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How walkable is Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Porto Alegre, which scores 86 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
3,226 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre. The nearest grocery is Zaffari Lima e Silva, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Asun4 min
- Armazém do Sobrado6 min
- Cia das Empadas1 min
- La Furia Bar2 min
- Bela Casa Móveis Planejados2 min
- Pampa Comércio de Móveis2 min
- Amambú3 min
- Croasonho3 min
- Itaú2 min
- Banrisul - Agência Venezianos7 min
- Praça Laurentino Zottis7 min
- Parque Farroupilha8 min
- Creche Sagrada Familia4 min
- Escola Infantil Educar6 min
- Macun Livraria e Café5 min
- Via Sapiens Livraria7 min
- Boteco Exportação5 min
- Teatro de Câmara Túlio Piva5 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre at -30.0402, -51.2219. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 104 street intersections per km², and blocks average 95 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 500 m around the centre of Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre. Rings mark 250 m and 500 m from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Porto Alegre
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Centro, Porto Alegre | 1.2 km | 99 |
| Bom Fim | 1.2 km | 100 |
| Menino Deus | 1.7 km | 95 |
| Cavalhada | 7.2 km | 76 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Porto Alegre page.
Questions about walking in Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre
Is Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre walkable?
Yes. Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre has a walkability score of 100 out of 100 across the 500 m around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre more walkable than the rest of Porto Alegre?
Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre is more walkable than Porto Alegre as a whole: it scores 100, against 86 for the 5 km around Porto Alegre's centre. It ranks 1st 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 Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre 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 Cidade Baixa, Porto Alegre it is the average of 60 points spread evenly across the 500 m 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.