How walkable is Mogi das Cruzes?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Mogi das Cruzes has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 69th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,424 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Mogi das Cruzes. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Graça Supermercado, 5 min
- Paladar Food, 5 min
Restaurants & bars
- Hot Dog do Bigode, 1 min
- Sailors Pub, 1 min
Shopping
- KSF Cel, 1 min
- Suzy Flores, 1 min
Coffee
- Jordelina Café Bistrô, 3 min
- Espaço Herbalife Nutrition, 3 min
Banks
- Sicoob UniCentro Br Agência em Mogi das Cruzes, 4 min
- Banco do Brasil, 5 min
Parks
- Largo do Bom Jesus, 3 min
- Praça João Antônio Batalha, 5 min
Schools
- Colégio Santa Mônica, 1 min
- Instituto Cinthia França - Berçário e Educação Infantil, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Pública Municipal Benedito Servulo de Santana, 4 min
- Livraria Cristã Torres Barros, 8 min
Culture & entertainment
- Museu Mogiano, 2 min
- Park Legal - Espaço para eventos, 3 min
Measured from the centre at -23.5228, -46.1883, the point near Mogi das Cruzes'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 169 street intersections per km², and blocks average 72 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Mogi das Cruzes's score of 49 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, 56 from 1 to 3 km out and 36 from 3 to 5 km out. 22 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. 36% 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 Mogi das Cruzes. 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 | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 56 | 33% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 36 | 26% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Suzano, Brazil | 13 km | 51 |
| Mauá, Brazil | 32 km | 58 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 36 km | 76 |
| Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil | 39 km | 85 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 43 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Mogi das Cruzes
Is Mogi das Cruzes a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Mogi das Cruzes has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 100. Open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre in some cities, so scores there may be underestimates. 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 69th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 605th 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. Mogi das Cruzes ranks joint 69th with 49.
How does Mogi das Cruzes compare with nearby cities?
Mogi das Cruzes is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Suzano (51, 13 km away), Mauá (58, 32 km away) and Guarulhos (76, 36 km away).
Which part of Mogi das Cruzes is most walkable?
Mogi das Cruzes'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 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 80) and falls most to the north-west (13).
How is Mogi das Cruzes's walkability score calculated?
For Mogi das Cruzes it is the average of 69 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 25 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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