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How walkable is Cavalhada?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Cavalhada has a walkability score of 76 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 5th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Porto Alegre, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
509 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Cavalhada. The nearest grocery is Super Dacas, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Mercado Anuar3 min
- Sacolão Econômico5 min
- Birutta Steak5 min
- Galeteria Menino deus5 min
- Marona4 min
- Duquesa Moto Peças (loja Container)5 min
- Cafe Avenida11 min
- EVS - Espaço Vida Saudável Herbalife11 min
- Banrisul - Agência Cavalhada11 min
- Bradesco11 min
- Praça Capataz João Ribeiro3 min
- Praça Francisco Perasi7 min
- Otavio Mangabeira10 min
- Eeef Otavio Mangabeira10 min
- Sebo Balaio Digital17 min
- Novo Tempo Store19 min
- Quadrangular Hall13 min
- Garganimações18 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Cavalhada at -30.1044, -51.2267. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 78 street intersections per km², and blocks average 96 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Cavalhada
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1.1 km around the centre of Cavalhada. Rings mark 550 m and 1.1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Porto Alegre
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Menino Deus | 5.4 km | 95 |
| Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre | 7.2 km | 100 |
| Centro, Porto Alegre | 8 km | 99 |
| Bom Fim | 8 km | 100 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Porto Alegre page.
Questions about walking in Cavalhada
Is Cavalhada walkable?
Yes. Cavalhada in Porto Alegre has a walkability score of 76 out of 100 across the 1.1 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot.
Is Cavalhada more walkable than the rest of Porto Alegre?
Cavalhada is less walkable than Porto Alegre as a whole: it scores 76, against 86 for the 5 km around Porto Alegre's centre. It ranks 5th of the 5 Porto Alegre neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Porto Alegre?
Of the 5 Porto Alegre neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre (100), Bom Fim (100) and Centro, Porto Alegre (99).
How is the walkability score of Cavalhada calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Cavalhada it is the average of 61 points spread evenly across the 1.1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.