How walkable is Mauá?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mauá has a walkability score of 58 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 58th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance of the centre
990 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mauá. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee and schools.
Groceries
- Baronesa Supermercados, 8 min
- Coop, 13 min
Restaurants & bars
- Bão Dimaes, 2 min
- Mercado e Padaria Brás cubas., 3 min
Shopping
- Hollywoodiano, 3 min
- Drogarias Economais Popular, 3 min
Coffee
- Sinelli Café, 10 min
- Cantinho da Inha, 10 min
Banks
- Caixa, 13 min
- Banco do Brasil, 13 min
Parks
- Praça Jardim Campo Verde, 13 min
- Canteiro de pedestres, 14 min
Schools
- Escola e Berçário Pintando o Sete, 5 min
- Colégio Drummond Mauá, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Lilium Livraria, 13 min
- Livraria Nossa Senhora de Fátima, 20 min
Culture & entertainment
- Museu Barão de Mauá, 11 min
- Live Music Bar, 11 min
Further than usual
- The nearest park is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -23.6717, -46.4491, the point near Mauá'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 146 street intersections per km², and blocks average 76 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mauá's score of 58 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of the centre, 68 from 1 to 3 km out and 44 from 3 to 5 km out. 24 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 Mauá. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 89 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 85 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 68 | 50% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 44 | 24% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 8 km | 85 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 11 km | 80 |
| Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil | 17 km | 70 |
| Suzano, Brazil | 21 km | 51 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 22 km | 95 |
Questions about walking in Mauá
Is Mauá a walkable city?
Partly. Mauá has a walkability score of 58 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 89. 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 58th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 484th 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. Mauá ranks 58th with 58.
How does Mauá compare with nearby cities?
Mauá is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 58, against Santo André, São Paulo (85, 8 km away), São Bernardo do Campo (80, 11 km away) and Diadema, São Paulo (70, 17 km away).
Which part of Mauá is most walkable?
Mauá's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 89. Walkability averages 85 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 69) and falls most to the south-west (23).
How is Mauá's walkability score calculated?
For Mauá it is the average of 67 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 28 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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