How walkable is Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro 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
1,102 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. The nearest grocery is about 6 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks and schools. It is weakest for banks.
Groceries
- Mercado Verdem, 13 min
- Rio Sul, 15 min
Restaurants & bars
- 2Unidos Padaria e Confeitaria, 4 min
- Lanches do tio, 6 min
Shopping
- Ótica Lilás, 3 min
- Tigrão Autopeças, 5 min
Coffee
- Cafeteria My Coffee, 16 min
- Rei do Mate, 18 min
Banks
- Banco Santander, 19 min
- Bank of Brazil, 19 min
Parks
- Praça do Industriário, 12 min
- Praça da Apoteose, 13 min
Schools
- Instituto Presbiteriano, 3 min
- Escola Municipal Professor Motta Sobrinho, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Alvarenga, 24 min
Culture & entertainment
- Desejos Lounge, 15 min
- Salão de Festas Stylus, 16 min
Further than usual
- The nearest café is 16 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
- The nearest cultural venue is 13 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -22.7817, -43.2995, the point near Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro'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 112 street intersections per km², and blocks average 97 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro'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 85 within 1 km of the centre, 65 from 1 to 3 km out and 58 from 3 to 5 km out. 21 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. 44% 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 Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 78 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 85 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 65 | 44% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 58 | 34% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São João de Meriti, Brazil | 7 km | 66 |
| Nova Iguaçu, Brazil | 15 km | 69 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 19 km | 84 |
| Niterói, Brazil | 24 km | 63 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 114 km | 51 |
Questions about walking in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro
Is Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro a walkable city?
Partly. Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro 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 78. 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. Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro ranks joint 42nd with 63.
How does Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro compare with nearby cities?
Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 63, against São João de Meriti (66, 7 km away), Nova Iguaçu (69, 15 km away) and Rio de Janeiro (84, 19 km away).
Which part of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro is most walkable?
The streets just around Duque de Caxias's centre are its most walkable, averaging 85 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 78. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 71) and falls most to the north-east (35).
How is Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro's walkability score calculated?
For Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro it is the average of 70 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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