How walkable is Campinas?
Campinas has a walkability score of 96 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 8th most walkable of 14 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance
2,028 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Campinas. The nearest grocery is Ideal Clean Loja 2, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Ideal Clean Loja 270 m · 1 min
- Savegnago Supermercados540 m · 7 min
- OXXO BR680 m · 9 min
- Barinella110 m · 1 min
- Facolate140 m · 2 min
- Bar Furlan370 m · 5 min
- Eduardo Torres - Aulas de Piano - Piano Educato70 m · 1 min
- Brechó Geni170 m · 2 min
- Art Floor Campinas220 m · 3 min
- Cafe Do Sr Miguel450 m · 6 min
- Jambo Rosa Café520 m · 6 min
- Cafeteria Andrade – Café em Campinas590 m · 7 min
- Cooper Vera Cruz550 m · 7 min
- Banco do Brasil580 m · 7 min
- Sicoob UniCentro650 m · 8 min
- Unnamed park170 m · 2 min
- Praça Luiz de Camões390 m · 5 min
- Praça Napoleão Laureano420 m · 5 min
- Culto à Ciência80 m · 1 min
- Escola Infantil Caracol490 m · 6 min
- Escola Infantil Rabisco660 m · 8 min
- Livraria Nazareno690 m · 9 min
- Iluminacoes Livraria860 m · 11 min
- Ebenezer Livraria Evangélica1.0 km · 13 min
- Dana Park250 m · 3 min
- Big House Music780 m · 10 min
- Circo Além da Lona990 m · 12 min
Measured from the representative point at -22.9011, -47.0693. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 161 street intersections per km², and blocks average 79 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 92 to 100, and Campinas's score of 96 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 99 | Map |
| 1 km north | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 92 | Map |
| 1 km south | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 94 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 96 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 82 km | 98 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 84 km | 100 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 360 km | 99 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 398 km | 99 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 464 km | 97 |
Questions about walking in Campinas
Is Campinas a walkable city?
Yes. Central Campinas has a walkability score of 96 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 8th of 14 cities in Brazil and 73rd 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. Campinas ranks 8th with 96.
How does Campinas compare with nearby cities?
Campinas is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: Campinas scores 96, against Guarulhos (98, 82 km away), São Paulo (100, 84 km away) and Curitiba (99, 360 km away).
How is Campinas'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 Campinas 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.