How walkable is Canoas?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Canoas has a walkability score of 63 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 42nd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 5 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,281 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Canoas. The nearest grocery is about 5 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- ESL - Distribuidora de Alimentos, 10 min
- Casa Norte e Nordeste Canoas, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Panevino Grill, 2 min
- El Triunfo 149, 2 min
Shopping
- A Rora Select, 2 min
- Giori Joalheria e óptica Canoas, 2 min
Coffee
- Go Coffee - Da Quinze, 2 min
- Chá das Três, 3 min
Banks
- Banco Itaú, 3 min
- BV, 5 min
Parks
- Praça da Sé, 5 min
- Praça Santos Dumont, 7 min
Schools
- Colégio Estadual Marechal Rondon, 4 min
- Colégio La Salle Canoas, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Oficina do Professor, 3 min
- Livraria Talismã, 4 min
Culture & entertainment
- Parque dos Rosa, 6 min
- Buteco Comedy Bar, 11 min
Measured from the centre at -29.9178, -51.1784, the point near Canoas'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 99 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Canoas's score of 63 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 53 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 46% 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 Canoas. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 93 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 64% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 53 | 22% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 14 km | 86 |
| Caxias do Sul, Brazil | 83 km | 65 |
| Pelotas, Brazil | 234 km | 65 |
| Florianópolis, Brazil | 365 km | 74 |
| Blumenau, Brazil | 393 km | 53 |
Questions about walking in Canoas
Is Canoas a walkable city?
Partly. Canoas has a walkability score of 63 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 100. 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 42nd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 408th 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. Canoas ranks joint 42nd with 63.
How does Canoas compare with nearby cities?
Canoas is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 63, against Porto Alegre (86, 14 km away), Caxias do Sul (65, 83 km away) and Pelotas (65, 234 km away).
Which part of Canoas is most walkable?
Canoas's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 93 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 70) and falls most to the south-west (29).
How is Canoas's walkability score calculated?
For Canoas it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 33 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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