How walkable is Feira de Santana?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Feira de Santana has a walkability score of 54 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 62nd most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,139 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Feira de Santana. The nearest grocery is about 8 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Mercadinho Central, 8 min
- Atacadão São Roque, 11 min
Restaurants & bars
- Saba Drinks, 2 min
- Restaurante Saborear, 2 min
Shopping
- Roval Farmácia de Manipulação Feira de Santana: Suplementos, Chás, Nutrição, BA, 2 min
- Tip Top, 2 min
Coffee
- Duckbill Cookies & Coffee, 4 min
- Espaço Vida Saudavel Kalilandia, 5 min
Banks
- Bradesco, 2 min
- Banco Santander, 5 min
Parks
- Largo São Francisco, 9 min
- Praça dos Ex Combatentes, 15 min
Schools
- Curso Enjoy - Feira de Santana, 5 min
- Colégio Estadual de Feira de Santana, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Arnold Silva, 14 min
- Livraria Mente Positiva, 14 min
Culture & entertainment
- Central Mix, 9 min
- Museu de Arte Contemporânea, 14 min
Measured from the centre at -12.2550, -38.9552, the point near Feira de Santana'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 160 street intersections per km², and blocks average 80 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Feira de Santana's score of 54 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of the centre, 66 from 1 to 3 km out and 40 from 3 to 5 km out. 10 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. 26% 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 Feira de Santana. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 93 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 90 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 66 | 37% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 40 | 7% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | 94 km | 80 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 256 km | 61 |
| Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | 353 km | 43 |
| Petrolina, Brazil | 361 km | 49 |
| Maceió, Brazil | 457 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Feira de Santana
Is Feira de Santana a walkable city?
Partly. Feira de Santana has a walkability score of 54 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 93. 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 62nd of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 543rd 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. Feira de Santana ranks joint 62nd with 54.
How does Feira de Santana compare with nearby cities?
Feira de Santana sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 54, against Salvador, Bahia (80, 94 km away), Aracaju (61, 256 km away) and Vitória da Conquista (43, 353 km away).
Which part of Feira de Santana is most walkable?
Feira de Santana's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 93. Walkability averages 90 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 65) and falls most to the south-east (25).
How is Feira de Santana's walkability score calculated?
For Feira de Santana it is the average of 81 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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