How walkable is Maringá?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Maringá has a walkability score of 70 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 28th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,027 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Maringá. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Supermercados Cidade Canção, 5 min
- Ingá Alimentos Produtos Naturais, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Lanches Arco Íris, 2 min
- Pamonhas do Cezar, 2 min
Shopping
- Loop Joalheiro, 1 min
- Magazine Luiza, 1 min
Coffee
- Mais1.cafe, 3 min
- La Caffetteria - Maringá, 3 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 2 min
- Agibank, 2 min
Parks
- Praça Raposo Tavares, 4 min
- Praça Presidente Kennedy, 8 min
Schools
- EJA DOM - Maringá, 5 min
- Colégio Axia, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Evangélica Hosana, 5 min
- Paulinas - Maringá, 5 min
Culture & entertainment
- Auditório Hélio Moreira, 6 min
- Centro De Maringá, 6 min
Measured from the centre at -23.4214, -51.9411, the point near Maringá'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 189 street intersections per km², and blocks average 66 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Maringá's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of the centre, 80 from 1 to 3 km out and 62 from 3 to 5 km out. 63% 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 Maringá. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 95 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 80 | 83% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 62 | 47% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Londrina, Brazil | 80 km | 69 |
| Cascavel, Brazil | 230 km | 57 |
| Bauru, Brazil | 320 km | 64 |
| Curitiba, Brazil | 350 km | 84 |
| Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | 359 km | 55 |
Questions about walking in Maringá
Is Maringá a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Maringá has a walkability score of 70 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 100. 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 28th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 285th 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. Maringá ranks joint 28th with 70.
How does Maringá compare with nearby cities?
Maringá is more walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Londrina (69, 80 km away), Cascavel (57, 230 km away) and Bauru (64, 320 km away).
Which part of Maringá is most walkable?
Maringá's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 95 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the east (averaging 80) and falls most to the south-west (50).
How is Maringá's walkability score calculated?
For Maringá it is the average of 86 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 54 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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