How walkable is Montes Claros?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Montes Claros 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 93, 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
1,085 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Montes Claros. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks and schools.
Groceries
- Bretas, 9 min
- Center Pão, 9 min
Restaurants & bars
- Mania Gourmet, 3 min
- Império do Açaí Avenida, 3 min
Shopping
- Andrade Interiores - Móveis e Colchões, 2 min
- Projjeta Design Moc, 3 min
Coffee
- Café Moinho de Ouro, 5 min
- Catuaí Café, 5 min
Banks
- Itaú, 4 min
- Banco Santander Brasil, 5 min
Parks
- Canteiro Central Avenida Deputado Esteves Rodrigues, 2 min
- Praça Honorato Alves, 3 min
Schools
- Colégio Berlaar Imaculada Conceição, 7 min
- Colegio Batista de Montes Claros, 8 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Messias Dias, 10 min
- Empório da Leitura Iltda, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- Portões Eventos, 12 min
- Museu Regional do Norte de Minas, 17 min
Further than usual
- The nearest cultural venue is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -16.7272, -43.8711, the point near Montes Claros'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 187 street intersections per km², and blocks average 73 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Montes Claros'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 88 within 1 km of the centre, 55 from 1 to 3 km out and 38 from 3 to 5 km out. 15 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. 20% 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 Montes Claros. 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 | 88 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 55 | 27% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 38 | 0% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Belo Horizonte, Brazil | 355 km | 83 |
| Contagem, Brazil | 356 km | 62 |
| Betim, Brazil | 362 km | 41 |
| Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | 385 km | 43 |
| Brasília, Brazil | 448 km | 66 |
Questions about walking in Montes Claros
Is Montes Claros a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Montes Claros 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 93. 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. Montes Claros ranks joint 69th with 49.
How does Montes Claros compare with nearby cities?
Montes Claros sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Belo Horizonte (83, 355 km away), Contagem (62, 356 km away) and Betim (41, 362 km away).
Which part of Montes Claros is most walkable?
Montes Claros'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 88 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-east (averaging 59) and falls most to the west (7).
How is Montes Claros's walkability score calculated?
For Montes Claros it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 15 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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