How walkable is Campos dos Goytacazes?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Campos dos Goytacazes 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
1,007 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Campos dos Goytacazes. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- 12 Grãos e Cereais, 2 min
- ÉD Casa Brasil, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Itaóca Botequim, 3 min
- Restaurante Saborear, 3 min
Shopping
- União Magistral, 1 min
- Telex Campos dos Goytacazes, 1 min
Coffee
- Café Confeitaria Caramelle, 15 min
- Expresso Nerd, 16 min
Banks
- Banco Santander, 10 min
- Losango, 11 min
Parks
- Cidade da Criança - Zilda Arns, 4 min
- Praça do Trianon, 5 min
Schools
- Criarte - Centro Educacional, 4 min
- Colégio Estadual Nilo Peçanha, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Diálogo e Cultura, 11 min
- Livraria Evangélica Pão da Vida, 11 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cidade da Criança Zilda Arns, 5 min
- Lord Pub, 5 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -21.7639, -41.3232, the point near Campos dos Goytacazes'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 119 street intersections per km², and blocks average 85 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Campos dos Goytacazes'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 89 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 39 from 3 to 5 km out. 23 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. 31% 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 Campos dos Goytacazes. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 92 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 46% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 39 | 8% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | 190 km | 72 |
| Vila Velha, Brazil | 192 km | 76 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 209 km | 51 |
| Niterói, Brazil | 222 km | 63 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 230 km | 84 |
Questions about walking in Campos dos Goytacazes
Is Campos dos Goytacazes a walkable city?
Partly. Campos dos Goytacazes 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 92. 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. Campos dos Goytacazes ranks joint 64th with 53.
How does Campos dos Goytacazes compare with nearby cities?
Campos dos Goytacazes sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 53, against Vitória, Espírito Santo (72, 190 km away), Vila Velha (76, 192 km away) and Juiz de Fora (51, 209 km away).
Which part of Campos dos Goytacazes is most walkable?
Campos dos Goytacazes's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 92. Walkability averages 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 62) and falls most to the south-west (8).
How is Campos dos Goytacazes's walkability score calculated?
For Campos dos Goytacazes it is the average of 68 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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