How walkable is Florianópolis?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Florianópolis has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the joint 21st most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,607 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Florianópolis. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, banks, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mercado Livre - Floripa, 7 min
- Supermercados Imperatriz, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Mega Lanches, 1 min
- Bar e Espaço Cultural 605, 2 min
Shopping
- Agropet Petto, 1 min
- Vulcano Altas Horas Comercio de Bebidas, 1 min
Coffee
- Ouro Preto Café, 7 min
- Café Açoriano e Confeitaria, 7 min
Banks
- Sede Administrativa Credcrea, 5 min
- Caixa, 5 min
Parks
- Praça Getúlio Vargas, 6 min
- Parque Natural Municipal do Morro da Cruz, 7 min
Schools
- Instituto Estadual de Educação de Santa Catarina, 5 min
- Instituto Estadual de Educação, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Sebo Cia Saber, 6 min
- Bazar e Livraria Catedral, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Crf-S/C, 4 min
- Teatro da Ubro, 5 min
Measured from the centre at -27.5967, -48.5441, the point near Florianópolis'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 102 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Florianópolis's score of 74 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 80 within 1 km of the centre, 76 from 1 to 3 km out and 71 from 3 to 5 km out. 48 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. 60% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Florianópolis. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 80 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 76 | 63% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 71 | 55% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blumenau, Brazil | 91 km | 53 |
| Joinville, Brazil | 147 km | 63 |
| São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | 239 km | 55 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 252 km | 84 |
| Caxias do Sul, Brazil | 311 km | 65 |
Questions about walking in Florianópolis
Is Florianópolis a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Florianópolis has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 99. 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 21st of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 222nd 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. Florianópolis ranks joint 21st with 74.
How does Florianópolis compare with nearby cities?
Florianópolis is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 74, against Blumenau (53, 91 km away), Joinville (63, 147 km away) and São José dos Pinhais (55, 239 km away).
Which part of Florianópolis is most walkable?
Florianópolis's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 80 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 86) and falls most to the south-east (33).
How is Florianópolis's walkability score calculated?
For Florianópolis it is the average of 43 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 26 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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