How walkable is Macapá?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Macapá has a walkability score of 55 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 60th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,117 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Macapá. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Mercearia Oliveira, 6 min
- Mini box Bino, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Chopp da Vovó, 1 min
- Subway, 2 min
Shopping
- Morana Acessórios, 1 min
- New Era Macapá Shopping, 2 min
Coffee
- Kitanda Café Bistrô, 5 min
- Espaço Vida Saudável, 8 min
Banks
- Banco Santander, 15 min
- Banco Bradesco, 15 min
Parks
- Museu/Parque Sacaca, 9 min
- Praça Floriano Peixoto, 12 min
Schools
- Escola Municipal Prof. Guita, 3 min
- Kogno Escola de Reforço e Preparatório, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Sels Livraria, 19 min
- Bibliaria Carta Viva, 19 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro do Sesi, 7 min
- Mundo Encantado Festas AP, 10 min
Further than usual
- The nearest library or bookshop is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at 0.0311, -51.0619, the point near Macapá'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 92 street intersections per km², and blocks average 106 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Macapá's score of 55 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, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 35 from 3 to 5 km out. 42 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. 35% 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 Macapá. 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 | 68 | 53% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 35 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belém, Brazil | 330 km | 82 |
| Santarém, Pará, Brazil | 491 km | 54 |
Questions about walking in Macapá
Is Macapá a walkable city?
Partly. Macapá has a walkability score of 55 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 60th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 520th 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. Macapá ranks joint 60th with 55.
How does Macapá compare with nearby cities?
Macapá sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 55, against Belém (82, 330 km away) and Santarém, Pará (54, 491 km away).
Which part of Macapá is most walkable?
Macapá'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-east (averaging 54) and falls most to the north-west (16).
How is Macapá's walkability score calculated?
For Macapá it is the average of 49 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 17 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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