The most walkable neighbourhoods in Niterói
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
14 neighbourhoods of Niterói ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Icaraí leads with 97/100, then Morro do Estado (95) and Ingá (91). 5 of the 14 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Baldeador (19).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icaraí | 97 |
| 2 | Morro do Estado | 95 |
| 3 | Ingá | 91 |
| 4 | Barreto | 71 |
| 4 | São Francisco | 71 |
| 6 | Engenhoca | 68 |
| 7 | Camboinhas | 60 |
| 8 | Fonseca | 56 |
| 9 | Charitas | 53 |
| 9 | Gragoatá | 53 |
| 11 | Cubango | 52 |
| 12 | Ilha da Conceição | 49 |
| 13 | Caramujo | 26 |
| 14 | Baldeador | 19 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Niterói's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Icaraí
Icaraí scores 97/100, 1.2 km south-east of Niterói's busiest point. It has the most groceries of the five: 38 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest Grand Marché Icaraí, about a minute away.
Morro do Estado
Morro do Estado is the most central of these five, 1 km south-west of Niterói's busiest point, and scores 95/100. None of the others has as many banks, with 33 in a 30 minute walk; Bradesco is the nearest, about 8 minutes away.
Ingá
Ingá scores 91/100, 1.5 km south-west of Niterói's busiest point. 1,302 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away.
Barreto
Barreto scores 71/100, 3.5 km north of Niterói's busiest point. 300 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 3 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with just one. 68% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Barreto.
São Francisco
São Francisco lies the furthest out of these five, 3.6 km south-east of Niterói's busiest point, and scores 71/100. 236 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about a minute away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, none. 62% of its area scores 70 or more. More on São Francisco.
Centre and outskirts
The 7 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Niterói's centre average 70, and the 7 further out average 53, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Morro do Estado, 1 km away, scores 95, and the farthest, Camboinhas, 8.8 km out, scores 60.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Niterói.
Niterói as a whole scores 63 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Brazil with ranked neighbourhoods: São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador.
Questions about Niterói's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Niterói?
Icaraí is the most walkable of the 14 neighbourhoods we rank in Niterói, with a walkability score of 97 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Morro do Estado (95) and Ingá (91).
Which neighbourhoods of Niterói are least walkable?
Of the 14 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Baldeador (19), Caramujo (26) and Ilha da Conceição (49). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Niterói's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Niterói scores 63 across the 5 km around its centre.
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. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.