How walkable is Osasco?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Osasco has a walkability score of 79 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 15th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,655 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Osasco. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Carrefour, 2 min
- Assaí Atacadista, 4 min
Restaurants & bars
- Cervejaria Santo Chico, 1 min
- Arte Brasil Bar e Grill em Osasco, 1 min
Shopping
- Prot & Art Tapetes e Capachos Personalizados (Kapazi Cooperkap), 2 min
- Plimplim Brinquedoteca, 2 min
Coffee
- Rei do Mate, 7 min
- Deva Dolce Cake & Coffee, 7 min
Banks
- Caixa Econômica Federal, 8 min
- Bradesco, 9 min
Parks
- Praça Manoel Coutinho, 1 min
- Praça Mário Battiston, 6 min
Schools
- Escola Estadual Professor José Maria Rodrigues Leite, 4 min
- Educational Center Panterinha, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria IEOB, 6 min
- BDN Papelaria, 7 min
Culture & entertainment
- Teatro Municipal de Osasco, 5 min
- Efraim Kids, 7 min
Measured from the centre at -23.5403, -46.7721, the point near Osasco'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 112 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Osasco's score of 79 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 77 from 3 to 5 km out. 80% 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 Osasco. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 99 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 97 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 80% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 77 | 76% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barueri, Brazil | 9 km | 63 |
| São Paulo, Brazil | 16 km | 95 |
| Diadema, São Paulo, Brazil | 24 km | 70 |
| Guarulhos, Brazil | 27 km | 76 |
| São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | 29 km | 80 |
Questions about walking in Osasco
Is Osasco a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Osasco has a walkability score of 79 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 99. 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 15th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 141st 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. Osasco ranks 15th with 79.
How does Osasco compare with nearby cities?
Osasco sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 79, against Barueri (63, 9 km away), São Paulo (95, 16 km away) and Diadema, São Paulo (70, 24 km away).
Which part of Osasco is most walkable?
Osasco's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 99. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 83) and falls most to the north-west (68).
How is Osasco's walkability score calculated?
For Osasco it is the average of 88 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 70 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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