How walkable is Boa Vista, Roraima?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Boa Vista, Roraima has a walkability score of 61 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 51st most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
605 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Boa Vista, Roraima. The nearest grocery is about 12 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and books & libraries.
Groceries
- Supermercado Goiana, 14 min
- Supermercados DB, 20 min
Restaurants & bars
- Quintal da Sonia, 4 min
- El Gran Melchor, 4 min
Shopping
- CARDUME Aquários e Peixes Ornamentais, 2 min
- Criare, 2 min
Coffee
- Bougainville Doceria e Café, 12 min
- Facilita Serviços Digitais e Lan House, 13 min
Banks
- Banco da Amazonia, 16 min
- Banco Santander, 19 min
Parks
- Praça e Complexo Desportivo Ayrton Senna, 10 min
- Praça do Centro Cívico Joaquim Nabuco, 12 min
Schools
- Instituto Batista de Roraima, 10 min
- Escola Objetivo, 13 min
Books & libraries
- CNA, 9 min
- Biblioteca Pública do Estado de Roraima, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Pitstop Seninha II, 16 min
- Ministério da Cultura - IPHAN, 17 min
Further than usual
- The nearest bank is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 2.8236, -60.6801, the point near Boa Vista, Roraima'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 101 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Boa Vista, Roraima's score of 61 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, 64 from 1 to 3 km out and 54 from 3 to 5 km out. 35 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. 38% 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 Boa Vista, Roraima. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 81 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 81 | 86% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 64 | 45% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 54 | 19% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Manaus, Brazil | 663 km | 85 |
Questions about walking in Boa Vista, Roraima
Is Boa Vista, Roraima a walkable city?
Partly. Boa Vista, Roraima has a walkability score of 61 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 81. 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 51st of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 439th 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. Boa Vista, Roraima ranks joint 51st with 61.
How does Boa Vista, Roraima compare with nearby cities?
Boa Vista, Roraima is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbour: it scores 61, against Manaus (85, 663 km away).
Which part of Boa Vista, Roraima is most walkable?
Boa Vista's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 81. Walkability averages 81 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 73) and falls most to the south-west (47).
How is Boa Vista, Roraima's walkability score calculated?
For Boa Vista, Roraima it is the average of 56 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 21 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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