How walkable is Nova Iguaçu?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Nova Iguaçu has a walkability score of 69 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 joint 30th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,292 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Nova Iguaçu. The nearest grocery is about 13 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for restaurants & bars, shopping, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Minimercado Irmãos Fernandes, 14 min
- Royal Supermercados, 16 min
Restaurants & bars
- Padaria Empório do Pão de Nova Iguaçu, 5 min
- Tei Lanches, 6 min
Shopping
- Bijoy Petshop, 2 min
- Balcão Suplementos, 3 min
Coffee
- EVS - Espaço Vida Saudável, 14 min
- Pelicano, 14 min
Banks
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 14 min
- Itaú, 15 min
Parks
- Praça Dedé da Portela, 8 min
- Praça Carlos Gomes, 11 min
Schools
- CE Milton Campos, 5 min
- IESA - Instituto de Educação Santo Antônio, 7 min
Books & libraries
- Nobel, 15 min
- A.N.D Gospel, 16 min
Culture & entertainment
- Kinoplex Iguaçu Top, 13 min
- Cinemas São Luiz, 13 min
Further than usual
- The nearest restaurant is 5 minutes from the centre on foot, against 1 minute for the median city ranked.
- The nearest bank is 14 minutes from the centre on foot, against 4 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -22.7475, -43.4487, the point near Nova Iguaçu'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 111 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Nova Iguaçu's score of 69 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of the centre, 74 from 1 to 3 km out and 64 from 3 to 5 km out. 14 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. 61% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot.
- 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 Nova Iguaçu. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 78 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 74 | 64% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 64 | 52% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| São João de Meriti, Brazil | 10 km | 66 |
| Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 15 km | 63 |
| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 32 km | 84 |
| Niterói, Brazil | 38 km | 63 |
| Juiz de Fora, Brazil | 111 km | 51 |
Questions about walking in Nova Iguaçu
Is Nova Iguaçu a walkable city?
Partly. Nova Iguaçu has a walkability score of 69 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 78. 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 30th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 310th 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. Nova Iguaçu ranks joint 30th with 69.
How does Nova Iguaçu compare with nearby cities?
Nova Iguaçu sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 69, against São João de Meriti (66, 10 km away), Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro (63, 15 km away) and Rio de Janeiro (84, 32 km away).
Which part of Nova Iguaçu is most walkable?
The streets just around Nova Iguaçu's centre are its most walkable, averaging 83 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 78. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-west (averaging 78) and falls most to the north-east (48).
How is Nova Iguaçu's walkability score calculated?
For Nova Iguaçu it is the average of 77 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 47 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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