How walkable is Petrolina?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Petrolina has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84, and open map data lists fewer everyday places away from the centre here, so the score is likely an underestimate. It is the joint 69th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,031 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Petrolina. The nearest grocery is about 7 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for shopping, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
Groceries
- Mercadinho Econômico, 8 min
- Armazém União, 12 min
Restaurants & bars
- Liambar, 6 min
- Eco Delicatessen, 7 min
Shopping
- Dacosta Material de Construção, 4 min
- Dom Torresmo, 5 min
Coffee
- O Jardim Bistrô, 15 min
- Rei do Mate, 17 min
Banks
- Sicredi Vale do São Francisco, 11 min
- Itaú Unibanco, 11 min
Parks
- Praça João Victor II, 11 min
- Praça das Nações, 14 min
Schools
- Escola Otacílio Nunes de Souza, 9 min
- Escola Promenor, 11 min
Books & libraries
- Biblioteca Municipal Cid Carvalho, 16 min
- Biblioteca Sesc, 17 min
Culture & entertainment
- Auditório da Biblioteca da Univasf, 8 min
- Museu do Sertão, 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 café is 12 minutes from the centre on foot, against 3 minutes for the median city ranked.
Measured from the centre at -9.3869, -40.4986, the point near Petrolina'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 170 street intersections per km², and blocks average 75 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Petrolina's score of 49 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 87 within 1 km of the centre, 60 from 1 to 3 km out and 34 from 3 to 5 km out. 17 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. 26% 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 Petrolina. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 84 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 87 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 60 | 33% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 34 | 8% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Juazeiro do Norte, Brazil | 276 km | 41 |
| Feira de Santana, Brazil | 361 km | 54 |
| Aracaju, Brazil | 412 km | 61 |
| Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | 455 km | 80 |
| Caruaru, Brazil | 513 km | 40 |
Questions about walking in Petrolina
Is Petrolina a walkable city?
Its centre is, but most of the area around it is not. Petrolina has a walkability score of 49 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it car-dependent: most errands require a car. Its centre scores 84. 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 joint 69th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 605th 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. Petrolina ranks joint 69th with 49.
How does Petrolina compare with nearby cities?
Petrolina sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 49, against Juazeiro do Norte (41, 276 km away), Feira de Santana (54, 361 km away) and Aracaju (61, 412 km away).
Which part of Petrolina is most walkable?
The streets just around Petrolina's centre are its most walkable, averaging 87 within 1 km. The centre itself, the point with the most places in walking range, scores 84. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south (averaging 68) and falls most to the south-east (19).
How is Petrolina's walkability score calculated?
For Petrolina it is the average of 74 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 19 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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