How walkable is Guarulhos?
Guarulhos has a walkability score of 98 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 14 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance
1,521 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Guarulhos. The nearest grocery is Carrefour Hiper Guarulhos, about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and books & libraries.
- Carrefour Hiper Guarulhos110 m · 1 min
- Extra190 m · 2 min
- Posto Extra210 m · 3 min
- Okazan Sushi Guarulhos40 m · 1 min
- Praia Bar60 m · 1 min
- Habib's120 m · 1 min
- Drogasil130 m · 2 min
- Empório Milão130 m · 2 min
- Greicy's Boutique140 m · 2 min
- Casa Do Pão De Queijo190 m · 2 min
- Fran's Café490 m · 6 min
- Conveniência Maia500 m · 6 min
- Banco do Brasil390 m · 5 min
- Caixa Economica Federal620 m · 8 min
- Bradesco630 m · 8 min
- Recanto Municipal da Árvore - Bosque Maia70 m · 1 min
- Praça Sargento Wilson Ramos490 m · 6 min
- Praça do Ipê590 m · 7 min
- Escola de Educacao e Recreacao Infantil Semeando o Futuro370 m · 5 min
- Baby & Kids Berçário e Educação Infantil490 m · 6 min
- Colégio Clip490 m · 6 min
- Nobel Guarulhos Maia210 m · 3 min
- Livraria Café e Cultura820 m · 10 min
- Papelaria e Bazar Fly870 m · 11 min
- Espaço Cultural Patrícia Marques830 m · 10 min
- Trupe Circo Escola1.1 km · 13 min
- Wine Rock Jazz1.1 km · 14 min
Measured from the representative point at -23.4538, -46.5333. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 197 street intersections per km², and blocks average 69 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 89 to 100, and Guarulhos's score of 98 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 98 | Map |
| 1 km north | 98 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 89 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 90 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo, Brazil | 14 km | 100 |
| Campinas, Brazil | 82 km | 96 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 348 km | 99 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 353 km | 99 |
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 477 km | 97 |
Questions about walking in Guarulhos
Is Guarulhos a walkable city?
Yes. Central Guarulhos has a walkability score of 98 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 4th of 14 cities in Brazil and 47th 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. Guarulhos ranks 4th with 98.
How does Guarulhos compare with nearby cities?
Guarulhos sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Guarulhos scores 98, against São Paulo (100, 14 km away), Campinas (96, 82 km away) and Rio de Janeiro (99, 348 km away).
How is Guarulhos'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 Guarulhos 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.