How walkable is Goiânia?
Goiânia has a walkability score of 97 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 7th most walkable of 14 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance
1,498 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Goiânia. The nearest grocery is Supermercado Tatico, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools, books & libraries and culture & entertainment.
- Supermercado Tatico150 m · 2 min
- Super peg pag barreto710 m · 9 min
- Associação dos Permissionários do Mercado Municipal de Goiânia720 m · 9 min
- Batatinhas Lanche190 m · 2 min
- Tô Bar320 m · 4 min
- Xeriff bar380 m · 5 min
- Pérola Oficina Multi Service140 m · 2 min
- Atrevida Bijoux170 m · 2 min
- Loja Stocks170 m · 2 min
- Biomas - Cafés Especiais390 m · 5 min
- Biscoitos Teixeira550 m · 7 min
- Tia Nair Café660 m · 8 min
- Caixa Economica Federal570 m · 7 min
- Bradesco730 m · 9 min
- Banco do Brasil760 m · 9 min
- Bosque Botafogo190 m · 2 min
- Praça Doutor Borges dos Santos Dias700 m · 9 min
- Praça do Botafogo730 m · 9 min
- Claretiano Coração de Maria170 m · 2 min
- Colégio Santo Agostinho280 m · 4 min
- College Oswaldo Cruz470 m · 6 min
- Hocus Pocus Loja250 m · 3 min
- Editora e Livraria APAB570 m · 7 min
- Livraria Castro Alves da Irradiação Espírita Cristã730 m · 9 min
- Parque Mutirama350 m · 4 min
- Teatro IFG510 m · 6 min
- OLD Studio.580 m · 7 min
Measured from the representative point at -16.6696, -49.2539. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 114 street intersections per km², and blocks average 98 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 93 to 99, and Goiânia's score of 97 is their median. Walkability is consistent across the centre.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 97 | Map |
| 1 km north | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 97 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 93 | Map |
| 1 km south | 95 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 99 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 668 km | 97 |
| Campinas, Brazil | 730 km | 96 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 807 km | 98 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 812 km | 100 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 941 km | 99 |
Questions about walking in Goiânia
Is Goiânia a walkable city?
Yes. Central Goiânia has a walkability score of 97 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 7th of 14 cities in Brazil and 64th of 252 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in Brazil?
São Paulo is the most walkable of the 14 cities ranked in Brazil, with a score of 100. Goiânia ranks 7th with 97.
How does Goiânia compare with nearby cities?
Goiânia sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Goiânia scores 97, against Belo Horizonte (97, 668 km away), Campinas (96, 730 km away) and Guarulhos (98, 807 km away).
How is Goiânia's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Goiânia it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.