How walkable is Pelotas?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Pelotas has a walkability score of 65 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 38th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 1 other.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,730 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Pelotas. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Supermercado Pois Pois, 8 min
- Emporio Muiraquitã, 8 min
Restaurants & bars
- Doceria Márcia Aquino, 1 min
- Bolonha Lanches, 1 min
Shopping
- Lizzi Moda Plus size, 1 min
- Leticia Blaas, 1 min
Coffee
- Bloom Coffee and Food, 9 min
- studioanchietapel, 9 min
Banks
- Banrisul - Agência Quinze de Novembro, 12 min
- Banrisul - Agência General Osório Pelotas, 13 min
Parks
- Praça José Bonifácio, 4 min
- Praça Palestina, 10 min
Schools
- Profº Mário Osório Magalhães, 4 min
- Colégio Estadual de Ensino Médio Monsenhor Queiroz, 4 min
Books & libraries
- Margil Suprimentos, 12 min
- Livraria Evangelica Gospel e Cia, 12 min
Culture & entertainment
- Pula Pula Park Festas, 8 min
- Galeria Zabaleta, 11 min
Measured from the centre at -31.7622, -52.3357, the point near Pelotas'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 101 street intersections per km², and blocks average 92 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Pelotas's score of 65 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of the centre, 72 from 1 to 3 km out and 52 from 3 to 5 km out. 33 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. 53% 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 Pelotas. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 97 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 91 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 72 | 68% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 52 | 27% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Porto Alegre, Brazil | 221 km | 86 |
| Canoas, Brazil | 234 km | 63 |
| Caxias do Sul, Brazil | 310 km | 65 |
| Montevideo, Uruguay | 500 km | 79 |
| Florianópolis, Brazil | 592 km | 74 |
Questions about walking in Pelotas
Is Pelotas a walkable city?
Partly. Pelotas has a walkability score of 65 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 97. 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 38th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 378th 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. Pelotas ranks joint 38th with 65.
How does Pelotas compare with nearby cities?
Pelotas sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 65, against Porto Alegre (86, 221 km away), Canoas (63, 234 km away) and Caxias do Sul (65, 310 km away).
Which part of Pelotas is most walkable?
Pelotas's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 97. Walkability averages 91 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the west (averaging 73) and falls most to the east (31).
How is Pelotas's walkability score calculated?
For Pelotas it is the average of 58 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 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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