How walkable is Joinville?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Joinville 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
1,321 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Joinville. The nearest grocery is about 11 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- YEN STORE Produtos Orientais, 12 min
- Quitanda do Miro, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Kodashi Sushi Bar, 1 min
- Delicata Biscoiteria, 2 min
Shopping
- Angular Móveis - Joinville, 3 min
- Lightluz Iluminação, 3 min
Coffee
- Funberry Lounge Café, 4 min
- Casa Borges, 5 min
Banks
- Banco Santander Brasil, 8 min
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 9 min
Parks
- Praça Lauro Müller, 10 min
- Praça Nereu Ramos, 10 min
Schools
- College of the Santos Anjos, 5 min
- Colégio Adventista Unidade Centro, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Catedral, 7 min
- Livrarias Curitiba, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Sítio Vitória, 7 min
- GNC Cinemas, 10 min
Measured from the centre at -26.3083, -48.8481, the point near Joinville'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 113 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Joinville'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 91 within 1 km of the centre, 64 from 1 to 3 km out and 59 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 42% 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 Joinville. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 91 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 64 | 46% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 59 | 29% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Blumenau, Brazil | 72 km | 53 |
| São José dos Pinhais, Brazil | 94 km | 55 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 107 km | 84 |
| Florianópolis, Brazil | 147 km | 74 |
| Sorocaba, Brazil | 342 km | 77 |
Questions about walking in Joinville
Is Joinville a walkable city?
Partly. Joinville 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 91. 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. Joinville ranks joint 42nd with 63.
How does Joinville compare with nearby cities?
Joinville sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 63, against Blumenau (53, 72 km away), São José dos Pinhais (55, 94 km away) and Curitiba (84, 107 km away).
Which part of Joinville is most walkable?
Joinville's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 91. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 80) and falls most to the west (40).
How is Joinville's walkability score calculated?
For Joinville it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 32 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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