--- title: "Is Campina Grande walkable? Walkability score 48/100" description: "Campina Grande scores 48/100 for walkability, likely an underestimate as open map data lists few places outside its centre." url: https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/campina-grande updated: 2026-10-22 license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- 1. [Cities](https://howwalkable.com/cities) 2. [Brazil](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil) 3. Campina Grande # How walkable is Campina Grande? By [Oscar Higson-Spence](https://howwalkable.com/about#author). Updated 22 October 2026 Campina Grande has a walkability score of 48 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 94, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 72nd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other. 48 out of 100: Car-Dependent Most errands require a car. * #72 of 78 tied, in Brazil * #617 of 690 tied, worldwide * 94 at the centre [Open on the map](https://howwalkable.com/?lat=-7.22667&lon=-35.88337&q=Campina%20Grande%2C%20Brazil) ## What's within walking distance of the centre 1,096 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Campina Grande. The nearest grocery is about 4 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. ### Groceries 3.0 of 3 points * Carrefour, 4 min * Compremais Rede de Supermercados, 5 min * Espaço vida saudável -Cris e Ricardo, 6 min ### Restaurants & bars 3.0 of 3 points * Doppio Cafeteria, 3 min * Pizza Now, 3 min * Panificadora Pastiery, 4 min ### Shopping 2.0 of 2 points * Meggashop, 3 min * Ambiente Móveis, 4 min * Mundo Plaza Mall, 4 min ### Coffee 1.9 of 2 points * Espaço Herbalife Açude Velho, 3 min * Café Poético, 8 min * Coffee and Chopp, 15 min ### Banks 0.6 of 1 point * Banco Santander Brasil, 12 min * Banco do Brasil, 12 min * Caixa Econômica Federal ( Justiça Federal ), 12 min ### Parks 1.0 of 1 point * Parque Vergniaud Wanderley, 2 min * Parque do Povo, 5 min * Museu do Algodão, 5 min ### Schools 1.0 of 1 point * Colégio New Way - Campina Grande, 6 min * Escola Adventista de Campina Grande, 7 min * Infor Quality, 12 min ### Books & libraries 0.7 of 1 point * Livraria 3:16, 10 min * Livraria Campinense, 12 min * Maná Livraria, 12 min ### Culture & entertainment 0.9 of 1 point * Museu de História e Tecnologia do Algodão, 6 min * Museu de Arte Popular da Paraíba, 9 min * Museu dos Três Pandeiros, 9 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 -7.2267, -35.8834, the point near Campina Grande'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 144 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced. ## How far walkability reaches Campina Grande's score of 48 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 29 from 3 to 5 km out. 13 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. ![Walkability scores across the 5 km around central Campina Grande, one hexagon per square kilometre. 29% of points score 70 or more; the lowest, 0, is 4 km to the south-east.](https://howwalkable.com/maps/brazil/campina-grande.svg?v=f2bfba261e1a) Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Campina Grande. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets. | Area | Score | Scoring 70+ | Points sampled | | ------------- | ----- | ----------- | -------------- | | Centre | 94 | 100% | 1 | | Within 1 km | 90 | 100% | 7 | | 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 48% | 29 | | 3 to 5 km out | 29 | 5% | 42 | ## Nearby cities | City | Distance | Score | | ---------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ----- | | [João Pessoa, Paraíba](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/joao-pessoa), Brazil | 113 km | 73 | | [Caruaru](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/caruaru), Brazil | 118 km | 40 | | [Recife](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/recife), Brazil | 143 km | 82 | | [Natal, Rio Grande do Norte](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/natal), Brazil | 176 km | 77 | | [Maceió](https://howwalkable.com/cities/brazil/maceio), Brazil | 272 km | 74 | ## Questions about walking in Campina Grande ### Is Campina Grande a walkable city? Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Campina Grande has a walkability score of 48 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 94. 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 72nd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 617th 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. Campina Grande ranks joint 72nd with 48. ### How does Campina Grande compare with nearby cities? Campina Grande sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 48, against João Pessoa, Paraíba (73, 113 km away), Caruaru (40, 118 km away) and Recife (82, 143 km away). ### Which part of Campina Grande is most walkable? Campina Grande's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 94. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 66) and falls most to the east (15). ### How is Campina Grande's walkability score calculated? For Campina Grande it is the average of 78 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 23 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. Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the [How Walkable app](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6accc634bcf8819189c1bcaf0e227f0f), for example "How walkable is Campina Grande?" 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