How walkable is Cuiabá?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Cuiabá has a walkability score of 60 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 53rd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,475 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Cuiabá. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Vovoconsultoraimobiliaria, 5 min
- Supermercado Bom Gosto, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Taberna Portuguesa, 2 min
- Cervejaria Meridia, 3 min
Shopping
- Centro Empresarial São Sebastião, 3 min
- Guaraná mauê, 4 min
Coffee
- Root’s Açaí Café, 11 min
- Magrello - Jardim Cuiabá, 11 min
Banks
- Agibank, 16 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal - Agência 1496, 16 min
Parks
- Praça Manoel Murtinho, 4 min
- Praça Manoel Miráglia, 10 min
Schools
- Educandario Jardim Das Goiabeiras, 6 min
- Escola e Berçário Peninha Verde, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Luasi Papelaria, Informatica e Livraria, 10 min
- Livraria Católica Sagrada Família, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Museu do Morro Da Caixa D'Água Velha, 12 min
- Nuun Garden, 16 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 10 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -15.6000, -56.1083, the point near Cuiabá'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 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Cuiabá's score of 60 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 49 from 3 to 5 km out. 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 Cuiabá. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 57% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 49 | 31% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Campo Grande, Brazil | 561 km | 74 |
| Goiânia, Brazil | 742 km | 83 |
| Anápolis, Brazil | 769 km | 53 |
| Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia | 794 km | 68 |
Questions about walking in Cuiabá
Is Cuiabá a walkable city?
Partly. Cuiabá has a walkability score of 60 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 89. 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 53rd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 459th 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. Cuiabá ranks joint 53rd with 60.
How does Cuiabá compare with nearby cities?
Cuiabá sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 60, against Campo Grande (74, 561 km away), Goiânia (83, 742 km away) and Anápolis (53, 769 km away).
Which part of Cuiabá is most walkable?
The streets just around Cuiabá's centre are its most walkable, averaging 91 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 89. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 82) and falls most to the north-west (24).
How is Cuiabá's walkability score calculated?
For Cuiabá it is the average of 85 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 39 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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