How walkable is Contagem?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Contagem has a walkability score of 62 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 48th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
847 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Contagem. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Supermercados BH, 9 min
- mercearia pais e filho, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- HOT PIZZA, 3 min
- Margarida Restaurante, 3 min
Shopping
- Xia roots Hemp shop, 3 min
- Drogaria Baeta, 3 min
Coffee
- Cheirin Bão Contagem, 9 min
- Empório Café Jessuí, 12 min
Banks
- Santander Brasil, 5 min
- Banco Mercantil, 7 min
Parks
- Praça Nossa Senhora da Glória, 12 min
- Praça Paulo Pinheiro Chagas, 13 min
Schools
- State School Helena Guerra, 6 min
- Escola Estadual Padre Camargos, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Bíblica Missão Semeie, 9 min
- Ágape Livraria Evangélica, 10 min
Culture & entertainment
- Big Parque, 9 min
- Cinesercla BIG, 11 min
Measured from the centre at -19.9433, -44.0464, the point near Contagem'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 141 street intersections per km², and blocks average 93 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Contagem's score of 62 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, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 56 from 3 to 5 km out. 40% 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 Contagem. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 94 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 89 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 48% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 56 | 27% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 12 km | 83 |
| Betim, Brazil | 16 km | 41 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 217 km | 51 |
| Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | 321 km | 69 |
| Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 327 km | 63 |
Questions about walking in Contagem
Is Contagem a walkable city?
Partly. Contagem has a walkability score of 62 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 94. 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 48th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 423rd 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. Contagem ranks joint 48th with 62.
How does Contagem compare with nearby cities?
Contagem sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 62, against Belo Horizonte (83, 12 km away), Betim (41, 16 km away) and Juiz de Fora (51, 217 km away).
Which part of Contagem is most walkable?
Contagem'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 89 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 75) and falls most to the north (32).
How is Contagem's walkability score calculated?
For Contagem it is the average of 84 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 34 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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