How walkable is Piracicaba?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Piracicaba has a walkability score of 62 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 48th most walkable of the 78 cities ranked in Brazil, with 2 others.
What's within walking distance of the centre
1,868 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Piracicaba. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Zanini Piracicaba, 3 min
- Varejão Central, 6 min
Restaurants & bars
- Subway Piracicaba, 1 min
- Toro Sushi, 1 min
Shopping
- Ótica e Relojoaria Central de Piracicaba, 1 min
- Linda Brás Moda Íntima, 1 min
Coffee
- Cafe Paris, 3 min
- Cheirin Bão Piracicaba, 3 min
Banks
- Santander Select, 1 min
- Banco Bradesco, 1 min
Parks
- Praça da Catedral Dom Ernesto de Paula, 1 min
- Praça Tibiriçá, 6 min
Schools
- Colégio Educare, 5 min
- Escola de Educação Infantil Trem de Ferro, 6 min
Books & libraries
- Livraria Espirita Allan Kardec, 7 min
- Sebo Do Formiga, 9 min
Culture & entertainment
- Cochicho Unimep - Teatro Universitário, 4 min
- Instituto Beatriz Algodoal, 5 min
Measured from the centre at -22.7253, -47.6492, the point near Piracicaba'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 113 street intersections per km², and blocks average 94 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Piracicaba's score of 62 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of the centre, 78 from 1 to 3 km out and 46 from 3 to 5 km out. 15 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. 45% 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 Piracicaba. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 92 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 78 | 82% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 46 | 10% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Campinas, Brazil | 64 km | 80 |
| Sorocaba, Brazil | 89 km | 77 |
| Jundiaí, Brazil | 94 km | 59 |
| Barueri, Brazil | 118 km | 63 |
| Osasco, Brazil | 126 km | 79 |
Questions about walking in Piracicaba
Is Piracicaba a walkable city?
Partly. Piracicaba has a walkability score of 62 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 100. 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 48th of 78 cities in Brazil and joint 423rd 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. Piracicaba ranks joint 48th with 62.
How does Piracicaba compare with nearby cities?
Piracicaba sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 62, against Campinas (80, 64 km away), Sorocaba (77, 89 km away) and Jundiaí (59, 94 km away).
Which part of Piracicaba is most walkable?
Piracicaba's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 92 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the south-east (averaging 70) and falls most to the north-east (22).
How is Piracicaba's walkability score calculated?
For Piracicaba it is the average of 76 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 34 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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