blumenau 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
1,170 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Blumenau. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Supermercado Angeloni, 8 min
- Big Blumenau, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bodhilyn, 3 min
- Senhora Farinha Bakery, 4 min
Shopping
- Empório Zermiani, 3 min
- Moto Mix, 4 min
Coffee
- Perfetto Café, 5 min
- Currys Coffee & Cakes, 5 min
Banks
- Sicredi, 11 min
- Viacredi, 12 min
Parks
- Praça Martinho Cardoso da Veiga, 10 min
- Praça Cívica, 11 min
Schools
- Colégio Anglo Blumenau, 10 min
- Eeb Luiz Delfino, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Evangelica Uniao Crista, 8 min
- Livrarias Catarinense, 19 min
Culture & entertainment
- Biblioteca & Museu Viegand Eger, 7 min
- Espaço Musical Blumenau, 7 min
Measured from the centre at -26.9117, -49.0762, the point near Blumenau'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 83 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Blumenau'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 81 within 1 km of the centre, 60 from 1 to 3 km out and 42 from 3 to 5 km out. 21 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. 29% 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 Blumenau. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 81 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 60 | 38% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 42 | 14% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Joinville, Brazil | 72 km | 63 |
| Florianópolis, Brazil | 91 km | 74 |
| São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | 155 km | 55 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 167 km | 84 |
| Caxias do Sul, Brazil | 325 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Blumenau
Is Blumenau a walkable city?
Partly. Blumenau 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 95. 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. Blumenau ranks joint 64th with 53.
How does Blumenau compare with nearby cities?
Blumenau is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 53, against Joinville (63, 72 km away), Florianópolis (74, 91 km away) and São José dos Pinhais (55, 155 km away).
Which part of Blumenau is most walkable?
Blumenau's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 64) and falls most to the east (25).
How is Blumenau's walkability score calculated?
For Blumenau it is the average of 70 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 20 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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