How walkable is Palmas, Tocantins?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Palmas, Tocantins has a walkability score of 47 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 95, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the 74th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil.
What's within walking distance of the centre
728 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Palmas, Tocantins. The nearest grocery is about 3 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment. It is weakest for books & libraries.
Groceries
- Emporio Casa Oliveira, 15 min
- Super Pazar, 16 min
Restaurants & bars
- Cabana do Lago Restaurante, 2 min
- Tat's Chicken, 3 min
Shopping
- Palmas Shopping, 3 min
- Americanas, 3 min
Coffee
- Inss, 5 min
- Casa Doce, 15 min
Banks
- Banco do Brasil, 5 min
- Itaú 103 Norte, 15 min
Parks
- Jardins do Espaço Cultural, 15 min
- Bosque 204 Sul, 17 min
Schools
- Escola Professora Elizangela, 15 min
- Integrally Institute, 16 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Municipal Jaime Câmara, 18 min
- GEP Livraria - Palmas, 21 min
Culture & entertainment
- Tekoha Hub, 14 min
- Teatro Fernanda Montenegro, 17 min
Further than usual
- The nearest library or bookshop is 18 minutes from the centre on foot, against 6 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -10.1908, -48.3368, the point near Palmas, Tocantins'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 130 street intersections per km², and blocks average 77 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Palmas, Tocantins's score of 47 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, 59 from 1 to 3 km out and 31 from 3 to 5 km out. 19 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. 17% 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 Palmas, Tocantins. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 95 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 83 | 71% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 59 | 19% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 31 | 5% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brasília, Brazil | 626 km | 66 |
| Anápolis, Brazil | 689 km | 53 |
| Goiânia, Brazil | 732 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Palmas, Tocantins
Is Palmas, Tocantins a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Palmas, Tocantins has a walkability score of 47 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 95. 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 74th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 627th 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. Palmas, Tocantins ranks 74th with 47.
How does Palmas, Tocantins compare with nearby cities?
Palmas, Tocantins is less walkable than its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 47, against Brasília (66, 626 km away), Anápolis (53, 689 km away) and Goiânia (83, 732 km away).
Which part of Palmas, Tocantins is most walkable?
Palmas's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 95. Walkability averages 83 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 49) and falls most to the south-west (19).
How is Palmas, Tocantins's walkability score calculated?
For Palmas, Tocantins it is the average of 72 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 12 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.
Ask about walking anywhere in ChatGPT with the How Walkable app, for example "How walkable is Palmas, Tocantins?"